{"id":1529,"date":"2013-06-03T18:06:13","date_gmt":"2013-06-03T22:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/?p=1529"},"modified":"2020-07-11T15:48:19","modified_gmt":"2020-07-11T19:48:19","slug":"art-all-night-2013-master-class-on-getting-started-with-graphic-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2013\/06\/03\/art-all-night-2013-master-class-on-getting-started-with-graphic-design\/","title":{"rendered":"Art All Night 2013: Master Class on Getting Started with Graphic Design"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1530\" style=\"width: 861px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/getting-started-graphic-design.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1530\" data-attachment-id=\"1530\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/2013\/06\/03\/art-all-night-2013-master-class-on-getting-started-with-graphic-design\/getting-started-graphic-design\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/getting-started-graphic-design.png?fit=851%2C315&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"851,315\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"getting started graphic design\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;getting started graphic design&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;getting started graphic design&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/getting-started-graphic-design.png?fit=851%2C315&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1530\" alt=\"getting started graphic design\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/getting-started-graphic-design.png?resize=851%2C315&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"851\" height=\"315\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/getting-started-graphic-design.png?w=851&amp;ssl=1 851w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lemasney.com\/consulting\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/06\/getting-started-graphic-design.png?resize=500%2C185&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 851px) 100vw, 851px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1530\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">getting started graphic design<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Saturday, June 15, 2013<br \/>\n7:30pm until 8:15pm<\/p>\n<p>In this session, local graphic designer and technology consultant John LeMasney will demonstrate how to get started with digital graphic design using free (open source) software, and will introduce the concepts of color choice, font choice, visual inspiration, best practices, and resources. 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