The Art of Record Covers: Illustration Meets Lettering
Printing and Glueing
A course by Steve Simpson , Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Printing and Glueing
Overview
“In this lesson we will be cutting, folding and glueing our sleeve together. Printing our designs and glueing them to the sleeve and vinyl record. And that’s it, your beautiful design is finished.”
In this video lesson Steve Simpson addresses the topic: Printing and Glueing, 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
“PRINTING AND GLUEING In this lesson we're going to assemble the sleeve and apply our designs to both the cover and the seven inch vinyl. I'm using a cutting mat. I'm going to take the template and my ruler, and a knife. I'm carefully going to cut around the edge of my template. Ok, so now I have it cut and it's folded. So I'm going to very lightly score it with the blade just to make it easier to fold. Ok, so now I'm going to glue the edges. I'll use a piece of paper so I don't get any glue on the cutting mat. So now we have a sleeve ready to go and our seven inch vinyl. And I printed out m...”
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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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