Designing a Typographic Poster with Illustrator
Work with the grid
A course by Steffen Wagner , Graphic and Product Designer
Joined April 2021
Joined April 2021
About the video: Work with the grid
Overview
“In this lesson we will start using Adobe Illustrator. We transfer our analog grid to digital and design some letters.”
In this video lesson Steffen Wagner addresses the topic: Work with 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
“Work with the grid Now that I teach you the basics of typographic design, in this lesson can we start to work in Illustrator and create the first grid. This is the Adobe Illustrator program. We are going to create a new document with the dimensions 500 by 700 millimeters, this is a common poster format, therefore we work directly in these dimensions. So, the name of the document is entered here. Now unit 2. Lesson 4. Create. And so you get our document in the right dimensions. So, here we go we would like to create or transfer our grid digitally. First of all we have to check whether we hav...”
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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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