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Computer Graphic Design

Spring 2015 – 29 – Illustrator Text Week Day 1

Welcome to Text Week!

Starting today, we are going to explore the use of text in Illustrator. We will discuss the different ways that text can be created and modified within Illustrator, and we will use our knowledge of color and shape to explore new ways to communicate with letters and words.

 

Objective:

Students will be able to identify, explain and create Point Type, Area Type and Type on a Path in Illustrator.

Student Friendly Objective:

I can use the text tools in Illustrator to create Point Type, Area Type and Type on a Path.

Video Links:
Point vs. Area Type:
Putting Type on a Path:
Topics Discussed:
  • Type Tool
  • Point Type
  • Area Type
  • Overset Type
  • Type on a Path
  • Vertical Type
  • Vertical Area Type
  • Vertical Type on a Path

 

Instructions:

Create a new Illustrator Web document with four default-sized artboards. Save this document as “YOURNAME – Text Week”. We will use this document throughout the week to practice with the Type tools in Illustrator.

Watch the “Point vs. Area Type” tutorial video in the link provided above. Follow the tutorial to learn how to create point type and area type using the Type Tool.

  1. After you have watched the tutorial, go to the first artboard in your new document.
  2. If you followed along with the tutorial, you should already have Point Type and Path Type created. If not, create an example of each now using the Type Tool.
  3. Watch the “Putting Type on a Path” video tutorial at the link provided above. Follow the tutorial to learn how to create text that attaches to lines and shapes using the Type on a Path Tool.
  4. Hold the mouse button down on the Type Tool to reveal the other Type tools: the Area Type Tool, the Type on a Path Tool, the Vertical Type Tool, theVertical Area Type Tool and the Vertical Type on a Path Tool.
  5. Try each of these tools, and show an example of each on your artboard. Make sure all your examples fit on one artboard.
  6. Your artboard should include an example of each of the following:
    1. Point Type
    2. Area Type
    3. Type on a Path
    4. Area Type inside a Shape (use the Shape Tool to draw your shape, and click on the path with the regular Type Tool)
    5. Overset Type (type that flows from one Type Area to another)
    6. Vertical Point Type
    7. Vertical Area Type
    8. Vertical Type on a Path
  7. Save your document. We will continue to work with this document throughout the week.

Assigned: March 3rd, 2015
Due: March 4th, 2015

Computer Graphic Design

Spring 2015 – 28 – The Meanings of Color 2

Objective:

To demonstrate understanding of the meanings and psychological effects of colors.

Student-Friendly Learning Target: 

I can use web resources to discover the meaning of colors, and the psychological effects of colors on people, and I can describe these meanings by producing an Illustrator document.

Web Links:

Color Matters: The Meanings of Colors: https://www.colormatters.com/color-symbolism/the-meanings-of-colors

Sensational Color: Color Meaning, Symbolism and Psychology: https://www.sensationalcolor.com/category/color-meaning/color-meaning-symbolism-psychology

Color Theory for Designers: https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/01/28/color-theory-for-designers-part-1-the-meaning-of-color/

Topics Discussed:
  1. Color Theory
  2. Semiotics

 

Instructions:

Color Theory is the study of color. It includes elements of culture, biology, psychology and the physical properties of light to explain the way we relate to color and combinations of color. Semiotics is the study of signs and symbols and how they are used. Use the websites below to refresh your memories about the meanings and symbolism of the colors we have been discussing in class:

https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2010/01/28/color-theory-for-designers-part-1-the-meaning-of-color/

https://www.sensationalcolor.com/category/color-meaning/color-meaning-symbolism-psychology

https://www.colormatters.com/color-symbolism/the-meanings-of-colors

Instructions:

Use your knowledge of Color Theory and Color Harmonies to produce a poster in Illustrator demonstrating some of the cultural and psychological associations of the major hues discussed in class.

  1. Create a new Illustrator Print document with a single 11″ x 17″ artboard.
  2. Design a document that describes some of the cultural and psychological associations related to each of the following colors:
    1. Red
    2. Orange
    3. Yellow
    4. Green
    5. Blue
    6. Purple
    7. Pink
    8. Black
    9. White
    10. Grey
  3. For each of the above listed hues, include the following:
    1. A shape filled with the color, representing the pure hue.
    2. A text box with at least one complete sentence describing some things associated with the color.
    3. A text box with at least one complete sentence describing some of the psychological associations with the color.
    4. A text box with at least one complete sentence describing a fun fact you learned about the color.
  4. The background should be any color except white.
  5. The document should contain a headline containing a few words describing the main topic of the poster.
  6. You should use the principles of Contrast, Repetition, Alignment and Proximity in the development of this poster.
  7. You should use these principles to make the poster interesting and fun to look at.
  8. You may use the Color Wheel you designed in our previous assignment as a guide to the hues, and you may copy and paste information from the provided websites, as long as you give the site credit on your page. (Add a text box with the word “Source:” and a link to the website somewhere on the page.)

Hints and Tips:

  • If you’ve forgotten what Contrast, Repetition, Alignment and Proximity mean, review your Principles of Design notes from last semester, or the book chapters available on the class server (10.4.22.58).
  • Fill the page with color, but choose your colors wisely! Your background color should not conflict with the hues you are trying to showcase!
  • You may design the page any way you wish, but you may wish to look at the Color Theory for Designers link for ideas on how to arrange your page and what background colors to use.
  • Don’t steal! If you copy information from one of the websites, you need to include a reference link to the source.
  • Do your best to make this page interesting and fun to look at! There’s a reason I had you choose “Print” when you created the document, and there are already far too many boring and ugly posters on campus already. Don’t be a part of that problem, be part of the solution.

Assigned: February 26th, 2015
Due Date: February 27th, 2015