Introduction to Poster Design
The typographic selection and layout of the main piece 2
A course by 12caracteres , Design and Communication Studio
About the video: The typographic selection and layout of the main piece 2
Overview
“In this lesson you will see the layout process of our poster and the aspects of its composition.”
In this video lesson 12caracteres addresses the topic: The typographic selection and layout of the main piece 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Poster Design. Learn the basic techniques to create conceptual designs that communicate and seduce.
Partial transcription of the video
“After preparing the skull image and choosing our typography. we move on to laying out the poster. We new document for printing by clicking here. We're using Adobe InDesign. but you can also design the poster in Illustrator or any software that allows combining fonts and images. In Adobe InDesign. you can also design the poster using Illustrator or any program that allows mixing fonts and images. We deselect facing pages because we'll be working with single documents. ensuring a straightforward layout process. Set the document to stand-alone and adjust the dimensions to 297 x 420 mm. which c...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Poster Design
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Design, Graphic Design, Poster Design

12caracteres
A course by 12caracteres
12caracteres is a design and communication studio that was founded by Samuel Aznar y Miguel Frago with a reputation for their creative work in many areas, with a common vision: the conceptual base defines how each project unfolds. Emotion and manual techniques are also a common characteristic that defines their work, always combining both analogical and digital techniques.
They’re passionate about designing posters related to cultural events, where they are able to let their fully express creativity and reap its full potential. They have developed posters for concerts and social events for organizations such as TED, Oxfam Intermón, Ambar, Do Cariñena and Warner Music.
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