Designing a Typographic Poster with Illustrator
materials
A course by Steffen Wagner , Graphic and Product Designer
Joined April 2021
Joined April 2021
About the video: materials
Overview
“What materials are needed to create a typographic poster? I will explain that to you now and also explain the meaning they have.”
In this video lesson Steffen Wagner addresses the topic: materials, 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
“materials We will now talk about the materials that we use to make the preparations for our typographic poster. That means we use A3 paper. That of course depends on in which format you want to create your typographic poster. Of course, we also need a ruler, to draw our guidelines, and also a set square, in order to be able to create the right angle, of course. After we have created a grid, we will also sketch the first letters. We will cut these out. For this we need a cutting mat and a cutter. We will lay out the grid according to a certain design principle and for this it is also necessa...”
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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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