Designing a Typographic Poster with Illustrator
Sources of inspiration
A course by Steffen Wagner , Graphic and Product Designer
Joined April 2021
Joined April 2021
About the video: Sources of inspiration
Overview
“Let's think about the topic of our project together. I will show you how and with which tools or sources of inspiration I usually commit myself to a topic.”
In this video lesson Steffen Wagner addresses the topic: Sources of inspiration, 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
“Sources of inspiration This lesson is about how to get inspired and where to find appropriate inspiration, around certain words or statements or visualize your own experiences. I'll show you how to find my inspiration and that there are certain tools to get inspiration and during this phase already a certain visual image from the work or from the composition. You can think of words or get inspiration from statements and I would start by that you may have your own experiences, that you've made, during your life, visualized or certain values that you represent. And you can visualize and desig...”
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Course summary for: Designing a Typographic Poster with Illustrator
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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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