The Uncommon Sense of Design

Presented by Simon Breese

Welcome to a quick dip in the deep sea of design.
We’ll cover some of the basics to help rescue your presentations and PDFs.
As part of the short course, you’ll learn how to:

Grid your pictures for better presentations.
Use type hierarchy for clarity of information.
Align text for legibility.
Optimise your PDFs
Choose your fonts with confidence (unless it’s Comic Sans)

You don’t need to wear a lot of black, drink coffee and talk about design to do the course (that’s my job).
The course is open to anyone and everyone who wants to their work to look and work better.
We’ll use PowerPoint and Adobe Acrobat as the basic principles will apply to any software.

If you want your assignments to read more clearly, have a better chance at a pitch, or present your work with more confidence. The join me in unlocking your Uncommon Sense of Design.

Transferable Skills Workshops - Hosted by JMC Academy Melbourne

This workshop is part of a 10-week series of FREE Transferable Skills Workshops open to the public. These workshops focus on building the skills you need to succeed in the creative industries, all hosted by our fantastic Lecturers.

Places are limited so make sure to follow the links below to register for the upcoming sessions.

Transferable Skills Workshops - Hosted by JMC Academy Melbourne

Places are limited so make sure to follow the links below to register for the upcoming sessions.

Wed 28 Sep | 12:15pm – 1pm
Microsoft Office & Canva – Benjamin Creed

Wed 28 Sep | 4:15pm – 6:15pm
Employability: Resumes – Ben Samuel

Wed 05 Oct | 12:15pm – 1pm
Intro to Microsoft Word – Benjamin Creed

Wed 05 Oct | 4:15pm – 6:15pm
Employability: Interviews – Ben Samuel

Wed 12 Oct | 12:15pm – 1pm
The Blueprint for Creative Pitches – Dan Koop

Wed 12 Oct | 4:15pm – 6:15pm
Better Framing and Lighting Using Your Phone – Catherine Gough-Brady

Wed 19 Oct | 12:15pm – 1pm
Cross-disciplinary Creative Writing – James O'Brien

Wed 19 Oct | 4:15pm – 6:15pm
Audio Recording at Home – Chris Wiseman

Wed 26 Oct | 12:15pm – 1pm
The Uncommon Sense of Design – Simon Breese

Wed 02 Nov | 12:15pm – 1pm
Creativity and Inspiration – Chris Wiseman

Wed 09 Nov | 12:15pm – 1pm|
Intro to Excel – Benjamin Creed

Wed 16 Nov | 12:15pm – 1pm
Collaborations and Negotiations – Arielle Nguyen & Chloe Harrison

Wed 23 Nov | 12:15pm – 1pm
Budgeting for the Self Employed – Andrea Grey

Wed 30 Nov | 12:15pm – 1pm
Tiny Games: Collaborative Paper Prototyping – Annalise Valastro