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Idea to Image: Illustration for Designers
DESMA 713.14
Discover how illustration is less about technique and more about communication and connection.
What you can learn.
- Explore the themes of communication and connection in Illustration
- Learn about the long history of connection between illustration and graphic design
- Prepare to transform your stories into ideas for illustrations
- Explore editorial illustration, surface design, and illustrative entrepreneurship
About this course:
Illustration and graphic design have a long history of connection and oftentimes the line between the two are less defined than we think. Still, illustration can seem intimidating to many designers. In this short course, you will discover that illustration is less about technique and more about communication and connection. If you can tell a story, you can make an illustration. We will explore editorial illustration, surface design, and illustrative entrepreneurship.
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