Graphic Design: Communicate Complex Ideas with Simple Images
Influences
A course by Genis Carreras , Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Influences
Overview
“From the Swiss Design of the 50s and 60s to suprematism and abstract art, I will show you some of my biggest influences that shape how I see and understand design. ”
In this video lesson Genis Carreras addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Graphic Design: Communicate Complex Ideas with Simple Images. Discover a unique methodology for transforming big ideas into meaningful designs by exploring color, layout, shape, and typography.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences Now that you know a bit more about me, I will share my influences that shaped not only how I understand graphic design but also how I practice it. In general, my influences are very broad, but I prefer looking at the past rather than the present to come up with new ideas and new ways of looking at things. In particular, I like the international typographic style, also known as Swiss style, with designers like Josef Müller-Brockmann, Wim Crouwel, or Max Bill to name a few. Let me show you some of the work. In this book, I can show you a few examples of the work by Wim Crouwel. He ...”
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Course summary for: Graphic Design: Communicate Complex Ideas with Simple Images
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Branding & Identity, Graphic Design
Genis Carreras
A course by Genis Carreras
Genis Carreras is a designer, illustrator, and the founder of his own visual communication studio, Studio Carreras. He studied multimedia design in Spain and graphic communication in the UK before moving to London where he worked in different agencies, learning alongside talented designers. During that time, he published Philographics – a visual dictionary that uses graphic design to explain philosophy, and attracted enough clients to help him start his own studio.
Since then, Genis has worked with brands such as Google, Polaroid, New Philosopher, and Google Play. Together with his team, he works on everything from visual identities and editorial design to icons, using simple shapes to convey complex ideas. His work has been exhibited in New York, Paris, and Barcelona, at design festivals, and in design publications including Wired, and Communication Arts. He has also won multiple awards and been nominated at the Word Illustration Awards.
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