Type Design with Procedural Animation Techniques
Letter Design
A course by Martin Naumann , Interdisciplinary Designer and Digital Artist
About the video: Letter Design
Overview
“Next, I'll show you how I create the vectors for my type design in Adobe Illustrator.”
In this video lesson Martin Naumann addresses the topic: Letter Design, which is part of the Domestika online course: Type Design with Procedural Animation Techniques. Learn to create grid-based type designs and animate them using procedural animation methods.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson. we create vector designs for our letters. You can choose to make analog sketches if you but I typically opt for a fully digital approach. In this step. we need the program Adobe Illustrator. I start with an empty file in Illustrator. First. i create a large artboard because I like having plenty of space to work and will need room later to place the variations and copies of each letter. This approach allows for flexibility and creativity in the design process. Then. i configure a grid using the View menu in Adobe Illustrator. Display the grid and align the view to the grid in...”
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Course summary for: Type Design with Procedural Animation Techniques
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Category
3D & Animation, Design -
Software
Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
Animation, Color Theory, Design, Digital Design, Graphic Design, Kinetic Typography, Typography Design

Martin Naumann
A course by Martin Naumann
Martin Naumann is an interdisciplinary designer and digital artist currently based in Dessau, Germany. He studied integrated design at the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences and has been working as a freelancer since 2015. He specializes in abstract generative art and his fields of expertise are typography, visual and brand design, packaging, and illustration.
Throughout his career he has worked on numerous award-winning projects for clients such as Die Zeit and the chocolate brand Laroché, as well as for the record labels Universal Music and Anjunabeats. His pieces, which can be defined as experimental and transversal, are characterized by bright colors and futuristic aesthetics.
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