Professional artist Michael Adams (BFA Illustration 1984 Washington University St. Louis), Senior Designer Hallmark Cards and American Greetings, Art Director Zack Designs, Owner at MAdesigns will share his knowledge of problem solving through design. Participants will use digital and traditional media techniques to create posters, books, T-shirts and CD covers. Projects will be based on exploring the 10 top rules of graphic design; including hierarchy, usage of type and application of design solutions to product. Students will be encouraged to explore their ideas and imagination to create pieces that would communicate their ideas in the graphic medium. This program will encourage students to combine drawing and painting with typography, photography and digital media. We will be using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop on MAC laptops (provided).