Yesterday, I had the pleasure of getting through my first mentoring session with Nathan Archer. I was very excited to sit down with a professional graphic designer and discuss the possibilities that come with graphics. The first piece of advice was that I needed to start learning Adobe Illustrator. Illustrator is a powerful tool that graphic designers use for things like print and is also one of the best pieces of software to use concerning typography. Nathan and I discussed topics such as bleeding, personalization of typography, and the importance of DPI (dots per inch) vs PPI (pixels per inch) when it comes to print. He also explained the importance of a transfer from RGB (red,green,blue) to CMYK (cyan,magenta,yellow,and black) because RGB is used to make color with light, while CMYK is used to make color with ink.
After a crash course with Illustrator Nathan gave me some great news. Every year Lorem Ipsum designs the posters for the Quincy Music Theatre musical season. This year I will be helping with the design and layout of the posters for the musicals! By next week I'm to have a concept that will work as a motif for the season. I hope that I can deliver a great product and that my concept turns out to be attractive.
Check out the current season from Quincy Music Theatre HERE.
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