Aspirational Graphic Design: Create a Better Future

The Responsibility of Design

A course by Nathan Smith , Designer and Art Director

100% positive reviews (23)

585 students

Audio: English

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About the video: The Responsibility of Design

Overview

“In this lesson, I will break down what it means to design and be a designer; how design isn’t exclusively for designers; and the responsibility design has.”

In this video lesson Nathan Smith addresses the topic: The Responsibility of Design, which is part of the Domestika online course: Aspirational Graphic Design: Create a Better Future. Turn principals into actions and use poster design as a tool to inspire positive change in the world.

Partial transcription of the video

“U2L1 The Responsibility of Design A designer can be many things, but first of all, let's look at it as a title. Designer as a title Sometimes we might call this visual communication. It's predominantly visual, but it's about communicating something through these mediums. The second would be a creative problem solver. Taking a problem, whether that's given to you by a client or whether it's something you come up with, and finding a creative solution to it and the best way to express it and communicate this to other people. But being a designer is so much more. You've gotta come up with conce...”

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Course summary for: Aspirational Graphic Design: Create a Better Future

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (23)
585 students
4 units
17 lessons (2h 6m)
1 download

Category
Design
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
Areas
3D Design, Art Direction, Branding & Identity, Design, Graphic Design

Nathan Smith

A course by Nathan Smith

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Designer and Art Director

Nathan Smith is a designer and art director from Cornwall, UK. Despite not being exposed to graphic design growing up, he became fascinated by it at a young age. Nathan went on to hone his craft whilst studying at university before moving to London where he worked on multiple work placements. There, through personal side projects, he discovered an appreciation for creating work with a purpose beyond profit.

Now freelance, he has collaborated with brands including Gregory Bonner Hale, 2xElliot, 4Creative, and London College of Fashion. He has been awarded and recognized by organizations such as D&AD, Design Museum Designs of The Year, The Guardian, and CNN.