Illustration for Patterns with Soul
Looking for inspiration and finding keywords that represent emotions
A course by Catalina Estrada Uribe , Illustrator and Print Designer
Joined June 2014
About the video: Looking for inspiration and finding keywords that represent emotions
Overview
“I will tell you how I look for inspirational texts in the writings of the boys who attend the creative writing course in the Spirit Laboratory. Then I will choose a single poetry that will serve as a trigger for inspiration to create the prints for this exercise and I will show you how I start to get out the key words that make me vibrate and what I want to draw and then create my prints. ”
In this video lesson Catalina Estrada Uribe addresses the topic: Looking for inspiration and finding keywords that represent emotions, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustration for Patterns with Soul. Develop your own graphic language through patterns for meaningful projects.
Partial transcription of the video
“LOOKING FOR INSPIRATION AND FINDING KEYWORDS THAT EMBODY EMOTIONS Now that you know me a bit better and know what we'll do in the course, in this lesson I'll tell you where I get the inspiration to create my prints. In this case, I chose the Laboratorio del Espíritu project. My text is a poem written by the children in the Laboratorio's creative writing class. You can choose another text. I'll give you other texts of other poems that I find beautiful and inspiring. I'll also give you examples of other subjects and other projects from different spheres, that can help to inspire you for your ...”
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Course summary for: Illustration for Patterns with Soul
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Category
Design, Illustration -
Software
Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
Pattern Design, Printing, Traditional illustration, Vector Illustration

Catalina Estrada Uribe
A course by Catalina Estrada Uribe
Catalina Estrada is a renowned Colombian illustrator, based in Barcelona and specialized in pattern design. Her particular visual language of evocative patterns, inspired by nature with organic shapes and vivid colors, has led Catalina to make a niche for herself among the great icons and masters of illustration.
She has worked as an illustrator in advertising for major brands such as Camper, Nike, Font Vella, and Coca-Cola, among others, as well as for institutional campaigns, organizations such as UNICEF, Amnesty International, and Arrels, and other clients with a diverse range objectives.
Catalina also collaborates as a volunteer on social projects, doing her bit to improve the environment and people's lives. These projects allow her to blaze new graphic trails and expand her way of working.
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