Playful Typography for Powerful Communication in Illustrator

Learn the basics of typography to create memorable compositions that harness the power of words Creative typography allows you to take some of life’s challenges and turn them into messages of hope, action, and positivity. Graphic designer and typography artist Dani Molyneux is passionate about words and the beauty of expressing them. She has worked for leading creative agencies across the UK and is the founder of her own studio, Dotto.

In this course, she teaches you how to design your own bold, colorful, and playful typography. Create a poster featuring a message that means something to you using your own type with Dani as your guide. Explore typography and create artwork that speaks!

What will you learn in this online course? Begin by getting to know graphic designer and typographic artist Dani Molyneux. She talks through the creative career that led her to start her own brand, along with the influences that inspire the work she creates.

Take a look at how typography can depict a mood and choose a message for your piece with that in mind. Experiment with composition by creating your initial sketches, then set up your digital workspace in Illustrator. Discover different techniques for creating type and choosing a color palette.

Digitize your sketch, vectorize it, then use the techniques you’ve learned to craft your letters. Explore different color combinations for your final piece before making the finishing touches to your poster in preparation for printing.

Discover different ways to print your design, including Risograph printing. Then, to finish the course, Dani guides you through how to share your work with the world, via social media, your portfolio, and more.

What is this course’s project? Create a bold and colorful typographic poster on a topic that’s important to you.

Who is this online course for? This course is for anyone with an interest in designing playful typography compositions with meaningful messages behind them.

Requirements and materials No previous experience is needed.

In terms of materials, you will need access to a device with a vector-based program like Adobe Illustrator.

U1 Introducción U1L1 About Me U1L2 Influences

U2 Preparar, jugar y aprender los conceptos básicos U2L1 How Type Creates Mood U2L2 Message and Composition U2L3 Setting up Your Illustrator Workspace U2L4 How to Create a Type 1 U2L4 How to Create a Type 2 U2L5 Choosing Colour

U3 Comenzando tu póster lúdico U3L1 Basic Composition on Illustrator U3L2 Crafting the Letters U3L3 Add Colour U3L4 Tweaking and Finalising Your Poster

U4 Llevar tu póster al mundo U4L1 Printing Techniques Digital U4L2 Setting Up For A Risograph Print U4L3 More than Posters

U5 Proyecto final U5 Proyecto final

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