Designing a Typographic Poster with Illustrator
Getting started in Illustrator 2
A course by Steffen Wagner , Graphic and Product Designer
Joined April 2021
Joined April 2021
About the video: Getting started in Illustrator 2
Overview
“Now we are adding a little more dynamism to our typographic poster. We put individual lettering in italics in order to obtain an initial intermediate result in black and white.”
In this video lesson Steffen Wagner addresses the topic: Getting started in Illustrator 2, 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
“Getting started in Illustrator Now to put it all over again to give a certain dynamic, we will put this lettering in italics, that is, we will do it via the Effects tab Distortion and Transformation Filters, Free Distort, we will change the lettering now in italics. To do this, select both upper anchor points. This has to be done individually. And of course tries to ensure the same distance here as here, so that the lettering is in italics. Now you can see that the selection is still the straight font. We can change that by marking the script, click on object and change the appearance. Now ...”
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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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