2014
Lynda
Nigel French
0:40
English

Our Type Project series takes you through typographic history, providing step-by-step directions to re-create historical type designs from scratch. Here designer Nigel French shows how to create a gorgeous postcard from the Art Deco era: one of the most influential and enduring design styles of the twentieth century. The technique combines a hand-traced framing device, built in Adobe Illustrator, with some Typekit fonts and Photoshop layer effects, resulting in a print-ready postcard worthy of sending to anyone you regard highly.

Introduction
Welcome
What you should know before watching this course
Using the exercise files
1. What Is Art Deco?
An overview of Art Deco style
Using Typekit and font choices
An overview of this type project
2. Designing the Art Deco Style
Creating the outer frame
Choosing and setting the type
Creating the inner frame
Combining the inner and outer frames
Adding layer effects to the frame layer
Adding layer effects to the type
Adding a lighting effect
Creating a print-ready PDF
Conclusion
Goodbye

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