Great Tutorials Here!!!

Matt found these tutorials and other goodies!! Wow!

See it @ http://vector.tutsplus.com/

Modifying Strokes

Here's a great video about using the WIDTH TOOL  to change the thickness and shape of a line, or stroke....

Check out the computer that guy has too!!!!!!!

See it here @http://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator.html

Shapes Builder Tool!

This makes it EASY to create more complex forms out of piled up simple shapes!!!

Here's a link to a video demo! @ http://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator/features._sl_id-contentfilter_sl_types+of+work_sl_for+design.html#content-dotcom-en-feature-illustrator-shape-builder-tool4

Here's the tool's icon

To use the tool, simply click and drag over the selected shapes you want combined, the computer does the work for you.

Here's the starting shapes- notice that I selected  them!

Here I've clicked and dragged with the shapes builder tool across two shapes..... You can alaso try holding the OPTION key to make it "erase" overlapping shapes.

Then the resulting combination of the shapes!!! Super Easy!

Try it out!

Designer of the Week! Sagmeister

One of the most creative designers working today, Sagmeister's work lures you into an interaction with the design.

See more of his work here @http://www.sagmeister.com/ 

and here @http://www.designboom.com/eng/interview/sagmeister.html

Sagmeister's card

And here's a video of the designer talking about his work...

follow this link@ http://www.ted.com/talks/stefan_sagmeister_shares_happy_design.html 

SELF PROMO PROJECT

Here's the handout for our first project!

Take some time to explore some of the sample images and the links posted too-

Examples Of Self Promo's

Here are some examples to get your brains cookin'!

This is Max Mercier's stationary design... very creative!

See more of this branding design here @ http://www.commarts.com/exhibit/Identity/troubadour-brand-identity.html

Another nice idea here @ http://www.commarts.com/exhibit/Identity/neolab-corporate-identity.html

This design for New Hat. Notice how it worked the paper edges too.

All these samples came from this site @ http://www.commarts.com/creative

CLASS EVALUATION

Please give me some advice and opinion about the class, by filling out the class evaluation sheet.
You could email me your answers, or type and print them, or even hand write them onto a print of this sheet.

Thanks for your help!

About That FINAL PROJECT----

As you begin thinking of ideas for the final project, here are some examples from other students, and some "real world" work.

Your challenge is to design some OBJECT that will give information to an audience...... I say object, because you could make almost anything fit into this category......

Here are the requirements:

1. The object must lead the audience through a PROCESS to get the information.... (turning pages, opening boxes, solving a puzzle, etc.)
2. The object must use color, type, images and even the SHAPE of the object .... they all must relate to the information and theme (which is YOU!)
3. The object must have some clear END, or "prize" for the audience- to keep the hooked.

Here is the handout...

Here is the essay information.....

Adding Shadows With Adjustment Layers

You can use the "Hue Saturation" version of the adjustment layers to create shadows, or highlights in your image. It's easier than drawing them by hand.

1. Create an ADJUSTMENT LAYER, by clicking the button on the layers pallette, and selecting Hue Saturation...

2. Clip the adjustments to the layer by clicking the "eclipse" button on the adjustment control pannel..

3. Use the sliders to change the light and dark of the image as you like.....

4. Draw on the Adjustment layer's MASK to hide the changes..... here is the mask and the changed image..... see how the black area hides the changes?

Here is the mask.. black hides the adustment

Here is the image- see how the mask blocked the shadow?

GUISEPPE ARCIMBOLDO

Look how this Italian artist from the 15th Century uses objects to create portraits. do you notice that the objects all work with the theme (books for the librarian, etc.)

See more of his work @ http://www.giuseppe-arcimboldo.org/

Self portrait

"The Captain"

"The Cook"

another called "The Cook"

A double image, one view is a bowl of vegetables, or a portrait!

"The four seasons"