Creativity for Big Brands
Relevant iconographies and symbolisms
A course by Juan Carlos Fernández Espinosa (identidad.com) , Creative director
Joined October 2018
About the video: Relevant iconographies and symbolisms
Overview
“When designing, we can use graphic languages that everyone understands: universal symbols or colors that affect all human beings equally. But we can also create novel expressions devoid of previous meanings and that can make sense through use and interpretation. Universal symbols are more easily understood but, therefore, more used and less distinctive. New graphics require more investment - in money and time - to be decoded and recognized. Our mission in each project is to find the perfect balance between both extremes. ”
In this video lesson Juan Carlos Fernández Espinosa (identidad.com) addresses the topic: Relevant iconographies and symbolisms, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creativity for Big Brands. Learn to create strong brands that live on.
Partial transcription of the video
“Unit 3 Entities must express their very own identity Lesson 2 Relevant iconographies and symbolisms The previous lesson we saw the importance of being immersed In the universe of your client. What we will see now is how to use the graphic elements that surround us the symbolisms, the metaphors, the iconographies to make an identity project. You will see that it is fascinating, Not only listen to it or reflect it, but start looking for these elements. Since you are with your client, you will begin to see things that are not familiar to you. You start at the reception, you sit down for the cl...”
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Course summary for: Creativity for Big Brands
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Areas
Branding & Identity, Creative Consulting, Creativity, Logo Design, Marketing

Juan Carlos Fernández Espinosa (identidad.com)
A course by Juan Carlos Fernández Espinosa (identidad.com)
Juan Carlos Fernández defines himself as a brand creator. Graphic designer by profession, he has been designing logos and identity programs for large and medium-sized companies and institutions for more than 30 years, although, as he says, he does not escape the requests of friends and family to "design a loguito".
As a founding partner and creative director of the study of branding Ideograma, Juan Carlos' designs and ideas appear on all types of media, from the Bicentennial logo on Mexican banknotes to the graphic identity present in the Volaris aircraft, Mexican airline low-cost , passing through museums, magazines, fashion brands and banks, among many others.
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