Pictogram Practice

Adobe Illustrator Notes

Wk 3a - Introduction to Adobe Illustrator
(I) Watch Mr. Webb's demonstration and post notes to do the following on your blog:
- Creating a new canvas (document)
(Press Command+N to make a new document)
Size= LETTER, Orientation=Portrait

Go to Window>Workspace>Reset Essentials
To reset Adobe Illustrator when you first open the app.

- Interface navigation, drawing tools (Illustrator's shapes & using the Pen Tool)
RECTANGLE (M)
Click and drag the rectangle on your document
ELLIPSE (L)
ROUNDED RECTANGLE
POLYGON TOOL
STAR TOOL
FLARE TOOL

PEN TOOL (P)
The Pen tool allows you to create lines and curves.
- Setting the Fill Color, and the Stroke Color
- Saving file formats (saving for Adobe Illustrator editing vs. Saving an image for the web)

Week 3a

Monochromatic: are all the colors (tints, tones, and shades) of a single hue.

1. Calligram-A poem, phrase, or word in which the typeface, calligraphy or handwriting is arranged in a way that creates a visual image

Camera, lens, focus. There is a camera being shown in this calligram.

Musician, skill, notes. There is a piano being shown in this calligram.

Forest, immortal, fearful. There is tiger being shown in this calligram.

Panther. There is a panther being shown in this calligram. 

Leg, Insect, abdomen. There is a insect being shown in this calligram.

2. Pictogram-An ideogram that conveys its meaning through its pictorial resemblance to a physical object.

This pictogram is informing people there is no smoking allowed

This pictogram is informing people there is a bike lane in permitted here.

This pictogram is informing people that there this s accessible for handicap people. 

This pictogram is representing the correct protocol at the an airport.

This pictogram is representing the activities that are held. 

3. Rebus-An illusional device that uses pictures to represent words or parts of words.

Free bear for a year. In this rebus they used a symbol of a bee, the number 4, and a image of a ear. 

To infinity and beyond. In this rebus they used the number , the infinity sign, and the letters B and D.

The New York times magazine. In this Rebus the used the Statue of liberty, a clock, and a image of a a book. 

I love you. 

April 16, 1559 My dear child I received your letter of tuesday ? and am glad you wrote I got home well I have sent the length of ? B e ? to lotty I am glad to hear the mail got on so well, give my love to write. 

American Flag

The Stars represent the 50 states in the United States of America. The whites represents purity and innocence, the red represents hardiness valour, the blue represents the color of the chief. The broad band above the stripes signifies vigilance, perseverance, and justice. 

Visual Communication

Alphabet-a standard set of letters.

 

Street Sign-a type of traffic sign used to identify named roads.

Advertisement-a form of marketing communication used to persuade an audience to take or continue some action. 

Constellation-a specific area of the celestial sphere as defined by the International Astronomical Union.

ASCII symbols-a character-encoding scheme. 

Electronic symbols-a pictogram used to represent various electrical and electronic devices 

Morse Code-a method of transmitting text information as a series of on-off tones, lights, or clicks that can be directly understood by a skilled listener

American Sign Language- The primary sign language used by deaf and hearing-impaired people in the United States and Canada

Glyph-A symbolic figure or character, usually incised or carved.