Experimental Design Techniques: Break the Rules

Experimental Design Techniques: Break the Rules

“We have now come to the end of this Domestika course. I would like to thank you for your participation and hope that you gained new insights into poster design and that you had fun doing it. Now it's time to work on your course project. If your posters aren't ready yet, get to work and show us the result! You are also welcome to start a new project. In any case, I would like to remind you to let your own inspiration run wild and experiment with the materials to create something unique. Here I have summarized the most important steps and the various elements that you can use to design different poster styles. The event First, of course, you have to choose an event that you want to present experimentally with posters. The photograph Who needs Photoshop? Find pictures from magazines or other print products and create your own textures with the tape. You can also use the scanner to create your own effect on images or text. The typography Mix fonts and add originality. Look for possible ligatures or connections between the letters that can associate the different fonts together. The composition Once your photo and scan effect is in place and your headline is complete, look for ways to create an exciting composition.

The presentation Finally, place your posters on mockups and share them on social media, or print them out and stage them! Once you are happy with your posters, you can upload your project to the forum. Simply click on "Create your project". If you have any questions during the process or want to get opinions on your work, please use the forum! There you can not only present your projects, but also exchange ideas with the community and find inspiration. I will stop by as often as possible and give you feedback and tips. See you in the forum!”

Partial transcription of the video

“final project Thank you for participating. You learned in this course how to design an eye-catching headline, by mixing fonts and even with ligatures brings to a new form. you also learned how to do effects that you normally do in photoshop, manufactured analog and original. In addition to the scan effect you have analog worked directly in the magazine. We created our own textures with masking tape. We created a new hierarchy with the Edding and brought in a handwriting to add a personal touch and with the stamp and the planned error even ensured originality. Then we had the focus on the ri...”

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Course summary for: Experimental Design Techniques: Break the Rules

• Level: Beginner
• 99% positive reviews (111)
• 4491 students
• 3 units
• 10 lessons (1h 40m)

• Category

  Design

• Software

  Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop

• Areas

  Graphic Design, Poster Design, Typography Design