Creative Poster Design for Events
Lettering
A course by Marte , Graphic Designer and Lettering Artist
About the video: Lettering
Overview
“I will introduce you to the basics of lettering, that way you can use it to add personality to the letters of the title of your poster.”
In this video lesson Marte addresses the topic: Lettering, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creative Poster Design for Events. Explore the tools to create a visually striking poster from scratch by combining the art of lettering and graphic design.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson, I'll introduce you to the basics of lettering so you can add more personality to your text. Lettering is the art of drawing letters. The special thing about lettering is that it allows us to design letters that combine with illustrations we make. When I started designing, my posters were super illustrated. And when I had to place the text, I would sit at the computer for hours looking for fonts, but none of them seem to work. Illustration and typography seemed like two different worlds trying to coexist. with no success. When I learned how to draw my own letters, the distanc...”
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Course summary for: Creative Poster Design for Events
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Creativity, Design, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Lettering, Poster Design, Typography, Vector Illustration
Marte
A course by Marte
Martina Galarza, also known as Marte, is a graphic designer and lettering artist from Buenos Aires, Argentina. What started as a hobby, creating posters for her musician friends just six years ago, has transformed into a blossoming career. After discovering her passion for lettering and design, she left her career in geology and started working as a designer for an independent music label.
Marte has designed posters for musicians like Pussy Riot, Paul McCartney, Courtney Barnett, Marilina Bertoli, Indios, and Juana Molina. She has also designed graphic pieces for brands like Budweiser, WeWork, and Cynar. She created a poster series titled Female Power in 2018, which was a key year for the feminist movement in Argentina. The series went on to be exhibited in Argentina, Spain and Australia, and won the Latin American award for illustration.
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