70s-Inspired Lettering Design
Final arts and mock-up
A course by Santiago Arango , Graphic Designer and Lettering Artist
About the video: Final arts and mock-up
Overview
“The last stage of the project will be to finalize and organize the archive for production. In addition to this process, I will also teach you how to assemble a mock-up, this will allow you to have a better idea of how the design will look once materialized.”
In this video lesson Santiago Arango addresses the topic: Final arts and mock-up, 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
“Final arts and mock-up In this lesson we are going to finalize and organize the file for production. It is important to consider the materials and substrates that we are going to use. In addition, we will mount a mock-up to have a better idea how our design will look once produced. Let's do it. With our design ready, one very important thing when designing is to make a mock-up, especially to look at the proportion of the design with respect to the piece on which it will be mounted or materiality. Let's say that if the project you are developing is it a postcard or a poster, it may be to loo...”
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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

Santiago Arango
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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