Introduction to Infographics with Adobe Illustrator

Overview

“Now that we know how to create and handle basic geometric shapes, we will use them as a sketch element. Our infographic map will be a poster, a piece of character, designed to draw attention from a wall. To decide what type of map we are going to make we need to have an idea of the type of poster we want, and for this, we have to sketch. We will use basic geometric shapes to simulate texts and images, trying different compositions until we find one that satisfies us. ”

In this video lesson Paadín addresses the topic: Practice, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 2: Sketching and Structure. Create basic geometric shapes and sketch your infographic map.

Partial transcription of the video

“INTRODUCTION TO ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR FOR INFOGRAPHIC / COURSE 2 LESSON 7 Practice In this unit, we will use simple geometric shapes as a sketch element. The infographic map will be a poster with character It will stand out on any wall. Let's see how to get it. We will now see how to use all that we have learned in this unit. We will start by opening a new file, New, and use one of the custom sizes we had created to create our map, 420 by 594, and check that it is with CMYK color and High resolution. Our document is going to be called Map_01. It is important to name the files well. Remember, th...”

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Course summary for: Course 2: Sketching and Structure

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