Creation of an Illustrated Personal Identity
Influences
A course by Alejandro Giraldo , Illustrator
About the video: Influences
Overview
“In this lesson I am going to talk about my first references and Colombian idols that inspired me to study graphic design. Then, I will talk about how Barcelona changed my way of seeing the world and aroused my love for the sea, thus reaching one of the greatest revelations I've had in life: the best way to get inspired is to travel the world. ”
In this video lesson Alejandro Giraldo addresses the topic: Influences, which is part of the Domestika online course: Creation of an Illustrated Personal Identity. Design a universe that represents you and apply it to different objects.
Partial transcription of the video
“Influences Hey what else? Hope you're well. In this lesson we will talk about all my influences, all the artists, people and places that have been part of my artistic life. Join me to see them. I want to talk mainly about two Colombian illustrators that marked me at the beginning of my career, at a time when I worked for a company in Medellín and I wanted to open my mind to new things. At that time it was not very common to be an independent illustrator nor live on it, it was more common to link to a company. The role of designer-author was unknown, but thanks to the internet I started to k...”
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Course summary for: Creation of an Illustrated Personal Identity
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Category
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Areas
Accessory Design, Branding & Identity, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration
Alejandro Giraldo
A course by Alejandro Giraldo
Alejandro Giraldo has been a freelance illustrator for 7 years in Medellín (Colombia). He works for different brands and advertising agencies around the world, such as LOWE, DDB, LOLA Madrid, Psyop, Polynoid, Woodblock, Pull and Bear, Lefties, and Step Art. In his spare time, he works on personal illustration projects and on his Velmost brand of t-shirts, which are inspired by the sea.
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