DIY Printing for Album Covers and Pins
Influences
A course by Paolo Proserpio , Art Director and Graphic Designer
About the video: Influences
Overview
“I have learned and always learn by watching what others do, both for the positive and the negative aspects. In this lesson, I'll tell you about three of my inspirations: Art Chantry, Vaughan Oliver, and Glen E. Friedman.”
In this video lesson Paolo Proserpio addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: DIY Printing for Album Covers and Pins. Learn to create graphics for band merchandise with Photoshop and Illustrator, and apply them using thermal and transfer printing techniques.
Partial transcription of the video
“Reference models In this lesson, I will tell you about what influenced my work and that continues to influence him. Certainly, Vaughan Oliver, 4AD record label chart, it was a huge influence of mine. Vaughan is a graphic designer who collaborated with many groups during the 90s and even the 2000s. The main groups he collaborated with are the Pixies, but also the Breeders, Frank Black, who is the leader of the Pixies, and also, for example, the Lush. The book I brought you is Vaughan Oliver's "Archive". This book, as you can see, collects his vast production. Vaughan Oliver's work that I am ...”
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Course summary for: DIY Printing for Album Covers and Pins
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Art Direction, Arts & Crafts, DIY, Fine Arts, Printing
Paolo Proserpio
A course by Paolo Proserpio
Paolo Proserpio is a graphic designer who lives and works in Milan. He's been a big fan of the underground music, graphic design, and art scenes since he was young. He first studied at the Accademia di architettura di Mendrisio followed by the Istituto Europeo di Design in Milan where he specialized in graphic design.
He worked in the fields of music and fashion during his student years and continued for a time after graduating. He now has over a decade of experience running his own studio, which focuses on graphic design and art direction, primarily for printed products such as gadgets, T-shirts, catalogs, packaging, and album covers.
From 1999 to 2009, he also worked as a photographer for magazines, webzines, and agencies, as well as MTV.it, capturing images of famous musicians and bands from Italy and around the world. Since 2005, he's been sharing his knowledge on brand design and printmaking techniques as a professor at the I.E.D in Milan, and currently teaches two courses on screen printing at the Domus Academy.
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