These are the slides for a workshop given by Eileen Walsh, NUIG Library, to Digital Champions, NUIG.

1. Design & Presentation Workshop
Digital Champions NUI Galway
Presented By: Eileen Walsh
MA Digital Media / BA Graphic Design

2. The Design Process
Define the problem / Collect Info / Brainstorm / Develop Solutions / Gather Feedback / Improve
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3. !1. Define The Problem

4. 2. Collect Info

5. Research:
Useful Information - Links
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/
FFFFound: http://ffffound.com/
Behance: https://www.behance.net/
Form Fifty Five: http://formfiftyfive.com/
Its Nice That: http://www.itsnicethat.com/
Google Images: https://images.google.ie/
Slide Share: http://www.slideshare.net/
Free Stock Images: https://stocksnap.io/

6. Good / Bad Design:
Useful Information – Identifying good design
Poster 1 Poster 2 Poster 3

7. Good / Bad Design:
Useful Information – Identifying good design
Poster 4 Poster 5 Poster 6

8. Activity
Choose one project below:
- A poster for a local band playing in the Roisin Dubh
- A presentation on NUIG to secondary school students
- A fashion magazine layout
- A flyer aimed at college students for the local restaurant
Follow these instructions:
Firstly write down the information you would need to complete this project
and then find a number of research items to use as inspiration. This can
be from a number of sources.

9. 3. Brainstorm & Collate Ideas

10. Research:
Useful Information – Example

11. Typography:
Useful Information – Font Types
{ Serif }
In typography, a serif is the little extra stroke
found at the end of main vertical and
horizontal strokes of some letterforms.
Uses: Serif typefaces have historically been
credited with increasing both the readability
and reading speed of long passages of text
because they help the eye travel across a line.
[ Sans Serif ]
In typography sans serif is a category of
typefaces that do not use serifs, small
lines at the ends of characters.
Uses: According to most studies, sans
serif fonts are more difficult to read. For
this reason, they are used most often for
short text components such as headlines
or captions.

12. Follow these instructions:
Using the project you chose in the first activity put your information
together in a useful way. Eg Presentations: Beginning middle & end. Eg
Posters and flyers: Rank importance of information. And decide on
headings etc.
Choose a font that communicates your message and a colour scheme
using Pantone as your guide.
Activity

13. 4. Develop Solutions

14. Develop Solutions:
Useful Information – Example

15. Follow these instructions:
Using the project you chose in the first activity develop it further by putting
the information together. Use Powerpoint, paper or Microsoft word to put
together a visual representation of how you want your project to look.
Activity

16. 5. Gather Feedback

17. Follow these instructions:
Swop places with another group and look at the information collected
from their research right through to the solutions they developed and
make notes on their finished piece.
Some things to consider:
- Does it communicate the message?
- Would you do anything differently?
- Are there any mistakes in the text / imagery used?
- What do you think works?
Activity

18. 6. Improve

19. Follow these instructions:
Review the feedback you received and discuss what changes you would
make now that you have received an outside opinion and if you would
make no changes have a reason why you think no changes are needed.
If there is time one person from each group should present their project
and discuss changes they would / wouldn’t make.
Activity

20. Contact Info
https://www.pinterest.com/eilz2000/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/eileen-walsh-7ba95261
https://www.instagram.com/eilz2000/
Eileen Walsh
Email: eileenwalsh101@gmail.com
Website: www.eileenwalsh101.wixsite.com/eileenwalsh