Davis Roots Code and Design Classes

Davis Roots "Summer of Code and Design" program 2014

Davis Roots is offering introductory programming and graphic design classes that are open to anyone who wants to learn. The classes currently offered are an Intro to Python, a fairly simple yet powerful programming language that's perfect for beginners, and an Intro to Graphic Design class which will teach students how to use Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.

All of the classes are taught by industry professionals with degrees in the fields they're teaching. That way the classes can encompass both the theoretical and practical aspects of programming and design. The goal with both of these intro classes is to teach practical skills as well as how to learn more advanced programming and design skills in the future.

Davis Roots believe that learning how to design and program should be available to everyone, not just to those able to pay a thousand dollars per class. They are working to keep the class costs low and offer small class sizes in order to help everyone learn more effectively.

Classes start on the weekend of April 27, 2014 and end the weekend of May 31, 2014.

Intro to Graphic Design (Sundays from 10-5pm):

Students will learn the fundamentals of graphic design as well as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. The class will have homework that students will be expected to complete before the next class. Make sure to bring your own laptop with Adobe Creative Cloud set up. This class will be taught by Deena Freel, a UC Davis Graphic Design Alumni and designer at iMOS and Coffee and Cigarettes Clothing Company. She has three years of professional graphic design experience across multiple fields.

Intro to Python and Programming (Saturdays from 10-5pm):

Students will learn to program in Python and learn the fundamentals of programming which will help them learn more advanced programming languages in the future. The class will have homework and students are required to bring their own laptop to every class session. The class will be taught by Mikel Mcdaniel, a UC Davis Computer Science Alumni and programmer at Google. Mikel also has a Masters degree in Computer Science from Brandeis University.