Create an Infograph that will Make History
Influences
A course by Fernando Gomez Baptista , Illustrator and Infographic Artist
Joined April 2014
Learn the infograph techniques used by National Geographic
- Spanish with subtitles in English
- 99% positive reviews (321)
- 4855 students
Joined April 2014
About the video: Influences
Overview
“I show you some of my influences, which are many, and they go from classic artists to creators of comics or movie poster designers!”
In this video lesson Fernando Gomez Baptista addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Create an Infograph that will Make History. Learn the infograph techniques used by National Geographic.
Partial transcription of the video
“[Music] In this lesson I am going to talk about influences in my work. Almost any visual element is for me an influence, isn't it? But, without a doubt, the most important has been the comic. These comics I have here they are over 40 years old and they were the first that I started reading and copying. Slightly, I copied them with a pen and, little by little, I found different styles and I copied them with nib. And I liked them, especially because there were different styles and I copied different styles. I copied Richard Corben, Kirby, all kinds of styles. And these also copied them to the...”
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Course summary for: Create an Infograph that will Make History
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Category
Design, Illustration -
Areas
Digital Fabrication, Drawing, Infographics, Information Design, Photography Post-production, Sculpture
A course by Fernando Gomez Baptista
Fernando Baptista is the infographics senior editor at National Geographic in Washington.
He studied fine arts at the University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU and began his career as a freelance illustrator and designer before becoming a staff member at the newspaper El Correo in 1993. In 2007, he joined the team at National Geographic Magazine in Washington DC. He has taught classes as an associate professor at the University of Navarra and has run conferences and workshops in Europe, the United States, and Latin America.
In 2012, he was named one of the five most influential infographic artists in the world during the last 20 years. He has won more than 125 awards from the likes of the SND, SPD, ÑH, Best American Infographic, and Malofiej, including the Peter Sullivan Award—the most prestigious award in infographics. In 2013, he was nominated for an Emmy for [i]Walking With Giants[i] in the category of New Approaches: Arts, Lifestyle, Culture. His illustrations have also been displayed in museums and featured in books.
- 99% positive reviews (321)
- 4855 students
- 18 lessons (2h 11m)
- 36 additional resources (27 files)
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- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish, English, Portuguese
- Level: Intermediate
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