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Domestika

Graphic Design: The Art of Shape and Color

via Domestika

Overview

Learn to harness the power of shapes, colors, and patterns to express ideas through bold graphic designs
  • Introduction
  • How to Find Inspiration Anytime, Anywhere
  • From Inspiration to Design, Step by Step
  • Ways to Amplify Your Work
  • Final project
Artist and graphic designer June Mineyama-Smithson has one goal—to spread optimism through bold and beautiful colors and shapes. Inspired by the bright lights of her childhood in ’70s and ’80s Tokyo, June employs a unique graphic design method that is larger than life. She’s created designs for many urban projects, collaborating with London’s Culture Mile and On the Grid, and she’s also developed her own NFT collection, When a Visionary Dreams.

In this online course, learn how to create eye-catching posters and social media posts using June’s bespoke methods. She teaches you to find inspiration in your imagination and your surroundings, translating them into exciting designs with unique shapes and colors. Prepare to be guided by your creative intuition and everyday inspiration.

Syllabus

  • About Me
  • Influences
  • Colour and Shapes in Graphic Design
  • The MAMIMU Method
  • A Warm-up Exercise with Apples
  • Let's Go Out for Inspiration
  • How to Create and Curate a Mood Board
  • Sketching and Mark Making
  • Working in Adobe Illustrator 1
  • Working in Adobe Illustrator 2
  • Creating Posters and Social Media Posts
  • Personal Branding
  • Collaboration
  • Graphic Design: The Art of Shape and Color

Taught by

June Mineyama-Smithson

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