The Creative Spark: Von Glitschka, Illustrative Designer (2013)

MP4 | AVC 1649kbps | English | 960x540 | 23.97fps | 18 mins | AAC stereo 160kbps | 942 MB

Genre: Video Training

Von Glitschka creates visual identities, characters, and logos for high-profile ad agencies and companies around the world. But he still believes in the power of taking the brain offline—stepping away from the computer and using "analog" methods to solve design challenges. For Von, this means drawing. It's free, it's quick, it's liberating, and it makes design accessible to almost anyone. And by putting his pen to paper first, Von comes away with dozens of ideas that can be translated into digital designs. Take a trip to Salem, Oregon, and watch this master designer at work as he sketches his ideas and refines them in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Then join Von at play as he trawls junkyards on the hunt for color, texture, and patterns to use in his designs. He also lets us in on his 5ive Minute Logo project, a tongue-in-cheek response to the rise of cheap online design clearinghouses that turned, ironically, into a great creative outlet. As he says, even if he wanted to make it, "life is too short for bad art."

The Creative Spark 7m 48s

Preview 1m 16s

Von Glitschka, Illustrative Designer 6m 32s

Extended Features 10m 17s

In depth: 5ive Minute Logo 4m 40s

Exploring textures for design 3m 9s

In depth: HOW poster process 2m 28s