session 2 demo:charts, graphs, and iconsPLAN601E VErbAL ANd VisuAL: iNformAtioN GrAPhics (sEssioN 2)

SESSION 2 DEMO:CHARTS, GRAPHS, AND ICONSPLAN601E VERBAL AND VISUAL: INFORMATION GRAPHICS (SESSION 2)

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charts in adobe illustratoroVErViEw of tooLs ANd PANELs

crEAtiNG PiE chArts ANd bAr chArts usiNG ExcEL dAtA

more detail on course blog under ‘resource Library’introduction to adobe illustrator

1) create a new document.creating a pie chart with adobe illustrator

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2) use the chart tool to make 4” x 4” pie chart.creating a pie chart with adobe illustrator

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Steps: 1) open template.CREATING A PIE CHART WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

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2) Paste population data into table.creating a pie chart with adobe illustrator

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cd3 vs. [city - cd3]

tract vs. [cd3 - tract]

Let’s make two pie charts: one showing proportion of citywide population represented by cd3 and another showing the proportion of cd3 represented by your census tract.

4) ungroup each chart three times.creating a pie chart with adobe illustrator

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6) create a palette. 5) select part of chart you want to color with select tool; use eyedropper tool to color the polygon.

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1) clean up data utilizing find & replace.creating a bar graph with adobe illustrator

Let’s use the sort functions in Excel in order to visually organize census data based on our own study area zones.

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find / replace

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area b

area c

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2) insert a column to add a letter code for each census tract’s zone

Let’s use the sort functions in Excel in order to visually organize census data based on our own study area zones.

2) insert a column and add a letter code for each census tract’s zone

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Let’s use the sort functions in Excel in order to visually organize census data based on our own study area zones.

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3) sort the data based on the new column.creating a bar graph with adobe illustrator

use the sort function to organize census data based on the study area zones.

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4) hide extraneous columns; add a column; sum family and non-family hh with non-relatives; 5) divide new column by total hh.

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Let’s generate some percentages for households where non-relatives are living.

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6) use chart tool to create 6” x 4” bar graph.creating a bar graph with adobe illustrator

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7) Paste total hh into table; enter a new ‘dummy’ maximum value in the last row; 8) make a second chart and paste total non-relatives into table. Add the same ‘dummy’ maximum, for scale.

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9) build a color palette. close table window for bar graph. ungroup both graphs 3 times; delete all lines and labels from non-relative graph; use eyedropper to color bars with your palette.

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s10) use Align panel to overlay the two sets of bars; use the direct selection tool to delete the far-most right bar (our ‘dummy’ bar). delete the horizontal tick marks along the x-axis.

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11) Add color to total hh bars; 12) ungroup all bars; use selection tool to create space between zones; 13) Add labels and use rotate tool to rotate them; 14) Extend and modify line weights of axes.

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15) Add labels for percentages. where text overlaps with axes, delete background lines using scissors tool.

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16) use ‘find font’ to replace fonts with preferred; adjust boxes and positions accordingly.

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17) Add labels for title, units, areas, key. 18) use rectangle tool to create background shading.

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19) remove any unnecessary lines.

creating an icon in adobe illustrator

1) download a jpeg of an icon that has clean lines and few colors and file>Place it in illustrator.

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Let’s first borrow an icon from the internet and convert a jpeg into vectors we can work with.

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2) select object >Live trace>make and Expand to have illustrator approximate a series of vectors of the jpeg

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Let’s first borrow an icon from the internet and convert a jpeg into vectors we can work with.

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3) ungroup; use the direct selection tool to delete extraneous vectors.

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Let’s first borrow an icon from the internet and convert a jpeg into vectors we can work with.

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4) Edit colors, styles, etc. you can also copy/paste the icon into indesign.

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Let’s first borrow an icon from the internet and convert a jpeg into vectors we can work with.

5) Place a jpeg of a photo with a clear figure in illustrator. Lock its layer.

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Another approach is to create an icon by tracing over a photograph.

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6) in a new layer, use the pen tool to trace the edges of the figure.creating an icon with adobe illustrator

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Another approach is to create an icon by tracing over a photograph.

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7) trace other important visual features.creating an icon with adobe illustrator

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Another approach is to create an icon by tracing over a photograph.

8) Add lines if needed to describe the figure.creating an icon with adobe illustrator

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Another approach is to create an icon by tracing over a photograph.

9) use direct selection tool and color palette to color the icon.creating an icon with adobe illustrator

Another approach is to create an icon by tracing over a photograph.

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10) use direct selection tool and color palette to color the icon.creating an icon with adobe illustrator

Another approach is to create an icon by tracing over a photograph.

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11) select any secondary line or shape overlaid on your flat color and use object>Path>divide objects below (or use the Pathfinder) to punch through your shapes and create new polygons.

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Another approach is to create an icon by tracing over a photograph.

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12) find an icon in a font that you like.creating an icon with adobe illustrator

A third way to create an icon is to convert typographic icons to vectors.

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13) Paste character into a new text box, select box with direct selection tool, and use type>create outlines.

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A third way to create an icon is to convert typographic icons to vectors.

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14) ungroup the vectors.creating an icon with adobe illustrator

A third way to create an icon is to convert typographic icons to vectors.

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15) Edit colors, styles, etc. you can also copy/paste the icon into indesign.

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A third way to create an icon is to convert typographic icons to vectors.

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www.thenounproject.orgwww.iconmonstr.com

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you can also use icons that are available for download under creative commons.