Illustrated Digital Lettering

Starting the Research

A course by Birgit Palma , Illustrator and Lettering Artist

99% positive reviews (172)

2,631 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Starting the Research

Overview

“In this lesson, we will look at the choice of the city. Most of the time this is a very personal choice, based on likes and dislikes, and therefore enables us to create good works of art. I will show you my research process and how I selected my reference images. ”

In this video lesson Birgit Palma addresses the topic: Starting the Research, 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

“Starting the research / Which city? In this lesson, I'll show you how I do my research and I'll also tell you how and why I chose my city, because sometimes the emotional aspect plays a big role in choosing what you wanna do. Let's get on with it. I think the choice of the city is mostly personal. Pick a city which you like or which you dislike, but pick a city you have a connection with. Try to stay away from the typical ones. Think about cities you don't know or you have never been to or you would like to go, or cities which are in a totally different area. If you're from Europe, don't pi...”

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Course summary for: Illustrated Digital Lettering

Level: Beginner
99% positive reviews (172)
2631 students
5 units
19 lessons (2h 19m)
5 downloads

Category
Calligraphy & Typography, Illustration
Software
Adobe Illustrator
Areas
Digital Lettering, Lettering, Typography Design

Birgit Palma

A course by Birgit Palma

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Illustrator and Lettering Artist

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.