Aspirational Graphic Design: Create a Better Future

Turn principals into actions and use poster design as a tool to inspire positive change in the world

• Introduction
• Creative Principles
• Creative Process
• Bringing the Project to Life
• Final project

Make a difference through graphic design and create work that serves a purpose beyond profit. Artist and Designer Nathan Smith is committed to designing with values in mind. His designs have been awarded and recognized by organizations such as D&AD, Design Museum Designs of The Year, The Guardian, and CNN.

In this course, Nathan takes you through the creative process involved in designing a poster for a better future. Learn what it means to be a responsible graphic designer and how to use your work to inspire positive change in the world.

• About Me
• Influences
• The Responsibility of Design
• Design for a Better Tomorrow: Principle and Practice
• The Importance of Self-Initiated Projects
• The Brief
• Defining Your Problem
• Creative Concepts: Territories
• Creative Concepts: Idea Generation
• Concepts: Working Up 1
• Concepts: Working Up 2
• Concepts: Working Up 3
• Development: Craft & Refinement 1
• Development: Craft & Refinement 2
• Out in the Wild
• Sharing
• Pushing the Project’s Limits
• Aspirational Graphic Design: Create a Better Future