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Fall 2020  ︎︎︎ CUNY Queens College ︎︎︎ (ARTS241) Design 1

Knitting Circle: Illustrator Icons


Background

For our next project, we’ll create a personalized sigil. Not unlike a family crest. We’ll do this via Adobe Illustrator, as it will allow us to explore icons which will be visually, not dissimilar to logos.

Video

This tutorial assumes that you know

    • The basics of open, closing and saving files in Adobe Illustrator
    • Manipulating and changing layers in Adobe Illustrator

This tutorial demonstrates

    • The difference between Selection (“black arrow”) and Direct Selection (“white arrow”) Tools.
    • Using the corner rounding feature of the Direct Selection Tool.
    • Copying objects (select and ALT/OPTION while dragging)
    • Using the Align & Distribute Panel
    • Pathfinder Panel
    • Repeating transformations (Ctrl / CMD + D)
    • Reflection Tool
    • Creating Clipping Masks

Requirements

    • Watch this video 
    • Attempt to follow along
    • Prepare any questions you have for next class
    • Recreate (and modify, if you want) the cheeseburger and ice cream cone icons demonstrated in the video.
    • Make three of your own icons in a similar methodology. As you might apply these to our next project, choose something that is personally significant to you. You can use color.
    • Put your icons into a folder and link to the spreadsheet in the appropriate area. Save your icons as .EPS files.

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