with April Aultman Becker

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Friday, July 22, 10:00am - 11:00am ET

Every time a librarian crafts an event poster, develops signage, creates instructional handouts, or drafts web advertisements, a design decision is made. The question is whether these are thoughtful decisions crafted to enhance communication or unintentional decisions that may interfere with a library's intended message.

In this webinar, one of the creators of Librarian Design Share--a crowd-sourced, creative commons licensed repository of creative visual materials for libraries--will empower attendees with the basic principles, processes, and tools necessary to develop visual materials that reflect a library's values and enhance relationships with users. Attendees will learn essential graphic design principles that can be applied to visual materials in any medium and learn to apply intentional thinking throughout the creative process.

April Aultman Becker obtained her BA in English and History from Stephen F. Austin State University, and her MLIS from the University of North Texas.

In her past life, April was a high school English and creative writing teacher and an elementary, high school, community college, and medical librarian. 

These days, April is the Dean of Libraries and Research Technologies at Sul Ross State University in Alpine, Texas, way out in the Big Bend region.

April is the co-creator of Librarian Design Share (www.librariandesignshare.org), a website for individuals who design library-related visual materials to share their designs, solicit feedback on works-in-progress, and gain inspiration from the works of others.