Experimental Techniques for Graphic Design Solutions
A course by Leopoldo Leal , Graphic Designer
Learn to experiment with graphic design processes and build on your resources for creating signature and commercial pieces
Learn to experiment with graphic design processes and build on your resources for creating signature and commercial pieces
Experimental design offers everything you need to develop different ideas from a problem or brief, in a fun and effective way. In this online course, graphic designer Leopoldo Leal teaches you to explore experimental graphic processes to use in commercial or personal pieces.
By the end of the course, you'll have created a series of posters based on a brief by exploring graphic design materials, processes, and techniques to help you find surprising solutions to your creative projects.
What will you learn in this online course?
15 lessons & 14 downloads
- 99% positive reviews (73)
- 2,833 students
- 15 lessons (1h 44m)
- 14 additional resources (2 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Portuguese
- Portuguese · Spanish · English · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
What is this course's project?
Create a series of posters while exploring the exciting world of experimental design.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Designers, design students, and anyone interested in visual design.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, you need a few basic materials for drawing and collage including a pencil, a pen, paper, glue, scissors, and a craft knife. If you prefer, you can work entirely digitally in Adobe Illustrator or Photoshop.
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A course by Leopoldo Leal
Leopoldo Leal is a graphic designer with a degree from the University of São Paulo's Architecture and Urban Planning Faculty who now works as a professor at Senac. As a designer, he's collaborated with agencies like Landor, Interbrand, FutureBrand, Gad’, and currently forms part of the team at Pharus Design.
His book Processo de criação em design gráfico: Pandemonium, won first place at the Museu da Casa Brasileira's Prêmio Design and was selected for The Type Directors Club (TDC66) as well as the 13th ADG Brasil Biennial, the 2020 Brasil Design Award, and the 2021 LAD Awards.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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About Me
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Influences
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U2
Experimental design concepts
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Experimental design
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Problem (briefing)
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Problem in copyright projects
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How to plan experiments in graphic design
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Introduction to exercise
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U3
Exercise
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Explanation of the experiment
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developing the project
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How to evaluate your experiments
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End of exercise
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Don't underestimate a simple task
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U4
Producing experiments
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Other methods
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Register the process
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Including experimentation in project presentation
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FP
Final project
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Experimental Techniques for Graphic Design Solutions
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What to expect from a Domestika course
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Learn at your own pace
Enjoy learning from home without a set schedule and with an easy-to-follow method. You set your own pace.
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Learn from the best professionals
Learn valuable methods and techniques explained by top experts in the creative sector.
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Meet expert teachers
Each expert teaches what they do best, with clear guidelines, true passion, and professional insight in every lesson.
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Certificates
PlusIf you're a Plus member, get a custom certificate signed by your teacher for every course. Share it on your portfolio, social media, or wherever you like.
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Get front-row seats
Videos of the highest quality, so you don't miss a single detail. With unlimited access, you can watch them as many times as you need to perfect your technique.
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Share knowledge and ideas
Ask questions, request feedback, or offer solutions. Share your learning experience with other students in the community who are as passionate about creativity as you are.
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Connect with a global creative community
The community is home to millions of people from around the world who are curious and passionate about exploring and expressing their creativity.
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Watch professionally produced courses
Domestika curates its teacher roster and produces every course in-house to ensure a high-quality online learning experience.
FAQs
Domestika's courses are online classes that provide you with the tools and skills you need to complete a specific project. Every step of the project combines video lessons with complementary instructional material, so you can learn by doing. Domestika's courses also allow you to share your own projects with the teacher and with other students, creating a dynamic course community.
All courses are 100% online, so once they're published, courses start and finish whenever you want. You set the pace of the class. You can go back to review what interests you most and skip what you already know, ask questions, answer questions, share your projects, and more.
The courses are divided into different units. Each one includes lessons, informational text, tasks, and practice exercises to help you carry out your project step by step, with additional complementary resources and downloads. You'll also have access to an exclusive forum where you can interact with the teacher and with other students, as well as share your work and your course project, creating a community around the course.
You can redeem the course you received by accessing the redeeming page and entering your gift code.
kanna_g
Très complet et novateur
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rt4vwmdr9v
Plus非常非常棒的课程!!很感谢老师如此亲切详实地为我们介绍了设计实验的方法,这是我一直很疑惑并感到兴趣的地方。尤其是我看到老师展示的完整的从设计背景设计问题到设计实验设计产出的这一流程(在笔记本中)的时候,我真的非常的兴奋!这很有力地促进和激发了我对设计可能性的想象!而不是那种刻板的只是套用模版和现有风格的东西!
再次感谢老师!非常好的课程!
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annatox
Il corso è stato veramente interessante, ho pubblicato anche dei disegni. Ottimo!
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mangelicaestivallet
Bem didático é muito interessante o ponto de vista sob seu olhar
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cleo06
Es muy interesante ver diferentes metodologías para experimentar con conceptos básicos.
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