Course overview
- Provider
- CreativeLive
- Course type
- Paid course
- Deadline
- Flexible
- Duration
- 4 hours
- Lessons
- 21 lessons
- Course author
- Brandon Rike
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- 21 Video lessons in HD
- 4h 38m of class content
- Exclusive bonus content
- Lifetime access, anywhere, anytime
- Streaming access on desktop and mobile browsers
- Download and offline access with class purchase
- Offline sync with our iPhone & iPad apps
- 100% satisfaction guarantee
Description
You might be surprised to learn that you don’t need to know how to hand letter and draw to create rad custom typography. In fact, Brandon Rike – whose star-studded client list includes everyone from Pharrell to Madonna – creates his unique lettering almost exclusively in Illustrator. He’ll show you how its done in Simple Methods for Custom Lettering.
Working with type is a huge part of graphic design and custom letterforms can be applied to just about every project you’ll work on. In this class, you’ll take an in-depth look at type and learn Brandon’s methods for customizing it to fit the project.
You’ll learn about:
- Matching the typeface to the mood of your project
- Working with color, shape, and form
- Customizing letterforms based on existing fonts
- Improving your workflow
You’ll learn three methods for creating custom typography and how to differentiate between high and low-quality letterforms. Brandon will also teach his super efficient workflow, so your projects aren’t bogged down during the lettering process.
Both beginners and professionals will learn new ways of working in Adobe Illustrator to produce rockstar-quality custom type.
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