*** Update – unfortunately I will not be running workshops in 2010 in Vancouver. However, I will likely be arranging a series of workshops in various locations over the spring and summer – stay tuned for details.
Are you an artist looking to explore digital media?
Are you a web developer wanting to learn new skills, and new tools?
Do you want to create using computers?
Starting this summer, I will be leading small-group workshops exploring various topics including Processing, data visualization, generative practices, and tangible computing. With a maximum class-size of 10, these workshops allow for plenty of one-on-one instruction, as well as dialogue and discussion between all attendees. These sessions provide an excellent opportunity to learn new skills and to explore new ideas in a comfortable environment. Workshops are typically one day (7 hours), except where indicated, and include lunch, and all printed materials.
To book your spot in a workshop, send me an e-mail: blprnt@blprnt.com
Upcoming Workshops
Below is a list of workshops planned for the summer of 2009. Dates are subject to change depending on attendance, and more workshops will be announced soon. If you are interested in attending, or have questions, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with me. Discounts are available for group bookings.
- Introduction to Processing – Processing is an electronic sketchbook for developing ideas. Since its simple beginnings at MIT, it has emerged as an invaluable tool for media artists, designers, and programmers around the world. In this workshop, we’ll start from the beginning, learning the basics about Processing and working toward creating our first interactive sketches. This workshop is suitable for anyone – even those with no programming experience at all.
1 day – $160 – includes Daniel Shiffman’s excellent and indispensable book Learning Processing
Next Date: Saturday, September 12
- Processing for Web Programmers – Are you a web programmer who is interested in exploring Processing, as a prototyping tool, or as a platform for creative media? In this workshop, we’ll dive into Processing and learn its syntax and structure. We’ll show how to build interactive ‘sketches’, how to plug in to an almost limitless number of inputs and outputs, and how to publish work on the web, as well as in video, image, and sound formats. Participants should have some programming experience.
1 day – $120
Next Date: Saturday, October 3
- Processing and Data Visualization - Processing is an ideal tool for exploring and visualizing data. In this workshop, we’ll use the NYTimes APIs as working examples to learn techniques and processes useful when working with large amounts of information. We’ll create and publish unique visualizations and will demonstrate how to apply concepts learned to other data sources. Participants should have a working knowledge of Processing.
1 day – $120
Dates: TBA
Discounts
I offer a 10% discount for current students and recent grads, a 10% discount for referrals, and a 10% discount for booking a second workshop.
The Location
Workshops are held in our studio and living space, a renovated mission church located in a heritage neighbourhood of Vancouver, BC. This unique space offers plenty of room for relaxed instruction, work, and discussion. Free WiFi! The studio is 10 minutes away from downtown Vancouver, and is easily accessible by transit, bike, or on foot.
The Instructor
Jer Thorp is an artist and educator from Vancouver, Canada. A former geneticist, his digital art practice explores the many-folded boundaries between science and art. Thorp’s award-winning software-based work has been exhibited in Europe, Asia, North America, South America, and Australia and all over the web. Jer is an instructor in Langara College’s Electronic Media Design Program, and a frequent guest lecturer at the University of British Columbia and Emily Carr University. He is a regular presenter at design and technology conferences and symposiums around the world. Jer has over 10 years of teaching experience.
Questions? Please get in touch – blprnt@blprnt.com
