Unit 05: Diagramming from Analysis to Concept (B. 75%)

      This is just an improved copy of the one before this diagram. These have simple labels on them describing the map that you see and how it can be used in an analysis. I changed the color of most of the maps that I could, played around with the line weights and saved the color forming a swatch.

Reflection on Illustrator Tutorials

      Now that we are getting deeper into what Illustrator can do, it is important to watch the tutorials. Now I admit, I don't always have time to watch them, but when I do make the time, they are a tremendous help. On these sets of tutorials, they showed us more about the tools we can use, how to manipulate shapes, etc. This will help come later in the year and later on in my career. So any kind of learning that I can do outside the class, I will try and do it because there are just so many things that these programs can do.

Reflection Unit 05: Diagramming from Analysis to Concept (A. 50%)

     So in class today, we took the image we prepared for class (11x17 Illustrator document from GIS) and learned how to rotate and smash together to give you a very informational diagram. Turns out the rotation tool I mentioned a couple posts ago that I was looking for, is under objects and rotate. You simply type in the degree of which you want to rotate.
 
     I was confused on how to add an image to illustrator straight from a screen shot. Because you can't crop photos like you can in Photoshop, in Illustrator; I feel like it would be easier to just take the photo in Photoshop, and export it into Illustrator. I'm not sure, just thinking out loud. But anyways, for Tuesday we just have to refine the diagrams, pick swatches, line weights, strokes, etc. Also we have to watch more tutorials on Lynda. Busy weekend for me!

Unit 05: Diagramming from Analysis to Concept (A. 50%)

     Okay, I know this doesn't look like much, but this is about 50% of where we need to be. These layers are from the previous assignment. We did this in class together and learned how to layer everything to make it look like it's sitting on top of each other. Then we worked on making shapes and arrows in class to indicate the winter vs summer winds. For the next assignment

Reflection on Illustrator Tutorials

      Before the first assignment was due, I watched all the Lynda tutorials that were required (Chapters 1 and 2). They proved very helpful and they weren't too confusing because they were just the basics. I liked the fact that you can actually change Illustrator to make it look like Photoshop, InDesign or any of those programs. So that way, you can relate and use the toggles and controls that you are already use to.

     Since I watched the tutorials before class today, I wasn't as confused as normal because of that. They were all short little films but there were a lot so they were tedious. But it is worth it to watch. So all of you that are struggling, I highly recommend watching them! They really do help and answer most questions you have! If you are still confused just go talk to Simon or Miran!

Reflection Unit 05: Diagramming from Analysis to Concept (11x17)

      In this assignment I took the layers I made in GIS and exported them into Illustrator in order to make the layers you see in the post below. It wasn't as hard as I thought one, because I watched tutorials and two, because all the CS6 programs are a lot alike.

     But basically I took all the layers I put in there and moved them away from each other so they weren't stacked on top of one another. Then I moved them around and made my Art Board bigger so I could fit all the layers on there. I added some labels to describe what we were looking at.

      I played around with the rotation and 3D toggles, but they weren't what I was looking for. So I left them as they were for this assignment and took it to class where I learned how to rotate them correctly.

Unit 05: Diagramming from Analysis to Concept (11x17)

     For this assignment, we had to take the GIS file and export it as an AI document and we had to make sure it was exported as a vector document. Anyways when you export it you then create different layers on Illustrator and that way you can move them around. The labels are on the different layers. They are the main ones we always work with, trees, streets, topography, floodplain, etc.