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Mentoring for Euriclea research
INFORMATION, PRE-REGISTRATION AND REGISTRATION
- Continuing Education
- Phone: Phone: 91 665 5060
- Academic direction: Juan Gallego
Student attention: Student Help Box Suggestions, complaints and congratulations mailbox
Basic Information
Presentation
Infographics are a widely used tool in all areas where there is a need to communicate complex information creatively and visually. Fields such as journalism, science communication, marketing, corporate communications, and museums make extensive use of them, so the interest and usefulness of a course like this one, focused on creating infographics, is clear.
Objectives
That the student learns and puts into practice the processes of creating infographics through the different phases in which it is structured:
In the research phase, we will analyze the different strategies and objectives for collecting the data and information we will need to create the infographic.
In the conceptualization phase, we will explore how to transform all the information gathered in the research phase into images.
Finally, in the plastic creation phase, the images will be materialized through a combined process of painting and sculpture that will be complemented by the use of digital media to integrate all the elements that will make up the final infographic.
Programme
INTRODUCTION
Introduction to infographics
References and inspiration
Examples
Narrative and visual hierarchy
How is research conducted?
SKETCH
How to plan a sketch
Sharing of sketches
Clean draft sketch in Photoshop
Planning and execution order
CONSTRUCTION
Materials and techniques
Model construction
DIGITALIZATION
How to photograph, framing and lighting, practical cases.
Digitization
DIGITAL ILLUSTRATION
Secondary elements
Digital illustration
Layout and integration
Style
Final art
Job submission
Recipients
Access requirements: None
Selection criteria: In the event that the number of applications exceeds the number of places offered, a selection will be made based on the following criteria:
Having the following qualifications or currently pursuing them will be considered an asset:
Master's degrees or university degrees related to areas of artistic creation or studies where this discipline has special interest:
Fine Arts, design, fashion, audiovisual communication, archaeology, history, art history.
Having completed or currently enrolled in an artistic high school program
Previous experience (demonstrable) in creating infographics will also be valued.
Number of Places: 16
Academic Management and Faculty
Academic direction: Juan Gallego (urjc)
Faculty:
Almudena Cuesta, https://www.almucuesta.com/
She has worked in set design at Pinewood Studios, combining painting, animation, and miniature design. Since 2015, she has worked as a graphic editor and illustrator for National Geographic, creating infographics that integrate the creation of physical models with digital illustration.
Juan GallegoProfessor of painting and illustration at URJC. He has held numerous painting exhibitions nationally and internationally and is the author of the graphic novels As if they had never been y The plagueboth published by Reservoir Books
Duration and development
Modality: In‑person
Number of credits: 2,8
Contact hours: 28 hrs
Place of delivery: Pavia Barracks (Aranjuez)
Opening hours: 10 to 14h
The classes will take place during the first two weeks of July.
1 Week: 1,2,3 of July
2 Week: 7, 8, 9 and 10 of July
Start and end date: From July 1st to July 10th, 2026
Reservation of place and enrollment
Pre-registration period: From March 25st to June 19th
Enrollment deadline: From March 25st to June 19th
Title price: €400 (all consumable materials to be used are included in the course price)
Possibility of scholarship (if applicable): yes
The start of the course is subject to the minimum number of enrolled students.
Documentation to attach, forms and place of delivery
The applicant will present all the scanned documentation, in the formats allowed through the link https://www.urjc.es/estudiar-en-la-urjc/admision/276-formacion-continua#preinscripcion
The documentation that you will have to submit is the following:
- National Identity Document or equivalent / Passport or Residence Card
- Curriculum vitae
- Responsible declaration of veracity of the data provided in digital format
- In order to select students if there are more applicants than available places, you must submit: A PDF with your degree certificates or proof of enrollment in an art degree, master's program, or baccalaureate. Additionally, for evaluation purposes, if you have experience in the field of infographics, please include supporting documentation of that experience in the same PDF.
To access the University Extension Courses, no previous university degree is required.