Victorian
Embrace decorative excess
The Brief
Create a Victorian advertising card using a range of embellishments
Trim Size
US/Letter/A4
Learning Points
Adding shading and offset strokes
Adding and combining ornaments
Using stylistic alternates
Tools
Illustrator, Photoshop
Fonts Used
P22 Victorian Swash, P22 Victorian Gothic, Balford
Inspiration
In our era of minimalist design, a common piece of typographic advice is keep it simple. We’re often told in design school to limit ourselves to two or three typefaces at most, and to leave plenty of white space. “Let it breathe.” Victorian printers would beg to differ.
Let’s start with a definition. Literally, the Victorian era is defined by the reign of Queen Victoria of Britain, 1837 ...
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