Illustrated Digital Lettering
Helpful Shortcuts in Illustrator
A course by Birgit Palma , Illustrator and Lettering Artist
About the video: Helpful Shortcuts in Illustrator
Overview
“We will go through the most important shortcuts which you will use during the process of designing. Using shortcuts will improve your workflow and make life a lot easier. ”
In this video lesson Birgit Palma addresses the topic: Helpful Shortcuts in Illustrator, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrated Digital Lettering. Learn how to add depth and meaning to words using shapes, color, and volume.
Partial transcription of the video
“Helpful shortcuts in Illustrator As I've said earlier, in this lesson we'll dive into shortcuts because they are quite nice to help you with your workflow. Let's get on with it. This serves as a reminder of my "Counter-Strike" past. I think I got that good at the game because I fricking love using shortcuts. They improve your workflow, not just playing an online game, but also in Illustrator and Photoshop. I think that knowing shortcuts, you feel kind of at home on every device. I'm still learning shortcuts and better ways to work while watching other videos and other tutorials. The main ke...”
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Course summary for: Illustrated Digital Lettering
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography, Illustration -
Software
Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
Digital Lettering, Lettering, Typography Design

Birgit Palma
A course by Birgit Palma
Birgit Palma is passionate about illustration and a self-proclaimed lettering addict, who is based in Barcelona, Spain. After studying her Master’s in Design at the University of Salzburg, Austria, she went to New York for an internship at design studio Vault49, and then to Barcelona to work at Vasava, where she worked in lettering, illustration, and design.
Today, Birgit works as a freelance illustrator and graphic designer, working for clients such as Nike, Coca-Cola, Adidas, Hyundai, Red Bull, Adobe, and many more.
When she’s not busy designing in her studio in Barcelona, she travels the world to teach workshops in type illustration in places like Guatemala, Germany, or Austria and has been lecturing at FH Salzburg and EINA Barcelona since 2016. Her work has been featured in Digital Design, DigitalArts, and Adobe Favs, among many more.
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