Smudges of Creativity

This was our first attempt at creating basic shapes in illustrator. We learned shortcuts and the basic function of most of the tools. We kept it simple and there was no color for the first sketch. 

This next step included starting from scratch and re-creating the basic shapes to get our pencil and can. This time we had to be creative in our color schemes and design. Adding symbols and graphic styles was another skill gained in this step.

This final step included finding two complementary objects and creating them will the skills we had gained. Our work was efficient and creative as we had to do this in a weeks span. We combined our knowledge of shapes and the tools of illustrator to do this.

As a summary we had to come up with our 3 main takeaways from this project; this is what i came up with

1.  Illustrators smart guides are very handy and should always be turned on!

2. There is a tool for EVERYTHING!

3. Creativity is power. 

What is Graphic design?

What is Graphic design?

Graphic design is essential communication of respectful ideas based on human behavior and cultural tendencies. Graphic design is a new language that portrays the consumers voice and makes moments ever changing and worth remembering. Graphic design is full of bold statements that are linked meaningfully to environmental and psychological factors. Graphic design is constant discoveries in everything we do. Graphic design is a wide web that captures and connects everything we've ever known.

The Color Wheel

In this project we learned the basics about functioning in Adobe Illustrator. In the first stages we had to create a perfect circle to base all our shapes off of. We learned simple shortcuts like holding down shift to create a perfect circle and how to create a triangle by pressing the down arrows while on the polygon tool. I also learned single shortcuts to tools such as V for the selection tool and M for the shape tool. I learned a fast way to copy by holding down option and just dragging. There are many simple things that make working in Illustrator efficient and this project helped us learn the ropes a bit.