Picturebook Creation
Expressive typography
A course by Flavia Z Drago , Illustrator, autor and graphic designer
About the video: Expressive typography
Overview
“In this lesson, I am going to draw a series of words and explain how we can also count through typography. Even the materials we use count. ”
In this video lesson Flavia Z Drago addresses the topic: Expressive typography, which is part of the Domestika online course: Picturebook Creation. Use illustration as a narrative base for your book and create a model ready to present to an editor.
Partial transcription of the video
“Expressive typography In this lesson, we'll see how we can also use typography to narrate. Many illustrators are a little scared of working with typography because they think it's very difficult to draw letters. However, it's more useful to think of it as a drawing and not a letter. Here, we're going to see how we can use the materials to tell a story, too. I want to start, for example, using this ink pen that I really like. Now, I'll draw the word "terror". This pen gives us some expressiveness when we're drawing. The fact that the letters are a little wavy could give the impression that t...”
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Course summary for: Picturebook Creation
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Category
Illustration -
Software
Adobe InDesign, Adobe Photoshop -
Areas
Children's Illustration, Drawing, Editorial Design, Narrative, Picturebook, Storyboard, Traditional illustration
Flavia Z Drago
A course by Flavia Z Drago
Flavia studied graphic design in Mexico and for many years, worked in branding and packaging design. She later became an illustrator and is now a full-time writer and illustrator of picturebooks for children of all ages. Her books can be found in Mexico, Spain, the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and online through Amazon.
As a designer, she has worked with Dolce Gusto, Nestlé Chocolate, and Hermés. She has illustrated for editorials such as Combel (Ricitos de Oro), Petra (Dientes, Santo Remedio), Delete Dog (Balandra), and the Secretary of Culture in Mexico (Tolstoi), A Fin de Cuentos (Alimentos que cambiaron al mundo), Castillo (Maroma y la mariposa roja) and Walker Books (Gustavo the Shy Ghost); and for animation studios like HolaCombo (Matlatzinca and #Refugeechildren) and Dicinueve36 (Little Thinkers).
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