Designing a Typographic Poster with Illustrator
Mood board
A course by Steffen Wagner , Graphic and Product Designer
Joined April 2021
Joined April 2021
About the video: Mood board
Overview
“In this lesson we will create a mood board that will give you a feel for our project. To do this, we will take a closer look at the topic and seek out appropriate inspirations and design elements to incorporate into the project. We then use this to create an appealing mood board.”
In this video lesson Steffen Wagner addresses the topic: Mood board, 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
“Mood board In the last lesson we got to know sources of inspiration where we can collect inspiration for our final project. And in this lesson we'll be using a create a mood board based on these sources of inspiration. A mood board is a template, so to speak, that conveys a certain mood, namely in which direction the project can develop or which symbols, which elements can appear in it. For this I will now go to the Unsplash.com page and pick out some pictures that fit the topic. We have decided to that we call the final project Explore, Explore Type. I recommend you to think about it first...”
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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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