Aspirational Graphic Design: Create a Better Future

Development: Craft & Refinement 2

A course by Nathan Smith , Designer and Art Director

100% positive reviews (23)

585 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Development: Craft & Refinement 2

Overview

“Whilst still developing our favourite poster design, I will capture more detailed tips on the tools used, suggestions for typography, colours, and more.”

In this video lesson Nathan Smith addresses the topic: Development: Craft & Refinement 2, 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

“U3L6 Development: Craft & Refinement In Photoshop, this might work. You'll think I've gone mad at first, but when we run this through the effect, It will help us get those sporadic elements without them feeling organised at all. I'm gonna dig out a brush, which I haven't ever used before, and it is... a Special Effects brush. We want one of these and we want it to be fairly large and we want to put it in black and just splodge some of those on. Maybe that's a bit too much. A bit like that. Then I'm gonna grab an adjustment layer, Levels, and I'll whack the contrast right up on it. You b...”

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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.