Letran SHS TechVoc Area celebrates ICT Week with TEKTALK 2022 Day 1

Charles Kirby Manuyag

TUESDAY, January 25, 2022 - In partnership with the Letran SHS Creative Hub, the TechVoc Area of the SHS department proudly presented the ICT Week with the theme, “ICT: Leading Digital Age for the Next Normal”, spanning from January 24 to 31. In line with this, they also organized a Multimedia Arts and Design Contest wherein Grades 10 to 12 students were able to participate, accompanied by a two-day webinar ​​— the TEKTALK 2022.

“Artist’s Block”, the theme of TEKTALK’s first day, circulated the principles of Graphic Designing. The said webinar was held via Google Meet and Facebook Livestream, participated in by the Senior High School students and SHS faculty members from the Colegio.

The event formally kicked off as Ms. Therian Diaz led everyone to the recitation of Quadricentennial Prayer and the singing of the National Anthem of the Philippines. Thereafter, Ms. Diaz asked everyone how they felt and interacted with the audience. She then passed the floor to Mr. Jerry Escultura for his opening remarks and Mr. Philip Jacob Malabag to formally introduce the speaker, none other than Ms. Eulah Araullo, an Art Director of Digital Partnerships at Canva.

With the introduction of Graphic Designing, Ms. Eulah shared her experiences working in Canva. She, defined the word 'design' along with the participants. Ms. Eulah also showed the 3-Step Design Formula effective for creating designs. According to her, one must create crap ideas to come up with good designs, define the purpose of doing so, and be open and communicative. She taught the variety of fonts, colors, and elements that form the contrast and similarity contributing to the design. Similarly, she also tackled art directions such as hierarchy, contrast, and framing to emphasize important elements and complement the subject.

Nearing the end of her lecture, Ms. Eulah presented an image and questioned the participants on what they thought of the image. She also expressed her ideas on the image as she demonstrated how she would design the shown photo.

Ms. Diaz opened the question and answer part of the webinar as Ms. Eulah’s discourse concluded. Participants did not hesitate to ask their questions to satisfy their curiosities, and Ms. Eulah gladly entertained their concerns as she shared her experiences and advice concerning her lecture.

Afterward, Ms. Diaz presented the certificate of appreciation for sharing Ms. Eulah’s time and expertise as a resource speaker for the said webinar. She then called Ms. Denise Shantal L. Benedicto to convey her closing remarks. With this, the Day 1 of TEKTALK 2022 concluded, and the community singing of Hymno Del Colegio commenced.

The 2nd and last day of TEKTALK 2022 will be held this upcoming Thursday, 27th of January. As for the Digital Poster Design Contest, Photography Contest, and Web Design Contest deadline, it will be on Friday, January 28, 2022.

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