Hey Campers!
Here’s what to expect
Here at Designer Camp, we know the importance of some good old-fashioned summer fun—but we also know that you’re always looking for ways to further your creativity. That’s why we’re redefining the meaning of a summer camp with a jam-packed digital summer program filled with live and pre recorded workshops with designers, hands-on activations, tours of showrooms and design houses, panel discussions, virtual lunch breaks with fellow Designer Camp campers, and a personalized portfolio review with our Designer Camp Team.
As you know, we always bring our A-game but our lineup for this summer is stacked! We will be kicking off each morning with live creative exercises to get you warmed up for the day followed by workshops by our photographers.
At the end of each day, we will keep our creative juices flowing by launching into our design challenge and digital portfolio during our (student led) Photo Lab Hours.
Tune in from Home
First things first! Each morning of camp you’ll receive an email at 9am PDT, with your link and password to access the exclusive Digital Designer Camp site. Please note: All content will go live on Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), including the launch of the exclusive Digital Designer Camp site. To find out what time a session is happening in your time zone, use this handy time zone converter.
Designer Camp Digital is made up of pre-recorded video sessions hosted via Vimeo and live video sessions streaming via Zoom. We recommend that you have a strong WiFi connection and find a comfortable place to tune in from home. Designer Camp Digital is optimized for desktop, so it is best viewed via a computer or laptop, rather than a tablet or phone.
While the live content is specifically designed to be watched in real-time, you’ll be able to access and view all Photography Camp Workshops until Sunday, August 2nd.
Please note that all links, passwords and proprietary content is not to be shared. If this is not upheld, admission to future camps will be denied.
THINGS TO PREP AHEAD OF TIME
Here are a few things to prep before the big day, so it goes off without a hitch:
All students must review and sign our Designer Camp Digital Code of Conduct & Release Form prior to receiving their digital camp link Monday morning.
Be sure to gather all of the supplies needed for camp from our Designer Camp Digital Supply List
Install Zoom on your desktop computer or laptop and test it out. Please make sure you do not have a student account as it limits access, and make sure you have a fully registered account with the student first and last name.
Review our Zoom Tips & Etiquette guide below.
Print out any worksheets needed each day.
Set aside your sketchbook, pencil and daily design supplies so you can be ready to jump into any design challenge or activity.
The Schedule
Designer Camp Digital is built just like our in-person camp, which is non-stop with different workshops every hour. We have a stacked schedule with an A-list line-up of speakers and designers, so we suggest taking notes along the way.
Students are encouraged to follow our daily suggested schedule. All live workshops will be recorded and available to students to watch at their own convenience.
RECOMMENDED DAILY SCHEDULE
9:30am - 10am: LIVE Creative Warm Up + Welcome
10am - 11am: LIVE Workshop + Q&A
Break
11am - 12pm: LIVE Workshop or Pre-recorded Workshop
12pm - 1pm: Lunch Break (option to chat with other campers and get to know each other)
1pm - 2pm: Pre-recorded Workshops + Day Recap + Project Overview
2pm - whenever: Photo Lab Hours
Pacific Daylight Time
DAILY TOPICS
Leica Photography Camp
July 27: Photography 101 / Light & Shadows
July 28: Fashion & Portraits
July 29: Humans & The Environment
July 30: Editorial & Product
July 31: Portfolio Review
ZOOM TIPS & ETIQUETTE
Make sure you have a strong WiFi connection
Familiarize yourself with the Zoom app before camp begins. There are a number of tutorials on Zoom.us & Youtube.
How to Set Up Zoom for Parents & Students: https://youtu.be/d7xXZxRDFUU
Zoom Classroom Etiquette: https://youtu.be/Mcr-tQRblWk
Create your Zoom profile with your First & Last name, so we can identify you before we let you into the “classroom”. Feel free to add a photo, we’d love to see you! :)
Find a quiet place to tune in. Try to situate yourself in a small room that does not have an echo.
Try and stay away from noisy electronics and silence your cell phone and computer notifications for an optimal experience.
When possible, limit your internet connection to solely the device you’re using for the Zoom conference.
Set your phone to airplane mode, pause your television connection, ask others in your home to pause anything that may require a strong internet connection, etc.
Please show up on time for our scheduled Live Zoom classes. There will be a waiting room before we can let you into the “classroom”
Stay on “MUTE”, please click the “raise hand” button if you would like to contribute.
Maintain RESPECT in both speaking, writing and appearance.
Don’t forget to jot down any questions you have for the designers ahead of time! You’ll be able to ask your Qs in real-time by typing them into Zoom’s Q&A feature.
Embrace the moment and the technology to the greatest extent possible. Have fun!
Get Social
Stay tuned for exciting announcements and updates by following along on our social at @designercampla
Don’t forget to tag @designercampla and use the hashtag #DesignerCamp for the chance to be featured in our Instagram Stories throughout the day!
Technical Difficulties
If you have any questions on the day of the event about navigating the schedule, accessing the workshop downloads, or anything else, you can drop us a line at hello@designercamp.com or call us at (424) 333-0329. We will do our best to help you!