Visual traces among colours and curves

Description:

Learn to design logos, labels, graphic elements, and personalized materials using a free tool for digital creativity. This course is dedicated to creatives, artisans, and self-designers who want to learn how to create professional, scalable, and printable graphics.

You will learn to use a powerful free open-source software to create logos, posters, labels, coordinated materials, and illustrations.

Each lesson combines theory and lots of practice, using simple and accessible language even for those without graphic experience.

You will take home technical tools, conscious creativity, and a small personal project built step by step.

Duration:

6 weekly sessions, from Saturday, October 18 to November 29, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM. There is the possibility to have lunch together after each meeting (bring something to share).

Location:

Ars Vitae Academy headquarters, Origlio.

Program:

1. Introduction to vector graphics and the software to use

2. Paths, nodes, and complex shapes

3. Typography and basic layout

4. Colors, styles, and patterns

5. Exporting and managing your graphic files professionally

6. Final project: tell your world through signs

Facilitator biography:

Luisa Masciello, artisan, designer, and digital creative.

Founder of the brand Zigozago, she combines over twenty years of craftsmanship and digital skills in children’s design. After earning a degree in Computer Science and experience in the international tech sector, she chose to dedicate herself to her passion for creating authentic, carefully crafted objects.

Specialized in accessible digital tools, she has developed a consistent and personal visual language to communicate effectively and beautifully.

Through her courses, she shares a practical and mindful approach to vector graphics, helping every creative to give concrete shape to their visual identity.

Participation fee:

CHF 420.–

(The cost includes:

course activities CHF 360.–

expenses CHF 60.–)

Participants need to bring their own PC.

For info and registration:

ARS VITAE ACADEMY

Tel. 091.943.3033

Cell. 079.601.2904