Intro to Illustrator

Monday, January 30, 2012intro to illustrator


Intro to Illustrator


Design concept:


Simplification = stability


Color


Balance






Vector vs. Bitmap files


How are they different? What is the best application for each?






Tools and windows used


Tool


Selection vs. Drawing


Windows


Stroke


Alignment


Pathfinder


Swatches


Layers


Students will create:


1) recreate a known logo


2) create personal logo or family crest


4 tools

Day two

Hi class. Great job starting your blogs yesterday. If you haven't yet, choose a picture to add to your profile. That will make it easier for me to find you rather than a bunch of icons that look the same. I still need the links for:

Circular Logos

After you are able to create the Target logo, see if you can recreate any of these other circular logos. Copy and paste this image in Illustrator to use as a reference.

Creating your blog

Every Hastings High School student has a gmail account.

1. Open a new tab and go to gmail.com then log in to your account

User Name = graduation year (two digits) 1st name "." last name @hastingsapps.com

Password = student ID Must be 6 digits If not enough digits add zeros in front until number is 6 digits

2. Open a third tab and go to blogger.com and create your blog. Take 10-15 minutes to enter your data and get a feel for how your blog works.

3. After creating your blog, go back to my blog (digitalmediacasperson.blogspot.com), join my site and then leave a comment with your blog address so I can join yours.