1. session 3 demo:
flow charts and small multiples
PLAN601E Verbal and visual: Information Graphics (session 3)
SESSION 3 DEMO:
FLOW CHARTS AND SMALL MULTIPLES
PLAN601E VERBAL AND VISUAL: INFORMATION GRAPHICS (SESSION 3)
2. TOOLS IN ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
REVIEW OF TOOLS, PANELS AND FUNCTIONS
3. Palettes organize tools, colors, layers, type,
and other settings.
review of
adobe illustrator tools
tools
object
color
stroke
layers
4. Move around the artboard with zoom, pan, or scrolling; the mouse
wheel can also be used to scroll.
review of
adobe illustrator tools
zoom / pan
5. Shapes and lines are made up of “paths” and “anchors”; paths and
polygans can be moved with the selection tool.
review of
adobe illustrator tools
select
6. Anchors are the handles on paths and polygons; they can be
moved with the direct selection tool.
review of
adobe illustrator tools
direct
select
7. Paths have a “fill” and “stroke,” which can be
assigned colors.
review of
adobe illustrator tools
fill / stroke
color
11. Another way to copy polygons is to move them with the selection
tool + option.
review of
adobe illustrator tools
select
12. Another way to copy polygons is to move them with the selection
tool + option.
review of
adobe illustrator tools
layers
13. Polygons can also be arranged within the same layer by selecting
then right clicking and utilizing “arrange” tools.
review of
adobe illustrator tools
arrange
14. Use the “text tool” to create text boxes; modify text in
the menu or character palette.
review of
adobe illustrator tools
text
text
text
15. Select, right click, and “group” polygons and text to
move them together
review of
adobe illustrator tools
group
select
16. Dragging the “pivot” on a group of polygons while holding shift
scales them propotionally.
review of
adobe illustrator tools
select
17. Select the group, right click, and select “scale” to scale
by percentage.
review of
adobe illustrator tools
select
scale
18. Hold shift while rotating to “rotate” the group at
45 degree increments.
review of
adobe illustrator tools
rotate
19. Create “guides” by clicking on the vertical and horizontal rulers
and dragging into the artboard.
review of
adobe illustrator tools
ruler
20. Right click anywhere and select “show / hide grid” to
show a background grid.
review of
adobe illustrator tools
guides /
grids
21. The “align” palette has tools for aligning polygons by their centers
and edges.
review of
adobe illustrator tools
align
22. The “align” palette has tools for aligning polygons by their centers
and edges.
review of
adobe illustrator tools
align
23. The “pathfinder” palette has tools for combining polygons in
various ways into “compound shapes.”
review of
adobe illustrator tools
path-
finder
24. Hover the cursor over various tools
to see the “short-cut” command.
review of
adobe illustrator tools
short
cut
25. Let’s make a chart that explains the process for reporting a
landlord complaint to 311.
creating a flow chart with
adobe illustrator
39. Let’s make a diagram displaying traffic accident data.
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adobe illustrator
40. 1) Find some interesting data that has a
temporal dimension.
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41. 2) “place” a screenshot of the stats map
in the artboard.
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42. 3) trace background elements for the diagram;
add annotation; create scaled elements.
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adobe illustrator
3
43. 4) Group the background elements and drag holding shift + option
to copy.
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adobe illustrator
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44. 5) Make a layer for dots and place dots on background to
represent annual data.
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45. 6) Use type tool to add annotation and clean up with align palette.creating small multiples with
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46. Let’s try out a different convention for representing data values,
such as line weight.
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adobe illustrator
stroke
47. 7) Use eyedropper tool to apply new vgraphic conventions.
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48. Be sure to create a label for the data source.
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49. Message of this slide/ category
of data documented on this page
assignment 3
Title of your
presentation
Title slide; Previous slides (Assignments 1 & 2)
Assignment 3: A diagram visualizing sequence, flow or connection
PDF, 7.5”x10”
Intertitle; Sketches, notes, precedents and revisions for Assignment 3;
All previous sketches, notes, precedents and revisions.
Sketches, notes,
precedents
and revisions
From some part of Assignment 3
JPEG
Headline tells me the
message of this slide
Headline tells me the
message of this slide