Digital Lettering Techniques: Geometry and Expression

About Me

A course by Juan Camilo Hincapié , Graphic Designer and Letterng Specialist

Graphic Designer and Letterng Specialist. Medellín, Colombia.
Joined June 2021
100% positive reviews (14)
330 students
Audio: Spanish
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About the video: About Me

Overview

“To begin, I would like to introduce myself and tell you a bit about how my family and childhood influenced my personal and professional path. I will also tell you about the way in which typography and illustration helped me to communicate better and how all aspects of my life, in one way or another, are crossed by design.”

In this video lesson Juan Camilo Hincapié addresses the topic: About Me, which is part of the Domestika online course: Digital Lettering Techniques: Geometry and Expression. Learn three methods for designing letters digitally and create compositions inspired by your favorite music.

Partial transcription of the video

“Presentation I introduce myself, I am Juan Camilo Hincapié, better known as Rulo, graphic designer born in Medellín. I come from a peasant family in which my grandmother always encouraged me to illustrate. I remember that since I was a child I have used typography and illustration to communicate easily and fluently. This has prompted me to communicate in a more assertive way with graphic design. Seeing me in trouble to communicate, I decided to enter the School of Design to make this my voice. With the passing of time and the experiences that the profession gives us, my abilities were growi...”

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Course summary for: Digital Lettering Techniques: Geometry and Expression

  • Level: Beginner
  • 100% positive reviews (14)
  • 330 students
  • 4 units
  • 12 lessons (2h 0m)
  • 8 downloads
  • Category

    Calligraphy & Typography
  • Software

    Adobe Illustrator
  • Areas

    Branding & Identity, Graphic Design, Lettering, Traditional illustration

Juan Camilo Hincapié

Juan Camilo Hincapié
A course by Juan Camilo Hincapié

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Graphic Designer and Letterng Specialist

Juan Camilo, known in the art world as Rulo, is a graphic designer with a passion for illustration, typography, and geometric shapes. He is motivated by the expression of letters and different methods for their construction, and is constantly in pursuit of new communicative pathways using words.

He's collaborated with brands like Hatsu, True, Levi's, and Falabella, as well as 23 Hotel and La Solar Festival. He has also won competitions including Talentos con Actitud Dux in 2020. His greatest professional accomplishment to date was as art director of Medellín Marca Ciudad, for which he designed the logo and iconography of his hometown.


  • 100% positive reviews (14)
  • 330 students
  • 12 lessons (2h 0m)
  • 18 additional resources (8 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish · Romanian · Indonesian
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

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Digital Lettering Techniques: Geometry and Expression. Calligraphy, and Typography course by Juan Camilo Hincapié

Digital Lettering Techniques: Geometry and Expression

A course by Juan Camilo Hincapié
Graphic Designer and Letterng Specialist. Medellín, Colombia.
Joined June 2021
  • 100% positive reviews (14)
  • 330 students