Video 1 - Workspace Setup
Setting up your workspace for the first time in .ai
Double wide left toolbar
Window: Control
Opening & "Peeling off" toolbars (Swatches and Stroke)
Canvas color: White
Scale strokes and effects
Video 2 - Basic Use
Fill
Stroke
Selection Tool (V)
Order
Shapes
Simple Text
Video 3 - Navigation
Z(oom)
Zoom out (ctrl - )
Hand Tool (spacebar)
Ctrl 0 (see your whole artboard)
Objective
Create a Design using what you have learned so far with Ai (Adobe Illustrator) basics.
Use lots SHAPES
Use different FILL and STROKE colors, and different STROKE WEIGHTS
Use multiple FONTS
Type words that describe yourself and/or hobbies
Use different order ARRANGEMENTS (move to front or back)
Use different Swatches (Color Palettes)
Experiment with the "Principles of Design"
Contrast / Alignment / Emphasis / Unity
How to turn in
Turn in two screenshots:
1. Screenshot zoomed around your design only (whole screen!)
2. Screenshot showing all the objects in your "Day 1" file
3. Screenshot file names:
Intro 1 Last Name First Name
Intro 2 Last Name First Name