IllustrationClass.com

Have you ever thought of a unique concept, but then wasn’t sure you could pull it off because it required a good amount of illustrative work and frankly speaking that intimidated you? Or your budget was such that you couldn’t hire it out either? So, instead you just pursued another design direction?

Well, fear no more my fellow creatives! This session will walk you through systematic illustrative design methods you’ll be able to integrate into your own creative process. In the end you’ll be better equipped to pursue those design ideas that require an illustrative touch far more effectively, thus expanding your overall creative potential and skill set as a graphic designer.

Included in this download: The entire “Illustrative Design” session from the HOW Design Conference, Exhaustive notes regarding each step of the process, Quick reference sheet to help you remember each step, MP3 audio file of entire session so you can listen while you go through it yourself and Instructions on how to use everything on a MAC or PC.

(This download is only available in English.)

Keywords: Illustrative, Design, Session, HOW, Conference

File Size: 138.5 MB (Large)

1. Eoin wrote: June 27, 2008 at 5:44 am

   Great stuff, thanks for posting these files.

2. StyleTypeDesign wrote: June 27, 2008 at 1:10 pm

   Wow, thanks, Von! I was wishing I could have gone to the Conference to see this session. This is the next best thing. Now Jeff Fisher just needs to do likewise and I’ll be set.

3. whereswayne wrote: June 28, 2008 at 7:16 pm

   Von, thank you so much for putting together this presentation. I feel like I was there. Also, can’t thank you enough for sharing your methods and tips with the design community.

   Cabarga Points Extrema FTW!

4. Martin wrote: July 3, 2008 at 5:12 am

   Thanks a lot for this entertaining and instructive presentation.

   May I ask what software or Flash template you used to make this great looking presentation (I assume you didn’t program it from scratch using Flash) .

5. admin wrote: July 4, 2008 at 1:29 am

   Martin,

   I used Apple Keynote to put together the presentation. I simply exported a Flash conversion out of Keynote. Some of the transitions don’t convert so I had to simplify it first.

   In my live presentation I showed a short animation of a logo I did. That wouldn’t export so I had to put a link to it instead in this download.

   So I didn’t use a Flash template I built it with Apple Keynote and saved out as a Flash format. Works really well IMO.

   Von

6. teejaystudio wrote: July 8, 2008 at 5:27 pm

   Von, you rocked the session. Again, my favorite one.
   And thank you so much for going above and beyond and posting your presentation. You have given back a lot since I have started visiting your site.

   Thanks.

   TJ

7. Jennifer Farley wrote: July 10, 2008 at 6:16 am

   Thank you very much for making this available, it’s much appreciated.

8. traylorillo wrote: July 24, 2008 at 8:20 am

   Von,
   Love the section about the let-downs of working with marketing mentalities. I’ve been through the same, too many times. Don’t even get me started on committees. It was great seeing the keen, professional way you handled a situation that would make anyones eyes roll (400% indeed!).
   Thanks for sharing! Keep doing great work.
   TT

9. ggunther wrote: August 22, 2008 at 12:40 pm

   Thank you so much for posting this presentation. I have learned alot from following your techniques and tutorials. You’ve been a role model of what a professional illustrator should be. Thanks!

10. ajl wrote: October 14, 2008 at 8:16 am

    Von,

    10x for posting, it was very enlightening, loved it all .

11. isaacjimoh wrote: December 4, 2008 at 7:25 am

    There is no other word to use than, THANK YOU, for us out there who couldn’t make it to the conference, its indeed a priveledge. Thank you Von. Please i will need to be updated so as not to miss the next conference.

12. Gensael wrote: December 28, 2008 at 11:02 pm

    That was awesome! I found myself laughing at the 400% ordeal. Way to go! Thank you for posting the speech!

13. JR wrote: April 9, 2010 at 2:07 pm

    Thank you.

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