Sessions of 2024 Summer Conference: Peggy Deal

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Deal, Peggy

Program Director, Visual Communication

As a graphic designer for more than 48 years, a graduate of Indiana University with a BA in Fine Arts and graphic design and owner of Deal in Design, I've transitioned from traditional typesetting and printing technology to embrace the current digital revolution. I’ve been teaching at SCC for 24 years, and have been the Graphic Design program director for the Fredrick D. Kagy Education Award of Excellence winning program where I teach Typography, Digital Prepress, Graphic Design Self Promotion, Graphic Design I, II and III and Creative Brand Strategy for the last 12 years. I’ve been honored with several industry awards including the Z.A. Prust Industry Achievement Award, the Maricopa Community Colleges Adjunct of the Year award and the Excellence in Service Award from the Printing Industries of Arizona/New Mexico. I am also the Chairman of an education foundation that works with high school teachers and students, providing support, awareness and financial endowments to encourage the advancement of instruction in the graphic communications industry, and author of Graphic Communications: Digital Design and Print Essentials. While graphic design is my chosen profession, teaching is my passion. How very blessed I am to get to combine the two.

Sessions:

4780 - The Graphic Design Escape Room

07/14/2024

8:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Westin La Paloma

  • Communication Media Technologies
  • Interdisciplinary

*Session attendees, please bring your own device. Immerse yourself in the ultimate graphic design challenge. This Escape Room invites you to solve design puzzles, unlock creativity and escape the pixelated maze. Navigate through color theory, typography and layout challenges to escape, while discovering a new way to energize your students.

4781 - Typography Done Right

07/14/2024

1:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Westin La Paloma

  • Communication Media Technologies
  • Interdisciplinary

*Session attendees, please bring your own device. When a designer only has type and imagery to work with, why do they constantly ignore the value of type done right? Learn the correct way to utilize type as well as how to pick the right font for the job. Good typography will set you apart from self-taught designers in a heartbeat.

4782 - Defining Print and Making it Sexy

07/15/2024

8:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Westin La Paloma

  • Communication Media Technologies
  • Interdisciplinary

*Session attendees, please bring your own device. Delve into the world of offset and digital printing, understanding their strengths and applications. Explore the cost-effectiveness, quality and environmental impact. Transform your approach and knowledge of this $485 Billion industry.