Students will learn the craft of curating and creating content during this collaborative weekend-long bookmaking experience. Through photography and writing, they will document the Makerie and its people and assemble it into a unique handmade limited-edition commemorative book. Each day offers a new group of students instruction time with Janine as well as time "in the field.” Students will also be required to convene on Saturday evening for the physical assembly of the books. Students will learn how to bind books using a hidden stapling technique that is suitable for art journals, photobooks and other projects. Not only will we be making an amazing publication to be enjoyed by all Makerie attendees, the content skills acquired can be used for student's own professional development and applied to enhancing their blogs, portfolios or perhaps even writing that book you've been dreaming about. All students will be considered for future collaboration with UPPERCASE magazine and some content may be published on the UPPERCASE blog or in future issues. (Please note that this is not a design and layout class; the focus is on creating content and telling stories.)

Photography: learn how to tell a story through photography and active observation

Writing: interview skills, practical writing

Making: assembly of unique handmade booklets

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Schedule 

• Thursday evening: Janine will introduce the project to the entire community
• Friday morning session with Group A (up to 20 people) 1.5 hours classroom, 1.5 hours in the field, lunch, 1 hour classroom, 2 hours in field, and then gather in evening for sharing photos and writing
• Saturday, as above, Group B
• Saturday evening, everyone convenes for book assembly

Skill Level
No experience necessary

Material List

• digital camera (with USB cable for downloading images and memory cards)
• battery charger for your camera
• laptop
• laptop charger
• photoshop & indesign an asset but not necessary

Material Fee
$25 (includes notebook, UPPERCASE field notes plus promo pens/pencils, bindery equipment and supplies, staplers, xyron, design templates, etc.)

Janine Vangool

Janine Vangool is the publisher / editor / designer of UPPERCASE, a quarterly magazine for the creative and curious. She has also developed and published many books (nine and counting) under the UPPERCASE name. Janine worked as a freelance graphic designer for a dozen years in the arts, culture and publishing sectors and has also taught typography and publication design at the college level.

Contact
uppercasemagazine.com
uppercasemagazine.com/about
janine@uppercasemagazine.com

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