Introduction to Designing with Letters

Overview

“Here we will apply color, shadows and other typographic effects to enhance the composition and bring the piece to the next level.”

In this video lesson Abraham Lule addresses the topic: Embellishment 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Designing with Letters. Explore the concepts and principles of typography to create inspiring designs.

Partial transcription of the video

“Embellishment So far, we've just used black and white in our composition. Now, we'll introduce color and some embellishments as well. What elements we can introduce in our composition to bring depth and dimension. Welcome back to the computer. You'll see here that I have pre-selected a color combination that I want to work with. I've said in my lessons that the reason I use just black and white is that it allows me to evaluate my composition better without being biased, how it looks in color. I think this is such an important thing to do. I'm going to start by creating a copy that you see t...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Designing with Letters

• Level: Beginner
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• 1115 students
• 5 units
• 19 lessons (2h 13m)
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• Category

  Calligraphy & Typography, Design

• Software

  Adobe Illustrator

• Areas

  Branding & Identity, Typography, Typography Design, Web Design