Design Justice Playdate

​This beginner level workshop will take participants through all the tools and functions of Adobe Photoshop, explore sweatshop-free merchandise design as a tool for mutual aid, the origins of graphic design, how to design for housing accessibility, and more. This workshop is taught from the frameworks of design justice, anti-imperialist design histories, maximalism, everyday and omnipresent design, surrealism, and hacking.

​Attendees will leave fluent in photoshop, with resources for exploring typography, product design, merchandise fulfillment, web design, graphic design history, and more. Zero experience necessary.

​LOCATION: Workshop will be held at Hex House, in East Williamsburg off of the Grand L Stop. Exact Address to be sent 48 hours before.

​MATERIALS NEEDED: Attendees should bring a laptop with Adobe Photoshop downloaded beforehand. Adobe offers a free 30-day trial then is $23/mo after for two devices (can be split between two users). Students and staff at colleges typically have free institutional logins.

​MEET YOUR INSTRUCTOR: Sonia is a creative director, graphic & apparel designer, and multidisciplinary artist based in NY. Sonia’s work explores playfulness, maximalism, and design justice through the creation of everyday objects.

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