Illustrated Digital Lettering

Create a Modular Grid

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: Create a Modular Grid

Overview

“By now you should have a rough first idea of what the type should look like. I will show you how to create a modular grid for your city in Adobe Illustrator and develop your letters. ”

In this video lesson Birgit Palma addresses the topic: Create a Modular Grid, 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

“Create a modular grid In this lesson, I will show you how to create a modular grid. By now, you should know what your city will look like and which emotion it conveys, so, you're ready for the next step. I think it's time to start creating. To start off, I always create various grid options in Illustrator. The first one doesn't always work, so don't worry about it if you see you can't get further with this grid. Also, as inspiration, I created a mood board on Pinterest, I'll leave in the resources, where you can get inspired by different grids. You see that some grids are very easy. This is...”

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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.