GDES-270 spring 2022 / David Ramos, American University Design
04
Illustrator (in-person classes start)
Monday, January 31 / Thursday, February 03
In-person classes resume
The university plans to resume in-person classes on January 31st.
- Monday: Illustrator demo
Projects
- Monday: for Flags, choose a jurisdiction. Come in prepared to tell us about the place, for a few minutes. Post images that relate to the place over on Miro critique board A.
- Thursday: Work on Flags, in class
Reading
- For Thursday: 99% Symbolic, at 99 Percent Invisible (read the article, and if possible, listen to the podcast)
Technology
Start working through the LinkedIn Learning Illustrator tutorial. (The AU Library provides instructions on how to get access to your LinkedIn Learning account.) If you have extensive experience with Illustrator, contact me about whether you can skip the tutorials.
Tech demos
This week:
Illustrator basics (~20 min. runtime)
Basics
Selections and basic line tools (~12 min. runtime)