Experimental Design Techniques: Break the Rules
Presenting Your Work
A course by Cihan Tamti , Designer
About the video: Presenting Your Work
Overview
“The poster is now complete. And now? Here I explain to you where the posters work and how you can best present your work. ”
In this video lesson Cihan Tamti addresses the topic: Presenting Your Work, 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 our previous lesson. we finished the analog poster. Now. all three posters are ready for the next steps. Next. i'll explain what we can do with these posters. The unique aspect of these posters is the textures from scanning. the scan effects. and especially the mixing of letters. which is usually not done. These rule-breaking elements make us stand out. This particularly happens on social media. You're forgotten in two seconds. and people just scroll on. By breaking these rules. we force the viewer to stop and take a quick look. like. hey. what's written there. what was the intention? Is...”
This transcript is automatically generated, so it may contain mistakes.
Course summary for: Experimental Design Techniques: Break the Rules
-
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.
- 99% positive reviews (119)
- 4,837 students
- 10 lessons (1h 40m)
- 7 downloads
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: German, English, Spanish (Latam), French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch · Turkish · Romanian · Indonesian
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Category
Areas
