More Illustration, A Little Inspiration

Thanks, everyone, for a fabulous semester! I hope you learned much (actually, I know you did) and take every opportunity to use your new superpowers in the fight against ignorance and bad graphic design.

Enjoy the inspiration at this website: AgencyRush.com.

This blog will stay up in its current state until Aug. 2011 when the next class comes in. Feel free to contact me for assistance if you need it.

-- HH

Important stuff to know for the final exam

In general

Layout = Words + Pictures
Vector, Bitmap
Typography
Color
Elements and Principles of Design

For each application

What each application best used for
Tools and toolboxes
Character Palette
Paragraph Palette

InDesign

File / Place
Links
File / Step and Repeat
Object Menu / Arrange / Send to Front/Back
Text on path
Text Wrap
Spelling checker
Fill/Stroke

Illustrator

Paths, open/closed
Anchor points, end points
Text on path
Selection/Direct Selection tools
Fill/Stroke

Photoshop

File formats
Color modes
Foreground/Background
Color Picker
Layers, Layer Effects (Fx)

Links to important lecture notes

• Resolution, Resizing and Resampling
• Color me happy
• Photoshop
• Making a Layout: The Elements and Principles of Design
• Examples of Layout and Color
• Type on a path
• Spellchecking and Proofreading
• Managing links and embedded graphics
• Pictures
• Wrapping text around graphics
• Making a Layout: Words and Pictures
• Typography

Delightful Garden

Finished illustrations from the Make and Use Symbols Tutorial.