Laser Die Cutting: Maker Lab Workshop

Designed to focus imagination and hone critical thinking, our programs assist students in applying the latest technologies for a career in design. Our unique educational approach combines academic programs with authentic-task projects to create a community of learning that includes knowledgeable faculty, international lecturers, alumni stories, industry partners, and designers-in-residence.We build skills, refine talent, and expose students to the world of professional design practice.At the School of Design at George Brown College, you’ll not only learn design—you will live and breathe it. Your design education takes place in a brand new, state-of-the-art learning space in downtown Toronto, home to Canada’s greatest concentration of design businesses. Here you’ll be immersed in the design community, and expected to apply your natural skills to actual design projects.The programs at the School of Design will help you focus your imagination and perfect your talent for a successful career in design.

School of Design, George Brown Polytechnic

Join us for a hands-on workshop in the School of Design Maker Lab focused on Laser Die Cutting.

3 Lower Jarvis St room 303

In this workshop, we’ll be preparing designs in Adobe Illustrator to be printed from Adobe Acrobat on a single sheet piece of Tabloid Oversize (12” x 18”) coverstock paper and then processed on the Trotec Speedy 400 laser cutter.Participants are encouraged to bring their own designs to work on for the workshop. Several participants should be able to have their designs used in the demonstration process if desired. All participants should have a base level of skill in Adobe Illustrator to participate in this workshop.—What is the Maker Lab?The Maker Lab at the School of Design is a fabrication hub open to all registered student. It houses tools such as resin &amp; filament 3D printers, laser cutters, a vacuum former, 2D plotters, circuitry stations, a spray booth, wire book binder, and more. The Student Maker Lab Technicians on shift can speak to the capabilities of each piece of equipment and help you move forward in the fabrication process. We welcome students to utilize the lab for class assignments, as well as personal projects. For more information, please contact Joseph Zettler at <a href="mailto:jzettler@georgebrown.ca" title="mailto:jzettler@georgebrown.ca" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">jzettler@georgebrown.ca</a>—DisclaimerSchool of Design Students can attend this workshop free of charge. Alumni may attend this workshop, but will need to purchase a ticket. If you're unable to attend a workshop, please cancel your ticket 24-hours in advance. Missing multiple workshops without doing so may result in any held tickets for future workshops to be refunded.—Land AcknowledgmentGeorge Brown College is located on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and other Indigenous peoples who have lived here over time. We are grateful to share this land as treaty people who learn, work and live in the community with each other.

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