GDES-270 fall 2022 / David Ramos, American University Design
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Illustrator
§002: m Sept 19
/ th Sept 22
§005: w Sept 21
Topics
- Mon/Wed: Illustrator demo
Projects
- Mon/Wed: critique for Flags. Come in prepared to tell us about your place for a few minutes. Present work from parts 1 and 2. Post materials on Miro critique board A.
- Wed/Thu: Work on Flags in studio
- Send in the names of three possible designers for your Designer presentation (form to come)
Reading
- 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)