Lettering and Illustration: Composition, Techniques, and Application
Composition and hierarchy tips
A course by Sindy Ethel & Alan Rodríguez (R3DO) , Designers, illustrators and lyricists
Joined May 2017
About the video: Composition and hierarchy tips
Overview
“In this lesson Sindy will share some tips to build compositions based on the information we have, this will be very useful, especially when there is a lot of content. Accommodating a lot of information can be overwhelming, but with these simple examples you will see that it is not that complicated.”
In this video lesson Sindy Ethel & Alan Rodríguez (R3DO) addresses the topic: Composition and hierarchy tips, which is part of the Domestika online course: Lettering and Illustration: Composition, Techniques, and Application. Learn to combine letters and illustration in an effective way.
Partial transcription of the video
“[Music] Well, in addition to everything we already saw about the layout. I would like to share some additional composition tricks . That surely they will be useful, not only in this project, but in future projects. [Music] Before starting the layout of our project, I would like to share some things that I have been I very useful when of design As I had mentioned before , the moment we composed, we take into account some things, as the design space, the canvas or the format on which we are going to work, the content, either text or images, or a combination of both. And we also have things in...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: Lettering and Illustration: Composition, Techniques, and Application
-
Category
Calligraphy & Typography, Illustration -
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Digital Illustration, Digital Lettering, Lettering, Traditional illustration, Vector Illustration

Sindy Ethel & Alan Rodríguez (R3DO)
A course by Sindy Ethel & Alan Rodríguez (R3DO)
Sindy Ethel is an interactive Mexican designer and a great enthusiast of lettering and typography.
She has worked as a digital designer for agencies such as Grupo W, CP + B in Colorado and Vault 49 in New York. Her passion for lettering and typography has led her to work with brands such as Pepsi, Santa Clara, Baileys, Volkswagen, HP, Adobe or Sprite, among others.
To shape your letterings, you are inspired by Japanese cuisine and culture. He likes to know new places and takes advantage of his trips to take references that he includes in his designs.
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Alan Rodríguez (R3DO) has worked as a graphic designer and illustrator for studios such as Tixinda, Grupo W and Vault49 in New York.
Currently working as a freelance illustrator, collaborating with brands such as Adobe, Budweiser, Baileys, Google, Volkswagen or HP, among others. Although his personal work, inspired by Latin American folklore and Native American art, is what allows him to experiment and unleash his creativity.
- 99% positive reviews (243)
- 3,220 students
- 29 lessons (5h 33m)
- 15 additional resources (12 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever