Join Digital Arts Resource Centre and Possible Worlds for a three session workshop on digital self-publishing. The ability to thoughtfully present digital publications is more important than ever as we continue to navigate our pandemic digital worlds. Web pages have the potential to become as interactive and sensory as traditional print materials, as well as being an accessible, non-cost prohibitive way for artists, writers and art spaces to self-publish their own works meaningfully (no offence PDFs).
This online workshop will provide an introduction of some of the radical histories of self-publishing and zine-making. Registrants will learn the basics of HTML and CSS and how to best use these web development tools for digital self-publishing. Participants will learn how to create a very simple webpage using HTML and CSS, learn how to upload their web page to the internet and how to apply/experiment with analogue print approaches, aesthetics and style principles in their web pages.
Participants are encouraged to come with a project or concept for a digital zine or publication but this is not a requirement. We encourage participants to reference Possible World’s Zine Making 101 Mini Guide if you’d like some inspiration or prompts on where to start. All participants will leave the workshop with the knowledge and tools to create and experiment with digital self-publishing. Join DARC for a follow up workshop: Creative Coding for Web Art starting July 8th to further expand the skills gained in this workshop.
Course Outline
- Session 1: May 13th, 6pm-9pm
- Session 2: May 20th, 6pm-9pm
- Session 3: May 27th, 6pm-9pm
Materials
- A computer with internet access
- A zoom account (register for the free account here). Link for the virtual classroom will be sent to participants on Wednesday, May 12th.
- A pencil/pen and paper for sketching out ideas
