Playful Typography for Powerful Communication in Illustrator
Basic Composition on Illustrator
A course by Dani Molyneux , Graphic Designer and Typographic Artist
Joined February 2021
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Joined February 2021
About the video: Basic Composition on Illustrator
Overview
“In this lesson, you’ll look at how to build on your sketches and make the transfer to the screen. ”
In this video lesson Dani Molyneux addresses the topic: Basic Composition on Illustrator, which is part of the Domestika online course: Playful Typography for Powerful Communication in Illustrator. Learn the basics of typography to create memorable compositions that harness the power of words.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Basic Composition on Illustrator In this lesson, we'll start the final project. We'll start by transferring to Illustrator and looking at some basic composition. Let's get started. The next stage when you're happy with your sketch, it doesn't have to be exactly how you think it will be at the end, but as long as you're happy enough to get started, we'll start digitizing it. To place a new file, go to File and Place. Where have I put mine? Here we go. I'm going to drop this in. One thing that I'll do as I'm working through is making sure things like spacing and all stuff like that is right...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: Playful Typography for Powerful Communication in Illustrator
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Software
Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
Creativity, Design, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Poster Design, Typography, Typography Design
Dani Molyneux
A course by Dani Molyneux
Dani Molyneux is a graphic designer and typographic artist based in Manchester, England. She grew up with a pencil and sketchbook in hand and originally wanted to be a fashion designer. During textile class in school, she began experimenting with drawing and painting before being introduced to graphic design by her tutor. Dani studied visual communications at Leeds Art University, where she experimented with a variety of different creative disciplines. After graduating, she worked as a designer for leading creative agencies across the UK before going freelance after the birth of her daughter.
In 2017, Dani started her brand Dotto with the aim of making meaningful artwork. She was also the co-founder of Ladies, Wine & Design Manchester, which supports female creatives, as well as The How, which helps bring artists together in response to the pandemic.
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