70s-Inspired Lettering Design
Selection and refinement of the sketch
A course by Santiago Arango , Graphic Designer and Lettering Artist
Experiment with wavy lines, exaggerated proportions, and bold contrasts to create groovy letters inspired by the 70s
- Spanish with subtitles in English
- 100% positive reviews (10)
- 406 students
About the video: Selection and refinement of the sketch
Overview
“Now I will make a selection of the sketches to draw in a more refined way and on a more generous scale. You will see how to explore variants that this selection could have: adjustments of endings or slurs, for example.”
In this video lesson Santiago Arango addresses the topic: Selection and refinement of the sketch, which is part of the Domestika online course: 70s-Inspired Lettering Design. Experiment with wavy lines, exaggerated proportions, and bold contrasts to create groovy letters inspired by the 70s.
Partial transcription of the video
“Selection and refinement of the sketch In this lesson we will take the sketch we did in the previous lesson, we're going to scale it and we're going to refine it a little bit more. Since my design is round, I'll use a guide to trace the circle and begin to sketch. From the other sketch to this one we can make many improvements by having it much bigger. For example, here, in this corner of the T I'm trying to reflect this punchline of the S What helped me to make this post here? to fill as much space as possible, as if the letter were melting. I want to take advantage of this space to finish...”
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Course summary for: 70s-Inspired Lettering Design
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Category
Calligraphy & Typography -
Areas
Digital Lettering, Graphic Design, Lettering, Typography, Typography Design
A course by Santiago Arango
Santiago Arango is a graphic designer from Medellín, Colombia, who loves letters and everything related to typography. He has more than a decade of experience as a professional designer and eight as a self-taught lettering artist.
Even before he knew how to properly write in his own language, he was fascinated by letters and their shapes, which he now considers the foundation of any visual identity, much like the bricks in a building. The bulk of his work has been centered around designing museum exhibits and cultural projects. His typeface design Oddity also won him bronze at the LAD Awards.
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- 406 students
- 11 lessons (1h 39m)
- 18 additional resources (6 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish
- Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
