Printing the Book

Print two book pages at once using "Super B" sized paper in the EPSON printer...


First, create a new page to work on....

Organize two pages on the page....

Set up the printer control panel.....

Here is the COLOR Scheme sheet and color wheels....

COLOR SCHEME HANDOUT

I'm Out, and things for you to do....

Sorry I'm out-

Use this class time to continue creating four pages of designs..... Each design must do these things:

• Break up the page into positive and negative space
• Have areas of EMPHASIS with contrast
• Move our attention from the edges into the design
• Have Variety...

Here is more info and ideas on the design book- try this link

http://digidesignone.blogspot.com/2013/09/some-good-examples-for-book.html

And this is the handout

And a lines design sample,

Also, you will need a THEME for the book! Here is a link to good ideas and examples

http://digidesignone.blogspot.com/2013/09/brainstorming-your-theme.html

DESIGN RESEARCH- What is Good Design?

Gather some ideas of good designer's work....

Use this link to see more specifics, please http://wawacdesign.blogspot.com/2014/04/design-research.html

Post the "Vote" Poster

When you have completed your "Vote the Environment" poster, complete the following tasks:

• Post an image of it to your blog
• Post the name of the poster too...
• Describe what your message was and how you visually conveyed that idea to your audience.
                   discuss your use of: line, color, value (contrast), type, shapes....
• Describe how you used VISUAL TEXTURE in your poster...
                   how was it important to the poster?

THEN

upload it to the fundraiser web site.... http://gallery.votetheenvironment.org/

NEW PRINTER!!!

Follow this link please :-)

http://wadigitaldrawing.blogspot.com/

Visual Texture, part 2

Here are examples of my visual texture creations....

This one, I used an electron microscope picture of pollen, live traced and changed the fill to "default" (white fill, black lines)

I like how busy it is, and how there are large and small shapes = variety....

This one has pattern swatches (dots) applied to the shapes in the trace.....

ooooooh, even better here!

Poster Design Link

Let's use live trace and type to create a "vote" poster for the Patagonia campaign....Follow the link to see the size requirements and information about the poster....

Here it is:

http://gallery.votetheenvironment.org/

Visual Texture Throw down!

 Electron microscope images     BAM!!!

 Elephant Skin  Boom!

Waves    (hmmmmm)

Keys to know

These guys are your best helpers with illustrator!

Live Trace Basics...

Live trace lets you convert any image into VECTOR shapes...... then you can select and modify the shapes.....

First: "Place" the image into Illustrator...

Use the live trace controls to select HOW to trace the image..

 

WARNING!!!

Keep it simple! Complex tracings will slow down (bog) your computer!

Blend Tool Basics

The blending tool is such fun to use, and a HUGE time saver.

Here's how it works:

Looks like this-

To use it, 

Use the tool to select two shapes....

click on the first shape,

then....

Hold the "option" key when you select the second shape..... that gives you the control pannel for the blend.

Controls look like this:

EVEN BETTER, after you apply the blend.... you can select the blend tool icon to go back and change the settings!

Try it on letters too-

Post your folder

These folders are wonderful! Post this information about your work:

Two or more photos of the folder to show how it looks in "real life" 

Describe what software tool was most helpful in creating the monogram.  

What is the theme or personality of your design? How do yumthink your audience would interpret it?

UPDATE THE BLOG!

Post a copy of the latest "Monogram" design.....

Explain what tool or software technique has worked best for you.....