week+7_MMay-tutor

Week 7 is a busy tute so you will need some time, patience and dedication. This will help you in the upcoming weeks towards developing your portfolio.

I have attached the plan/exercises for this week which includes the homework and 3 PDF files to follow when learning the Adobe Suite.



MUST DO: All the work in red. || Adobe PhotoShop Watch: [] Then open up PhotoShop and work through the PDF document (found on the Wiki) called: AdobePhotoShop_Tutorial (This will familiarize you with all the basics of the tools palette). || [] [] [] Look at these Examples: [] [] PhotoShopped Print Ads [] || || ADOBE Illustrator Read: [] || [] Then specifically read and follow the examples given. Open up Illustrator and do the exercises under ‘Drawing’. This will give you the basics in using Illustrator. || AdobeIllustrator_Tutorial (This will familiarize you with all the basics of the tools palette). Look at this Examples: [] || || ADOBE InDesign Watch: [] Then open up InDesign and work through the PDF document (found on the Wiki) called: AdobeInDesign_Tutorial (This will familiarize you with all the basics of the tools palette). || [|http://help.adobe.com/en_US/indesign/cs/using/WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6d6aa.html#WSa285fff53dea4f8617383751001ea8cb3f-6d65a] This will familiarize you with the InDesign basics. Read. This will give you the basics in using InDesign. [] Read. Goes through some examples to understand further. [] For Extra Details and further exploration: Browse through the sections, press links and read. [] || || ADOBE Acrobat View the appropriate Acrobat version videos: [] || || Conclusion For Homework do the following: Any questions? || Manufacturer approved images. [] Logo Library. [] Tutorial: This one us to create an ad using PhotoShop and Illustrator in tandem (which is not uncommon). [] ||
 * PhotoShop Extras || Browse through the sections, press links and read.
 * ^  || Download and browse through the sections:
 * ^  || Open up Illustrator and work through the PDF document (found on the Wiki) called:
 * InDesign Extras || Read through:
 * If your studies of the Adobe Suite are incomplete catch up for homework, otherwise you will start getting behind in the weeks to come.
 * Turn your photograph into a self-portrait doing each of the following. (You will probably want to scan or photograph your photo first).
 * 1) Using Photoshop – layers, colours, shapes, Photo manipulation etc
 * 2) Using Illustrator – pen tool to outline, trace, fill, text etc
 * 3) Using InDesign – your image as an ad and including blocks of text, fonts, headings, arranging etc
 * Do one of the following 3 exercises (minimum) on Image/Sign using PhotoShop or Illustrator.
 * 1) Divide a 200mm x 200mm square in 9 equal squares. Choose a topic [eg birds, danger, skating, dance, party, silence] and design 9 ways of visually representing it. Arrange the representation in the nine squares
 * 2) Design alternative male and female toilet signs
 * 3) Divide a 150mm x 150mm square in 4 equal squares. Design four symbols to represent the four seasons. The four symbols should share a common visual vocabulary (something that links the 4 images together).  Arrange the symbols in the four squares.
 * Extras for the Keen || Check Out: