Have you ever wanted to make your own designs for a t-shirt or your laptop? ACU’s MakerLab gives you access to the tools to make it happen. With vinyl sold by the foot, a Vinyl Express Plotter/Cutter, and a SignWarehouse Vinyl Heat Press, the MakerLab has the tools to personalize your clothing or devices.
Join Darren Wilson, director of the MakerLab, as he walks us through the process of preparing your designs for the Vinyl Cutter.
Adobe Illustrator is a powerful tool available to all ACU Faculty, Students, or Staff. Illustrator is a creative industry standard that allows anyone to create logos, icons, drawings, typography, and complex illustrations for any medium. Whether using this to create the next big thing, model a personal project, or design a poster for display at an upcoming conference, Illustrator has what it takes. Follow this video as ACU’s Adobe Ambassador, Amos Gutierez, and ACU Library’s Digital Design Specialist, Chai Green, walk through some of the essential tools to get started with Adobe Illustrator.
Data analysis can be an overwhelming topic. Coaching students how to analyze their data can seem impossible. Dr. Richard Beck, author and professor of psychology, walks through his pedagogy for teaching basic data visualization in a recent Foundry Chat in the Adams Center for Teaching and Learning. His insights on data help to simplify complex topics in this 1-hour walkthrough session.
Click here to get the link for his handout.
Click here to view the video of this session on Vimeo.
ACU Maker Lab’s Laser Cutter is one of its most popular tools. Many people that come in to use it spend much of their appointment time trying to complete their project at the Laser Cutter computers. Make sure to check out this workshop by the Brown Library’s Digital Design Specialist, Chai Green, as he goes through some tips and tricks for setting up your next project for the laser cutter in Adobe Illustrator.