Design of Pictograms
History and Referents
A course by Romualdo Faura , Graphic Designer and Illustrator
Learn to create a series of pictograms, from the concept to the final design
- Spanish with subtitles in English
- 95% positive reviews (95)
- 1874 students
About the video: History and Referents
Overview
“I make a brief review of the history of the pictograms, showing some references that I consider fundamental. Today we associate very specific shapes (constructed from basic geometric shapes, very synthetic, etc.) to the pictograms. This is the product of a series of specific events, some of which we will see in this review. * The Japanese designer of the Tokyo'64 pictograms is Masaro Katsumi.”
In this video lesson Romualdo Faura addresses the topic: History and Referents, which is part of the Domestika online course: Design of Pictograms. Learn to create a series of pictograms, from the concept to the final design.
Partial transcription of the video
“Now I am going to show you some important facts within the story ... ... of the pictogram design. The pictograms as any graphic sign, has its origin in the first figurative representations. Here we see that there is a synthesis of the figure. That follows a little the same scheme of the pictograms that we use today. These are pictogamas that were performed for the winter games ... ... of the [inaudible] in 98. They are precisely inspired in those petroglyphs. Of those first representations. Then in the representations they evolved. And from these images was derived towards writing. An examp...”
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Course summary for: Design of Pictograms
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Category
Design -
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign -
Areas
Design, Graphic Design, Icon Design, Pictogram Design, Signage Design
A course by Romualdo Faura
Romualdo Faura is a freelance graphic designer and illustrator based in Murcia, Spain. He works primarily on graphic design, illustration, pictogram and infographic projects for other studios and his own clients, within Spain and abroad.
He has collaborated with clients such as El País, Bloomberg Markets, Volta Charging, LittleCrowd, Elsevier, Fast Company, Yorokobu, Ling, and BBVA, and has taught at the Universidad de Monterrey, the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Occidente, the CEDIM, the Escuela Superior Internacional de Murcia and the Universidad de Istmo.
In his projects, he strives to use precise colors, flat geometric shapes, and minimal details: he believes simplicity is the key to responsible design.
- 95% positive reviews (95)
- 1874 students
- 13 lessons (1h 15m)
- 19 additional resources (9 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish, English, Portuguese
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
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