Visual Storytelling with Hand-Lettering and Illustration

Visual Storytelling with Hand-Lettering and Illustration

“You have now come to the end of this Domestika course. Congratulations and thank you again for participating! Now it's time to work on your own project. I would like to summarize the most important steps that you should consider when designing your poster as generally as possible and give you a few useful tips. For both this and other projects, it is extremely helpful to have a personal collection of sources of inspiration that you can always turn to and that is always evolving. So always be open, observe your surroundings, get inspired by everything and take notes and photos of it. You then use your reference material to create a mood board for your typographic poster and choose an appropriate quote. Feel free to experiment with different font styles, compositions, and color palettes to find the right aesthetic. Add illustrations to your lettering to convey the story you want your poster to tell.

Then you create a first digital draft with rough sketches, which you gradually refine. First add outlines and color. You then give your design the finishing touch with shading and textures - and with various tricks your poster also gets that unique "handmade" look. I'm looking forward to seeing your creation! Don't forget to upload your project in the forum. Simply click on "Create your project". Remember to share not only your final poster, but also your creative process. I'll be stopping by the forums as often as I can to check out your work and provide feedback. But also exchange ideas with other course participants so that we can all learn from each other! Until then, have fun designing your poster. See you soon! ”

Partial transcription of the video

“final project We have now come to the end of the course. Thank you for the participation! I hope you take away not only a great poster, but also knowledge that will help you your journey into the world of hand lettering and continue visual storytelling. I hope I could inspire you both with my own creations and my sources of inspiration, such as old signs, pennants, packaging and books. Look for your own inspiration in many different places and observe your surroundings with open-mindedness and curiosity. It is best to take notes and photos of what piques your interest. Be it specific quotes...”

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Course summary for: Visual Storytelling with Hand-Lettering and Illustration

• Level: Beginner
• 97% positive reviews (38)
• 1616 students
• 5 units
• 18 lessons (3h 40m)
• 4 downloads

• Category

  Calligraphy & Typography, Illustration

• Areas

  Digital Illustration, Hand Lettering, Lettering, Typography