Poster Design Lessons - Dance MUSIC FESTIVAL Poster | Design Tutorial | Adobe Illustrator

If you’ve ever been captivated by the beauty of topographic textures—the intricate lines and patterns that create depth and movement—and wondered how to incorporate that stunning aesthetic into your poster designs, you’re in the right place! Topographic textures are not just visually striking; they add an engaging layer that can transform your posters from ordinary to extraordinary. Whether you’re promoting an event, showcasing a product, these textures will give your designs a fresh and organic look. In this video, we will be looking at creating posters for a fictional dance music festival where we will be using typography, grid and graphic texture as part of the poster design. So let's get into it! 👊 ***************** FEATURED LINKS: 👀 VIEW: Class Links PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RdSum_VxxEa-SnUgDGJ4TOdE4DvHI5b9/view?usp=sharing 👀 VIEW: Poster Content Google doc https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1I3O7AtqoVjC23SepVIN0tYA7alq75u_rdc-elKlQT-E/edit?usp=sharing 📥 DOWNLOAD: Tandelle Font https://fonts.adobe.com/fonts/tandelle 👀 VIEW FONTS: Condensed Font Inspiration https://www.garethdavidstudio.com/font_book/typeface-categories/condensed-fonts.html 📥 GET TUTORIAL POSTER FILES: Get the poster Illustrator files as part of the Poster Design eBook: https://www.garethdavidstudio.com/design_school/modules/poster_design.html ***************** KEY AREAS: 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:02 Overview 00:02:00 Step 1 - Document Set Up 00:02:37 Step 2 - Layout Preparation 00:04:10 Step 3 - Working With Type 00:09:17 Step 4 - Working With Texture 00:11:05 Step 5 - Working With Colour 00:13:22 Step 6 - Create Colour Permutations 00:13:53 Step 7 - Create New Versions 00:16:43 Step 8 - Exporting a PDF In Illustrator ***************** POSTER DESIGN EBOOK This lesson is part of a bigger series on poster design, and part of the Poster Design eBook. If you want to take a closer look at the examples I demonstrated in this video and learn more about poster design, with tutorials on how to make a poster design and undertake a poster design challenge. You can invest in the poster design Ebook GET EBOOK HERE: https://www.garethdavidstudio.com/design_school/modules/poster_design.html ***************** GDS DESIGN COMMUNITY This video was created for all my members of the GDS design school community. If you would like to join the GDS design school community, where we chat about design, give each other feedback and where I set design challenges. You are all welcome to join for free JOIN FREE HERE: https://discord.gg/WCCF8cdCYN See you there ***************** FOR MORE EXCLUSIVE CONTENT CHECK OUT: Instagram: https://instagram.com/garethdavidstudio/ X: https://twitter.com/gareth_david GDS Design School Community: https://discord.gg/WCCF8cdCYN Facebook page: https://fb.me/GarethDavidStudio LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gareth-david-studios GDS.com: http://garethdavidstudio.com ***************** #Musicfestival #PosterDesign #DesignTutorial