The Art of Record Covers: Illustration Meets Lettering
Introduction
A course by Steve Simpson , Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Introduction
Overview
“Here I talk about my 35 year journey as a creative and how studying technical graphics and working in comics and animation combined to influence the approach, process and style of my illustration work.”
In this video lesson Steve Simpson addresses the topic: Introduction, which is part of the Domestika online course: The Art of Record Covers: Illustration Meets Lettering. Combine illustration and lettering to create unique designs that complement the music they accompany.
Partial transcription of the video
“INTRODUCTION Hi, I'm Steve Simpson, illustrator and graphic designer. First of all, thank you for buying this course, I hope it is a great benefit on your creative journey. In this first lesson I'll introduce myself so you can get a better understanding of where I'm coming from and why I do what I do. I think my passion originated from a very early age. My uncle John Geering, I got his first comic strip when I was only four and I think that from that point onwards it was always in my head that people out there made a living from drawing and for me that sounded amazing and it was exactly wha...”
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Course summary for: The Art of Record Covers: Illustration Meets Lettering
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Category
Illustration -
Areas
Calligraphy, Graphic Design, Lettering, Traditional illustration
Steve Simpson
A course by Steve Simpson
With over 30 years of experience, Steve Simpson is renowned for his hand-lettered packaging design, whimsical characters, and illustrated barcodes. His distinctive style, inspired by the arts & crafts movement, 50s advertising, and folk art, has appeared on everything from a 1" postage stamp to a 200 feet screen in Times Square. His work has adorned whiskey bottles and cough bottles, boardgames and board rooms, hot sauces and ceramic saucers.
Since 2008, Steve has won over 50 awards for both packaging design and illustration, including Gold awards from the Association of Illustrators, Illustrators Guild of Ireland, the IDI and ICAD. He's been an awards judge for Adobe, 3x3, and the Hong Kong Society of Illustrators, and is also a founding member of the Illustrators Guild of Ireland and OFFSKETCH.
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