Design of Pictograms
Reticle (by hand and on computer)
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)
- 1871 students
About the video: Reticle (by hand and on computer)
Overview
“I teach the different ways to adapt our pictogram to a grid. Actually, this step could be done already on the computer, but doing it by hand can help us to get a better idea of the space that the pictograms are going to occupy. In the lesson I show different reticles that we can use depending on the needs we have and what we look for. We can use the module that we take as a unit to create our grid, as a reference for the lines of our designs. ”
In this video lesson Romualdo Faura addresses the topic: Reticle (by hand and on computer), 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
“[Music] [Music continues] In this lesson on reticles I'm going to explain two ways to translate those sketches to the grid. We can do it manually or on the computer. Manually it is much more agile, but perhaps more recommendable for people who more or less draw well, because it's about fitting the sketch as accurate possible inside the grid to see how much space there is around the shapes, how they will be placed within the frame. I'm going to show you some reticles that I have printed and they are different ... and they go to depending on our needs or how we feel more comfortable working. ...”
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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)
- 1871 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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