ONCE UPON A DESIGN
This is an Adobe Illustrator Daily Creative Challenge, where each challenge is inspired by different periods of design history, hosted by Andrew Hochradel. Aug 23 - Sep 17, 2021
Challenge 1: Digital Brushes
Make a custom digital brush using Adobe Capture alongside drawing tools in Illustrator. 

Petroglyphs

Challenge 2: Modern Logo
Design a modern logo or icon using simple shapes alongside the Pathfinder and Shape Builder tools. 

De Stijl & Bauhaus

Challenge 3: Custom Emoji
Create your own custom Emoji using shapes, colors, and gradients. 

Hieroglyphics

Challenge 4: Playing Card Design
Design a set of unique playing cards using layers, brushes, Blend Modes, and the Swatches panel. 
Copperplate Engraving, 'The Master of Playing Cards'
Challenge 5: Event invite
Create a type-based event invitation using Adobe Fonts, glyphs, and type hierarchy. 

Giambattista Bodoni

CHALLENGE 6: DYNAMIC BORDERS AND FRAMES
Create unique swirling flourishes that can be used as borders using the Arc Tool, Spiral Tool, and Symbols Panel.

Rococo

CHALLENGE 7: Lettered Monogram
Design a custom lettered monogram using the Grid and Line Weight tools.

Romain Du Roi

CHALLENGE 8: gig poster
Create a retro-themed gig poster using type, warp, and Envelope Distort.

Alfred Roller & Wes Wilson

CHALLENGE 9: Magazine spread
Design a 90’s inspired magazine spread using type, Blend Modes, and textures.

David Carson

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