Digital Collage for Editorials
A course by Israel GV , Editorial Designer and Illustrator
Create dynamic illustrations for magazines, newspapers and other publications
Create dynamic illustrations for magazines, newspapers and other publications
At first glance, collage and editorial design appear to be completely unrelated art forms, even diametrically opposed: on one hand, you have the seemingly chaotic nature of collage, and on the other, the meticulously crafted structure of editorial design. That space in between is the sweet spot for editorial designer and illustrator Israel G. Vargas, who combines the two worlds with a logical balance through digital collage. His work has been featured in renowned publications like Wired and The New York Times.
In this course, learn the concepts and techniques behind creating a digital collage. Discover the expressive power this type of illustration has and its applications in publishing.
What will you learn in this online course?
13 lessons & 8 downloads
- 97% positive reviews (695)
- 12,210 students
- 13 lessons (2h 39m)
- 8 additional resources (3 files)
- Online and at your own pace
- Available on the app
- Audio: Spanish, English
- Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
- Level: Beginner
- Unlimited access forever
Recommended software for this course
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe PhotoshopWhat is this course's project?
Create an illustration for an opening spread in a magazine, taking into account the layout and space for the text.
Projects by course students
Who is this online course for?
Design students and professionals interested in editorials processes, illustration, collage, and creative art direction.
Requirements and materials
To take this course, you need a computer with Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, as well as pencils, a notebook for sketching, and old photographs and magazines. A graphics tablet is also recommended, but not essential.
Reviews
Israel García Vargas is a designer and expert in visual communication who studied graphic design at the National Autonomous University of Mexico in Mexico City. As an editorial designer, he has worked with a variety of Mexican magazines, most notably Picnic, where he spent seven years as a graphic editor.
As an illustrator, he has collaborated with a broad range of international magazines and brands like Wired, Texas Monthly, Atlanta, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, The Atlantic, Adidas, T brand Studio from The New York Times, and Metaleap Creative, as well as Mexican publications such as Tierra Adentro, Expansión, Accent, and Chilango. He is also a partner and the graphic editor at La Peste, a free magazine covering literature, illustration, and photography.
Content
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U1
Introduction
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Presentation
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Influences
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What is collage?
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U2
The collage in the editorial process
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Editorial process
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Before the collage
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Sketch
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U3
Composition and assembly
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The images
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The first cut
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Composition and assembly P1
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Composition and assembly P2
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From illustrator to photoshop
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U4
Finishes
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Retouching, filters and textures
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Final files, assembly and last advice
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FP
Final project
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Digital collage Illustration for editorial media
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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.
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helena
Good course, extremely poor quality voiceover.
angelesbarone
Es un buen curso, para tener una aproximacion a el uso mas profesional del collage y no solamente como un pasatiempo, gracias.
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carlosfen905
PlusExcelente curso, todas las técnicas se explican con claridad y detalle, lo recomiendo ampliamente
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naungmon
I gave them the feedback before I finished the course. I was wrong. The course contents and PDFs were nothing helpful, some are just really bad quality screenshots. Also, it should have a description that everything aside from the audio (which itself is a really bad quality voiceover) will be in Spanish, all the pdfs, all the contents, every text you see on the video.
mpazcarvajal
En la sección de photoshop e ilustrator tiene los comandos muy pequeños, que hace que no se vean, Además, los da en inglés y no en español y hay que andar adivinando. Su manera de hablar es desesperantemente MONÓTONA, parece que se está quedando dormido. Además, la música que agregan al video, también monótrona y repetitiva, es completamente innecesaria, ya que no es un video de tiktok. Definitivamente no puedo terminar este curso, prefiero empezar de cero con otro. PARA NADA RECOMENDADO
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