Experimental Design Techniques: Break the Rules
Designing an Event Poster 2
A course by Cihan Tamti, Designer
About the video: Designing an Event Poster 2
Overview
“When designing the heading, it's important to look for the right balance between each letter so that interesting contrasts or ligatures can be created. ”
In this video lesson Cihan Tamti addresses the topic: Designing an Event Poster 2, 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
“Next would be the letter I. Since the T preceding it is quite large and can sometimes be mistaken for an I itself. due to its broad horizontal stroke. sticking with a consistent font style here is advisable. This approach maintains harmony by preventing any abrupt changes or misinterpretations of the design elements. At this point. it's crucial to ensure the widths align. This results in a distinctly different x-height in this context. than the font itself. which would be much higher. To achieve the desired width. we must somehow ensure we arrive at this point accurately and effectively. Yo...”
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Course summary for: Experimental Design Techniques: Break the Rules
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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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