Illustrated Posters

A course by Xavi Forné , Designer

Designer. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined March 2009

Design a poster for an event, movie, or concert

99% positive reviews (410)
4,916 students
Audio: Spanish
Spanish · English · Portuguese

Design a poster for an event, movie, or concert

In this course, illustrator, designer, and music poster designer Error! Design, teaches you to design a high-impact poster using the digital collage technique from old engraved illustrations. Discover the steps followed by Error! Design for a real commission—the commemorative tenth-anniversary poster of Love of Lesbian's first album launch.

Error! Design loves to make the visuals aspect of music shine too through his posters. That is why, in each of his works, he recreates scenes, actions, or something that gives life to the paper and transmits feeling.

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What will you learn in this online course?

16 lessons & 12 downloads

My jobs 2
19 minutes, 31 seconds
Influences
14 minutes, 18 seconds
The order
3 minutes, 52 seconds
Concept documentation
5 minutes, 21 seconds
Concept and sketch
6 minutes, 27 seconds
Search for material
9 minutes, 20 seconds
  • 99% positive reviews (410)
  • 4,916 students
  • 16 lessons (3h 25m)
  • 12 additional resources (5 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish · English · Portuguese
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Compose a poster for a fictitious event, movie, or concert, using the collage technique from old prints obtained online or in books to create the scene that will dote your poster with action.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

If you're one of those people who stands on the street staring at signs thinking that they should have a greater visual impact and less Comic Sans, then this is the course for you.

Requirements and materials

All you need is the desire and motivation to get creative. If you also love music and have a good grasp of Photoshop or Illustrator it would be a plus, but is by no means essential.

In terms of materials, you need a pencil for sketching, a notebook, a computer with an internet connection and either Photoshop or Illustrator installed. A scanner and printer would be useful but are optional.


Reviews

4,916 Students
410 Reviews
99% Positive ratings

Xavi Forné

A course by Xavi Forné

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Designer

Xavi Forné started making his first posters 15 years ago as a hobby and is now one of the most respected Spanish artists in the field.

This designer, illustrator, and musician is the brilliant mind behind Error! Design. He's worked alongside international bands such as The Black Keys, Red Fang, Soundgarden, Wilco, Anathema, Neurosis, Russian Circles, Ólafur Arnalds, Mineral, Turbonegro, Pissed Jeans, Nada Surf, and Tortoise, as well as with some of Spains most prominent bands like La Maravillosa Orquesta del Alcohol, Berri Txarrak, Love of Lesbian, Standstill, and L.A.

He is the founder of The Poster Collective, the first concert poster portal made up solely of Spanish designers, and in his spare time he has hundreds of musical projects on the go.


Content

  • U1

    Introduction

    • Who I am
    • My jobs 1
    • My jobs 2
    • Influences
  • U2

    Let's get to know the client and his ideas

    • The order
    • Concept documentation
    • Concept and sketch
  • U3

    A cartelear!

    • Search for material
    • The composition (Part I)
    • The composition (Part II)
    • Text processing
    • Color and texture
  • U4

    To print!

    • Prepress (Part I)
    • Prepress (Part II)
    • Tips for screen printing
    • Screen printing process
  • FP

    Final project

    • Illustrated poster

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Illustrated Posters. Illustration course by Xavi Forné

Illustrated Posters

A course by Xavi Forné
Designer. Barcelona, Spain.
Joined March 2009
  • 99% positive reviews (410)
  • 4,916 students