The Art of Record Covers: Illustration Meets Lettering
Research
A course by Steve Simpson , Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Research
Overview
“In this lesson I will show you how to approach finding reference materials on Pinterest.”
In this video lesson Steve Simpson addresses the topic: Research, 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
“RESEARCH In this lesson we are going to start looking at research. Research is in my opinion vitally important to create an original piece. However, we need to start by looking at what has been done by people previously. However, it is also vital that we don't take too much from these individual pieces. We want to look at what people have created previously, but at the same time we want to create something original. The best way to do this is to create a mood board in Pinterest by filling that mood board full of lots of different examples. The way I approach it is I enter various search str...”
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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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