How Design Works: 2D
Dates: Wednesdays from 16 January
2013
Time: 10:30 – 12:30
Venue: Please meet at the Information Desk,
Entrance Hall, Level 0
Cost: £85.00 / £56.00 conc. - book
online or telephone 0131 650 4400
This course offers you the opportunity to use a set of original,
fun and confidence building exercises for learning how design
works. By introducing you to design principles you will learn how
artists and designers use the language of design for visual
communication and to explore the design process. You will then
learn to use these basic design skills for exercising your creative
potential by producing your own poster or simple repeat patterns
inspired by the National Museum of Scotland’s collections.
Discovering the National Collections - Jewellery from Antiquity
to Present Day
Dates: Fridays from 18 January
2013
Time: 12:00-13:00
Venue: Please meet at the Information Desk,
Entrance Hall, Level Please note this course is now fully
booked.
This vibrant new course will introduce you to the
extraordinarily diverse world of jewellery. From antiquity to
present day we will explore our fascination with adornment drawing
upon the collections of the National Museums of Scotland to
discover how trade, culture and craftsmanship pushed the boundaries
of jewellery making around the world.
How Design Works: 3D
Dates: Wednesdays from 17 April 2013
Please note this course has now been
cancelled.
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Discovering the National Collections - Sculpture of the
World
Dates: Fridays from 19 April 2013
Time: 12:00-13:00
Venue: Please meet at the Information Desk,
Entrance Hall, Level 0
Cost: £60.00 - book
online or telephone 0131 650 4400
By using the collections of the National Museum of Scotland
discover first-hand how to look at sculpture. Following major
periods and styles t his course will enable you to extend your
visual skills along with knowledge of materials and methods of
construction which underpin the creative process.