Khushi Goel / Photo Beginner
Jae Kim / Photo Beginner (Film)
Sarah Kim / Photo Gold
Vitalii Pavlenko / Photo Blue
Lily Yan / Web Beginner
Elaine Zhang & Christiana Mendoza / Web Gold
The Beginner team is perfect for those new to web design, Figma, and UI/UX. Some topics of workshops include design principles, wireframing, and user research, to guide members through building their first personal website.
The Beginner team is perfect for those new to web design, Figma, and UI/UX. Some topics of workshops include design principles, wireframing, and user research, to guide members through building their first personal website.
Designed for comfortable web designers, Web Gold dives into modern frameworks, dynamic web applications, and client work. Complex prototyping and basic web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) can be introduced.
Designed for comfortable web designers, Web Gold dives into modern frameworks, dynamic web applications, and client work. Complex prototyping and basic web development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) can be introduced.
Designed for newcomers, this track covers fundamental design principles, typography, and layout techniques to guide members through creating their first digital or print design portfolio piece.
Designed for newcomers, this track covers fundamental design principles, typography, and layout techniques to guide members through creating their first digital or print design portfolio piece.
For those with foundational knowledge, this intermediate track focuses on refining core visual standards, exploring brand identity, and mastering industry-standard software through collaborative, real-world design projects.
For those with foundational knowledge, this intermediate track focuses on refining core visual standards, exploring brand identity, and mastering industry-standard software through collaborative, real-world design projects.
For members with experience, designers lead end-to-end design systems, solve design problems with client work, and produce quality team deliverables.
For members with experience, designers lead end-to-end design systems, solve design problems with client work, and produce quality team deliverables.
Emma Nakaoka / Design Blue
Daniel Park / Design Gold (Illustration)
Alex Tangpan / Design Gold (Graphic)
Zizou Desai / Design Beginner
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To welcome those with zero photography experience, we provide a ground-up experience learning from the basics of photography principles and film photography to eventually producing their own film photos for self-crated zine.
Own camera not required.
Gold leads curate photowalks and studio shoots for members to explore aesthetics through their own lens. Members gain real-world working experience by taking on client requests like event photography, portraiture, or studio product photography.
Blue hosts photoshoots and designs a zine based on a theme of their choice.This team is for advanced photographers, art directors, and creatives exploring the intersection of photography, concept, design, and print. Client work is also available.
Blue hosts photoshoots and designs a zine based on a theme of their choice.This team is for advanced photographers, art directors, and creatives exploring the intersection of photography, concept, design, and print. Client work is also available.
Gold leads curate photowalks and studio shoots for members to explore aesthetics through their own lens. Members gain real-world working experience by taking on client requests like event photography, portraiture, or studio product photography.
To welcome those with zero photography experience, we provide a ground-up experience learning from the basics of photography principles and film photography to eventually producing their own film photos for self-crated zine.
Own camera not required.
