70s-Inspired Lettering Design
Digitization
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: Digitization
Overview
“I already have my refined sketch. Now I will be able to transfer it to a digital format using simple tools such as the cell phone camera or a scanner. In addition to this process, I'll show you how to make some adjustments in Adobe Photoshop to the scanned image.”
In this video lesson Santiago Arango addresses the topic: Digitization, 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
“digitization In this lesson I will show you how I take photos of drawings And how do I transfer them to the computer? No matter what camera you have, the idea is simply to have good lighting and follow some framing criteria to take the best possible photo. The idea is to maintain a lighting, where possible, without shadows, try to frame, that photography reaches the digital medium as well as possible. Another option, apart from the camera, is to scan it, if you have a scanner, as a minimum quality at 300 DPI or at 600 DPI to have much better resolution. Now we go to the computer to edit the...”
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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.
- 100% positive reviews (10)
- 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
