Data Visualization with Alternative Mediums
Creating Your Chart Design on Illustrator 1
A course by Olivia Johnson , Designer and Artist
About the video: Creating Your Chart Design on Illustrator 1
Overview
“In this lesson, I will show you how to use Illustrator to design charts and graphs. We will use the program’s chart tool, creating a chart by hand, and using existing charts as a starting point, add our color palette, and finally apply the labels that communicate what the chart is showing. ”
In this video lesson Olivia Johnson addresses the topic: Creating Your Chart Design on Illustrator 1, which is part of the Domestika online course: Data Visualization with Alternative Mediums. Learn how to combine data visualization with unexpected mediums, such as embroidery, to create physical meaningful works of art and design.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Creating Your Chart Design on Illustrator In this lesson, I'll teach how to use Illustrator to design charts and graphs. We'll use Illustrator's built-in Graph tool. I'll teach you how to design charts by hand, then we'll use an existing chart as a starting point. By the end of the lesson, we'll have added our color palette and finally, we'll apply the labels that communicate the data. Let's start. I have created a document here. I have an artboard that is the same size as my medium. Since I'm using an embroidery hoop that's 7 inches, I want to make sure that my artboard is 7 inches. That...”
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Course summary for: Data Visualization with Alternative Mediums
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Category
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Areas
Embroidery, Graphic Design, Information Design
Olivia Johnson
A course by Olivia Johnson
Olivia Johnson is a digital designer based in Portland, Oregon. Her work ranges from interactive experiences for large brands to hand-crafted textile artworks, all with the intention to utilize data to inform, illuminate, and educate a wide audience. Since graduating from the Maryland Institute College of Art in 2016, she’s worked for Sosolimited in Boston, and is currently a senior designer at Instrument, where she creates digital experiences for clients including Instagram, Levi's, and Nike.
Her work has been featured in publications such as Brand New, It's Nice That, PAGE Magazine, and Creative Boom, and has been honored with awards from Core77, PRINT, and AIGA Boston.
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