LA 280 DESIGN COMMUNICATIONS 1 MANIPULATING THE TRACE (20 points)


“MisReading the City,” Aneesha Dharwadker, 2009

ASSIGNED: Wednesday 10/27

DUE: Friday 10/29 (upload at end of class)

Tutorial: LA 280 Channel on Illinois MediaSpace (requires login)

Open your 11x17 PDF (plotted from CAD) in Adobe Illustrator, and copy the linework into your new AI file (with 2 artboards).

Following the examples in the tutorial, create and assign layers for your linework, and manipulate each layer in a new way. This might include adjusting lineweights and line types; adding hatches, tones, and gradients; rotating and duplicating elements in the composition; or overlaying new linework. Start with the same linework on your 2 artboards and create two different drawings for your assignment.

Use this as an opportunity to explore the various graphic tools in Illustrator. Upload an AI file to Box by the end of class on Friday, with your first and last names as the file name.

As with previous assignments, pay close attention to visual hierarchy and composition.