Designing a Typographic Poster with Illustrator
Influences
A course by Steffen Wagner , Graphic and Product Designer
Joined April 2021
Joined April 2021
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson I will show you some of the most important influences on my work and artistic thoughts. I will introduce you to three artists who fascinate me and whose design and art I keep seeing in front of me. In one way or another, I always try to take up or reinterpret these influences in new ways in my works of art.”
In this video lesson Steffen Wagner addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Designing a Typographic Poster with Illustrator. Hone your knowledge of typography and composition to design a creative poster that conveys a hidden message.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences In this lesson, I'm going to introduce you to some of the most important influences present my work and artistic thoughts. I will introduce you to three artists who inspire me a lot. One of the most important artists who has influenced me in my entire career, is Pablo Picasso. He was a painter, printmaker, and sculptor from the early 20th century and co-founder of cubism. Pablo Picasso was a different thinker and pioneer for new perspectives. He tried to see objects from new angles to observe and represent. His style was straight lines, edges and hidden grids. And especially in C...”
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Course summary for: Designing a Typographic Poster with Illustrator
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Category
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Areas
Creativity, Design, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Poster Design, Typography
Steffen Wagner
A course by Steffen Wagner
Steffen Wagner is a graphic and product designer from Berlin who started drawing and painting at an early age. While studying industrial design in college, he developed an interest in graphic design, especially calligraphy and typography. Steffen went on to create the children's fashion brand IMAKID, which designs customizable clothing using different felt letters.
His interest in letters and communicative design eventually led him to his true passion: lettering and typographic posters. Steffen shares his posters on Instagram and Pinterest, and also designs logos, brand materials, and websites. His most distinguished projects include corporate designs for food companies and numerous works of art for galleries. Steffen's list of artistic influences includes Bauhaus and art styles from different time periods as well as artists like Pablo Picasso, Piet Mondrian, and Mark Rothko.
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