Part 1.1 of the Advanced Permaculture and Digital Design Series with Daniel Halsey

^{Join us for an unparalleled learning experience as we build our international design community.}

^{This course is developed to help participants accelerate their expertise in using Adobe Illustrator for digital design of permaculture and ecological systems. On-line and synchronized presentations will allow participants to ask questions in real-time during the sessions. Students of the course will be able to work on their computer and do exercises in Adobe Illustrator during the class with screen sharing. United Designers will have associates available to help you with the exercises and answer your questions as you work.}

• ^{A complete set of exercises, design process documents, and materials will be delivered to each participant prior to the beginning of the course.}
• ^{Drop box folders will be set up for each person so that their project materials, assignments, and exercises can be accessed and reviewed by the instructors.}
• ^{The course content is chronologically based as a real time project.}
• ^{Each step carefully explained, practiced, and integrated into the work flow.}
• ^{Between live sessions, students will be expected to complete portions of the assessment and design process to prepare for the next class.}
• ^{The goal is professional skill development and efficient design practices.}
• ^{Pre-class assignments and study will begin 1 week prior to the course.}
• ^{This will include loading software, testing the computers ability to use it, data mining soil and climate data for the location of the participant, pre-loading dropbox course files, and numerous recorded tutorials on Youtube.}  
• This course will concurrently delivered on-line as well as on-site at SouthWoods in Minnesota, USA.  On-line participants will have additional sessions after the live class has finished, access to recordings for later review, and chat sessions. 
• Important:
• 9 AM presentations will appear at varied times relative to each person's time zone. Southwoods is -6 GMT. Calendar and time adjusted reminders will be sent by e-mail. Delivery time in most European regions will be in late afternoon.
• Each lecture segment will be 4-5 hours long with assignment and practice time, breaks, and class discussion filling the remainder.  Please send us questions and comments for clarification of the course details.

Who would benefit from these courses?

• - Anyone that has completed a prior PDC, on-line or live. 
  - Active designers wishing to accelerate their professional skill development.
  - People wishing to professionally design farms, homesteads, communities and ecosystem restoration.
  - Designers wishing to raise the standards of their design work and that of the permaculture community.
  - Designers wishing to use a proven design process and digital style for career and income.

All class materials are supplied, but students will need a: computer workstation or laptop  installed with Adobe Illustrator V6 or above, Photoshop,and Microsoft office and Acrobat will be used.  (No iPads or Surface PCs for class use)