Experimental Design Techniques: Break the Rules
Printing Products for Scanning a Photo
A course by Cihan Tamti , Designer
About the video: Printing Products for Scanning a Photo
Overview
“Using some magazine photos, I analyze which image material makes sense for the poster and how it can be striking.”
In this video lesson Cihan Tamti addresses the topic: Printing Products for Scanning a Photo, which is part of the Domestika online course: Experimental Design Techniques: Break the Rules. Push the boundaries of design by creating three posters using experimental typography, analog tools, and digital compositions.
Partial transcription of the video
“In the previous lesson. we talked about my influences. Next. we will discuss which print products make sense for a poster and how they create a striking effect. To get suitable images. one should use magazines or print products. that display large images and detailed shots of different people. Hands and heads can also be included. Fashion magazines. like Vogue. which I brought here. are particularly good for this. I chose Vogue magazine because it often focuses on fashion and includes large images of people. making it ideal for creating striking visual effects. and certain models can also b...”
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Course summary for: Experimental Design Techniques: Break the Rules
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Category
Design -
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Graphic Design, Poster Design, Typography Design

Cihan Tamti
A course by Cihan Tamti
Cihan Tamti is a graphic designer based in Bochum, Germany. After discovering his passion for typography and poster design through graffiti art, he trained as a design technical assistant and studied communication design. As a student, he set up his own business, creating original typography for Adobe and graphic concepts for Calvin Klein.
He also published the first issue of his magazine, Homebound, while he was still studying. The posters he put on social media attracted a lot of interest and Stefan Sagmeister named him one of the top five designers on Instagram. 100 of his posters from 2019-2020 were collected in the book BREAKOUT, published by Slanted Publishers, as well as the Homebound - New Wave edition of his magazine. In addition, Cihan gives lectures and workshops at universities and industry festivals.
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