Visual Identity Design: Clean and Simple Geometry
Influences
A course by Marco Oggian , Illustrator, Designer, and Art Director
About the video: Influences
Overview
“I will share with you the artists and people that have influenced my style and my way of thinking.”
In this video lesson Marco Oggian addresses the topic: Influences , which is part of the Domestika online course: Visual Identity Design: Clean and Simple Geometry. Learn how to find what’s truly essential in identity design using geometric shapes, critical thinking, and an efficient workflow.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson, I want to show you my biggest influences, the ones that have had a strong impact in my career as an artist and as a designer. The first one I want to show you is the Italian futurism movement and Fortunato Depero, which is my inspiration. That's impressive. You can see that I took a lot of inspiration from it. Look at the shapes, colors, the use of geometric shapes to represent everything. Also the use of typography. We're talking about the years 1920-1925 of the last century. It's dope. The futurism movement has always been seen with a really bad eye, because the...”
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Course summary for: Visual Identity Design: Clean and Simple Geometry
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Category
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Software
Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
Art Direction, Branding & Identity, Graphic Design

Marco Oggian
A course by Marco Oggian
Marco Oggian is an Italian-born illustrator, designer, and art director. He first started freelancing twelve years ago and has since worked on over 150 projects across the world. After studying in Switzerland and creating documentaries and marketing strategies in Italy, Marco moved to Spain where he currently works as an art director. There he set up his own studio, Brutto, which specializes in branding, images, videos, objects, and more for a diverse portfolio of clients.
Marco’s goal is to never stop creating. He is known for the simple yet striking geometric compositions he creates as well as the controversial social issues they challenge. He has worked for clients including Samsung, Nike, Vans, Zara, and Vogue and had his designs exhibited in galleries in Paris, Barcelona, and Milan to name just a few. He has also published over twenty books on design, branding, illustration, typography, and photography.
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