Join us for these upcoming events at New Design Center and New Design School. Below are highlights for November and December. For a complete schedule of events and more information, visit
www.newdesigncenter.org/calendar.html
Beginning Web Site
Tuesdays, Thursdays, November 11, 13, 18, 20
(Condensed to two weeks in November)
10am to noon
Fee: $225, includes 8 hours of instruction, use of laptop computer and software
Are you or your business feeling intimidated by HTML? Get empowered and learn to add or change text, images, and links to a page while becoming independent of software. In this 8-hour web boot camp, you will learn the fundamentals of building a functional site or editing an existing site, so that it communicates your unique brand and gets you on the World Wide Web.
www.newdesigncenter.org/makeshops.html#bw
New Design School Gala
Saturday, December 6, 7pm
East Square Plaza
Downtown Fayetteville Square
Admission: $10 general public, $5 students in advance; $16/8 at the door
This second annual event showcases the work of current New Design School students and instructors. Proceeds benefit student scholarships. Student work is juried by local professionals and gala attendees. Local DJs add flair with their turntable talent. Ready-to-hang limited edition design posters for silent auction. Holiday shopping, food and fun! Call 479.587.9925 to reserve your advance tickets. This year’s event will be held in the newly renovated East Square Plaza, in the historic downtown Fayetteville square!
NEWS
New Design Center and New Design School strive to serve our communities’ top needs. Here we share how we doing that.
Art Links 2008 and Recommendations for Growing and Enhancing Arkansas’s Creative Economy
A three-year study led by Regional Technology Strategies to examine assets, strengths and weaknesses of the creative economy of Arkansas shows that both New Design Center and New Design School are on the cutting edge when it comes to recommendations of practices to support and expand its state’s creative economy.
With New Design Center’s Makeshops we are glad that we
Continue to offer, ”…accelerated, non-credit educational programs…in both short sessions and multi-day ‘boot’ camps”
Help the community to utilize the internet more effectively
Value and and emphasize the discovery of creative talent that can be cultivated to add to the creative economy
With New Design School’s certificate program in graphic design we
Already offer an innovative, state-licensed, credit program that integrates an “entrepreneurial curriculum”
Value and prepare individuals for employment in the creative economy
Plan to expand design and art education offerings through new certificate programs and future degree programs
Thanks to all of you who continue to participate in our programs, attend fundraising events and tell others about the offerings here at New Design Center and New Design School.
Creative Economy Studies:
www.newdesigncenter.org/pdfs/Arkansas_final.pdf
www.newdesigncenter.org/pdfs/ducksdocs.pdf
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