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Magazine Design Training Courses

Design for Non-Designers Training (1 day course)

The Design for Non-Designers course is ideal for editors, deputies and section editors who have had no formal design training.

To give non-designers a better understanding of design so that they can work with the art team to create better pages.

Course content:

• What works? What doesn't?
• What design does
• The language of design
• The keys to design
• Typography, colour, format, images and hooks
• How design has evolved
• Getting the brief right

Creativity for Designers Training (1 day course)

The Creativity for Designers course is ideal for art directors and designers.

This training course will show delegates how to find the time to be as creative as they want to be and to take a big step closer to designing the magazine they want to design.

Course content:

• What I would love to do to my magazine if only I had the time
• Things that kill creativity
• Ways to get it back
• Time management
• Manageable aims
• Teamwork
• Training your editor (or other difficult person)
• Training you

Journalism for Designers Training (1 day course)

The Journalism for Designers course is ideal for designers who want to understand the "words" in their magazines.

Course content:

• Writing for the reader
• Angling a story
• Understanding news
• The key to reviews
• How features work