Lettering Design for a Summer Festival - Part 1

Watch the first part of a two-part Adobe Live video tutorial featuring graphic designer Courtney Sonner as she demonstrates lettering techniques for a summer festival using Illustrator and Photoshop. Learn how to select and customize typefaces based on festival branding, explore Courtney's sketching process, and discover tips for picking fonts and creating handwritten styles. Gain insights on navigating artistic challenges during the pandemic, managing creative burnout, and understanding font personalities. Follow along as Courtney edits pre-existing fonts, works with rounded corners, and uses the offset path technique to add a second color. The tutorial also includes discussions on art school experiences and concludes with a recap of the day's content.

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Intro to Courtney’s Work
Intro to Today’s Project
Brainstorming Type Logo for a Music Festival
Courtney’s Sketching Process
How Courtney Picks Fonts
How to Create Handwritten Fonts
Being an Artist During the Pandemic
How to Deal with Creative Burnout
Fonts Have Personalities
Editing a Pre-Existing Font
Working with Rounded Corners
Using Off-Set Path to Add a Second Color to a Font
Discussing Courtney’s Experience with Art School
Recap of Today’s Stream