BACK to Computer Design
Note to Ms. H: Add more to this lesson
SWBAT:
Create Point Type
Create separate type areas
Distort and Undo Distort Point Type
1. Quit Illustrator by choosing Quit from the Illustrator Program Menu or by Right-Clicking on the Illustrator icon on your Dock.
2. Hold down 3 Keys with one hand:
Command, Option & Shift
3. Load Illustrator
1. Window > Workspace > Reset Essentials
1. ZOOM in to the TOP LEFT corner of your file
2. Select the SELECTION TOOL from the TOOLS PANEL
3. LOWER the TOP TEXT AREA to make room for a new line of text.
(see left)
1. Select the Type tool and position your curser where the guides meet in the upper- left corner of the artboard far enough away from the existing text.
2. Click without dragging to create a blinking text insertion point
1. Type in the following text for a headline
1. Select the Selection tool n the Tools panel, and notice the bounding box around the text.
2. Drag the bounding point on the right to the right. Notice that the text stretches as you drag any bounding point.
3 Choose Edit > Undo Scale
1. You're project should look like this!
1. Confirm availability. Report to the Mac Lab
• Art Making
• Developing Art Literacy
• Making Connections Through Visual Arts
• Community and Cultural Resources
• Exploring Careers and Lifelong Learning
...Students with different abilities can seek assistance from teacher, paraprofessional, or another student
...The students who finish early can ask a classmate if they need help or review
NYC VISUAL ARTS BENCHMARKS
• Developing Art Literacy
• Community and Cultural Resources
• Exploring Careers and Lifelong Learning