Secret Labs

Collaborative Mural Design time-lapse

aboyes — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 21:21:00 +0000

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Collaborative Mural Design Night photos

aboyes — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:30:22 +0000

A hearty Thank You goes out to the students of MIAD for an injection of color and inspiration into our Print and Publishing Lab. The success of this event means there will definitely be more of such artistic gatherings at Discovery World in the near future. We have a few concepts in mind but would love to hear your suggestions! (diy@discoveryworld.org)

Collaborative Mural Event

aboyes — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 15:56:30 +0000

We have a blank wall in our Print and Publishing lab at Discovery World. One day while surrounded by print medium of every kind we decided this was a crime, and thus was born a plan to paint, draw, print, spray, paste, glue, and utterly transform this blank space into a vehicle of open expression.

Friday, January 29th from 6-11pm we will open our doors to the good students of MIAD for an evening of art, music, food, and all the fun that comes with taking on a wall. Bring your designs and we’ll use the laser cutters to make stencils or burn screens for vertical screen printing. There are very few limitations to what can be done (no adhering things that were once alive, et cetera), and the more diverse a creation the better. This will be up for a while so lets make it good!

A student ID gets you and your guest(s) in. The entire technology building will be open for the evening which includes the Milwaukee Muscle, Techno Jungle, and Les Paul exhibit areas, so expect more than merely (muraly?) printing/painting/designing all night.

Send any questions/comments/suggestions to diy@discoveryworld.org

Print and Publishing Lab

aboyes — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:10:25 +0000

A visual tour of Discovery World’s Print and Publishing lab

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Welcome

aboyes — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:47:45 +0000

The Secret Labs is the Creative Underground. We are everyone who dedicates themselves to creativity. We are you who are relentless innovators, the positive proponents of change in our community and global environment. We are the multiplex consciousness of a cultural amalgam: the artistic representatives and agents of change, dedicated to building a better world, pencils and brushes in hand marching towards the blank canvases of the future. And we are motivational speakers, apparently. But most importantly: you are us, and we are here to say hello.

As always, please send us your ideas, suggestions, complaints, soup recipes, commentary on human space exploration, or general hellos. Until next time-

Alex B

DIY@discoveryworld.org

Stop Motion Animation Workshop

aboyes — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:46:57 +0000

Discovery World – Print and Publishing Lab

In a two-part workshop, become a stop-motion animator using only a digital camera and computer. From storyboarding and setup to shooting, editing, and soundtrack design: learn to animate anything anywhere anytime. Create mini-films with household objects, animate cutout characters, or start your own claymation channel on YouTube. The possibilities are endless as you learn the art of controlling time with imagination.

Two Sessions: Nov 11 & 18 | Wednesdays 6-9pm
$55 Members & MIAD students | $65.00 Non-Members

CALL (414) 765-8625 FOR RESERVATIONS.

3D Design on a Budget

aboyes — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:59:16 +0000

Discovery World – Digital Arts Lab
Expand your skill set and learn to build, texture, and render any character or object with 3D graphics. Develop new skills you can use to create motion graphics, illustrations, video game mods, or simple animations for short films. This class will focus on BLENDER® – free professional open source software, allowing you to continue your projects at home with the computer you have.

Part One –Basic
One Session: Wednesday, Oct 14 | 6:30 – 8:30pm
$25 Members & MIAD students | $35 Non-Members

Part Two – Intermediate
Two Sessions: Wednesday, Oct 21 & 28 | 6:30-8:30pm
$55 Members & MIAD students | $65 Non-Members

CALL (414) 765-8625 FOR RESERVATIONS

Fall 2009 Circuit Bending Workshop at Discovery World

aboyes — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:56:14 +0000

Circuit Bending is electronics recycling at it’s finest: reuse and re-invention. Part of Discovery World’s Adult Creative DIY series, we practiced the art of rewiring and short-circuiting a device to create chaos instruments from old and discarded toys.