Designing a Typographic Poster with Illustrator
The grid
A course by Steffen Wagner , Graphic and Product Designer
Joined April 2021
Joined April 2021
About the video: The grid
Overview
“In this lesson, I'll show you how to create a grid using the golden ratio and analog.”
In this video lesson Steffen Wagner addresses the topic: The grid, 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
“The grid Now we have got to know all the materials that we will work with. Exactly with these materials we will create our analog grid, based on the golden ratio. The Golden cut is a division ratio of two quantities to each other, which people perceive as particularly harmonious and is perceived. So if you now divide our sheet of paper into these two sizes, you can exactly at these intersections Place things or position elements, which the viewer considers particularly important or should be perceived as valuable. So in order to get the appropriate division ratio now, we use the number phi....”
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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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