Photography for Graphic Designers: Create a Brand Book
The Basics of Visual Identity
A course by Felix Finger , Graphic Designer
About the video: The Basics of Visual Identity
Overview
“In this lesson I will give you an insight into the development of visual identity, why it is becoming more and more relevant today, and what its components are. I will also explain the difference between common terms such as CI, CD, brand and brand development, which are often mixed up.”
In this video lesson Felix Finger addresses the topic: The Basics of Visual Identity, which is part of the Domestika online course: Photography for Graphic Designers: Create a Brand Book. Master the art of developing visual identities with self-shot photos in this course. Create a compelling brand book to impress your clients!.
Partial transcription of the video
“In this lesson I will explain the basics of visual identity. In order to fundamentally understand the topic of identity better, we have to jump back in time a bit, namely around 600,000 years into the so-called Paleolithic period. In the Paleolithic period people organized themselves into social groups for the first time, in so-called hordes and clans. And in these hordes and clans there was a division of labor, everyone looked after each other. So it just had a huge advantage, to form evolutionary groups. Beyond this community of convenience, there were also rituals in these social structu...”
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Course summary for: Photography for Graphic Designers: Create a Brand Book
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Category
Design, Photography & Video -
Software
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Graphic Design, Photographic Composition, Photography

Felix Finger
A course by Felix Finger
Felix Finger is an experienced graphic designer and photographer specializing in creating visual identities. His work fuses the abstract nature of graphic design with the tangible world of photography, making brands more vivid and relatable. Felix has received numerous awards, including the German Design Award and the ADC Silver Cube. His portfolio includes branding projects for craftsmanship and technology companies, where he effectively uses photography as a design tool.
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