Designing a Typographic Poster with Illustrator
From the idea to the design
A course by Steffen Wagner , Graphic and Product Designer
Joined April 2021
Joined April 2021
About the video: From the idea to the design
Overview
“Now we take our word to be visualized from the preparations. We sketch the letters again in the same way and put them in the grid.”
In this video lesson Steffen Wagner addresses the topic: From the idea to the design, 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
“From the idea to the design We all have inspirations now collected for our mood board, created it and can now dedicate ourselves directly to the letters, that we need for our final project. All the letters from the word Explore and from the word Type. If we now sketch our word and sketch every single letter, let's try individual items to incorporate in one or two of the letters. I have now sketched the E and I would suggest you first sketch the complete lettering and then tried afterwards due to the shape of each letter to integrate different elements. That means we will continue with the X...”
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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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