Invitation Design for Events

Composition of the pieces and choice of papers and finishes

A course by María Design (The Visual Romance) , Graphic Designer and Art Director

Graphic Designer and Art Director. Madrid, Spain.
Joined November 2009
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5,503 students
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About the video: Composition of the pieces and choice of papers and finishes

Overview

“Charles Eames defines design as "a plan to best position elements to achieve a particular purpose," and that is what we are going to do in this lesson. We are going to compose each of the pieces that will be part of the invitations and, for this, we are going to play with the fonts, the text blocks, and the color. We will also reflect on what finishes and what papers will best reflect our concept. ”

In this video lesson María Design (The Visual Romance) addresses the topic: Composition of the pieces and choice of papers and finishes, which is part of the Domestika online course: Invitation Design for Events. Learn how to design eye-catching event invitations that your guests will love.

Partial transcription of the video

“Composition of the pieces and choice of papers and finishes Now I will show you how is my process when working in the composition and layout of an invitation. First I will focus on the card, which is the main thing in my invitations. And then we will work on the diptych and the envelope. Next we will see how to select the papers and finishes to correctly convey the concept. Let's see it. Now I will show you what my process is when sketching and composing. I'll open a new document in Illustrator and call it Sketches. I will give you the measurements of my card, which is a landscape A5. These...”

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Course summary for: Invitation Design for Events

  • Level: Beginner
  • 99% positive reviews (181)
  • 5503 students
  • 5 units
  • 16 lessons (2h 39m)
  • 12 downloads
  • Category

    Design
  • Software

    Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
  • Areas

    Branding & Identity, Events, Graphic Design, Stationery Design

María Design (The Visual Romance)

María Design (The Visual Romance)
A course by María Design (The Visual Romance)

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Graphic Designer and Art Director

María Design is a graphic designer, art director, and founder of The Visual Romance, a design studio specialized in stationery, wedding websites, and other types of graphic design work.

In her projects, she enjoys caring for every detail and believes that a good concept is the foundation of great design. Her work has been published in editorials like Vogue, étapes, and AIGA, and in design books from Gestalten, Counter-Print, and others.


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Invitation Design for Events. Design course by María Design (The Visual Romance)

Invitation Design for Events

A course by María Design (The Visual Romance)
Graphic Designer and Art Director. Madrid, Spain.
Joined November 2009
  • 99% positive reviews (181)
  • 5,503 students