Editorial Illustration

A course by Javier Jaén , Designer and Illustrator

Designer and Illustrator. Mataró, Spain.
Joined May 2009

Introduction to conceptual illustration in press

95% positive reviews (198)
3,103 students
Audio: Spanish
Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch

Introduction to conceptual illustration in press

In this course by Javier Jaén - Illustrator specialized in editorial and cultural communication for publications such as The New York Times, The New Yorker, La Vanguardia, El País, Vueling or Unesco among others - you will enter the world of conceptual illustration for press.

You will learn to synthesize a complex idea in a single image and you will know what is the function of illustration in a newspaper or magazine through case studies and interviews with some of the best illustrators and art directors in the world.

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What will you learn in this online course?

12 lessons & 16 downloads

The mother of the lamb
15 minutes, 59 seconds
The Orchid Thief
3 minutes, 58 seconds
Interviews with Art Directors 1
20 minutes, 34 seconds
Interviews with Art Directors 2
9 minutes, 13 seconds
Interviews with illustrators 1
21 minutes, 42 seconds
Interviews with Illustrators 2
17 minutes, 42 seconds
  • 95% positive reviews (198)
  • 3,103 students
  • 12 lessons (2h 7m)
  • 16 additional resources (5 files)
  • Online and at your own pace
  • Available on the app
  • Audio: Spanish
  • Spanish · English · Portuguese · German · French · Italian · Polish · Dutch
  • Level: Beginner
  • Unlimited access forever

What is this course's project?

Based on what you have learned in the course, you will make an editorial illustration based on 1 of the 4 articles that will be proposed, each one with its conditions of use, format, color and execution time.

In addition, you must accompany your illustration of an animated version for web and mobile devices.

Projects by course students

Who is this online course for?

To anyone interested in illustration, graphic design, graphic journalism, current affairs and how to translate it into images.

Requirements and materials

No previous knowledge is required, only pencil, paper, a computer, internet connection and a lot of desire to learn.


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3,103 Students
198 Reviews
95% Positive ratings
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Javier Jaén

A course by Javier Jaén

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Designer and Illustrator

Javier Jaén has studies in Advertising Graphics and Fine Arts in Barcelona, New York and Budapest.

He works in illustration of press, editorial and cultural communication. His work is related to a symbolic language, playful and double readings. Look for narrative scenarios in a close context and related to everyday experience. He has worked for The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, Time, Harvard University, La Vanguardia, El País, Valor Brasil, Planeta, Penguin Random House, Vueling, and Unesco among others.

He has taught at the Istituto Europeo di Design, IDEP, workshops and conferences at various art and design schools. His work has been recognized by the Society of Illustrators, (2012-2014), American Illustration (AI33, AI34), Print Magazine New Visual Artists (2013), Premis Junceda (2013), Laus Awards (2013), Gràffica Award (2010) ) among others.

He has participated in exhibitions in New York, London, El Salvador, Rome and Barcelona.

He has not yet written a child, he has not planted a book, nor has he given birth to a tree.


Content

  • U1

    Who? Where? When?

    • Who I am and what we are going to do
    • 31 years in the shade
  • U2

    What?

    • The mother of the lamb
    • The Orchid Thief
  • U3

    Why?

    • Interviews with Art Directors 1
    • Interviews with Art Directors 2
    • Interviews with illustrators 1
    • Interviews with Illustrators 2
  • U4

    How?

    • Anatomy of a custom
    • Hello World! Work abroad
    • Sample buttons
    • I told you
  • FP

    Final project

    • Editorial illustration

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Editorial Illustration. Illustration course by Javier Jaén

Editorial Illustration

A course by Javier Jaén
Designer and Illustrator. Mataró, Spain.
Joined May 2009
  • 95% positive reviews (198)
  • 3,103 students