Policy Pictogram

Illustrator Notes

(I) Watch Mr. Webb's demonstration and post notes to do the following on your blog:
- Creating a new canvas (document)
     press Command+N to make a new canvas
     3 sections of Adobe Illustrator (Toolbox [left], Menu bar [at the top], Panels [right])
     PROFILE: Print, SIZE: Letter, ORIENTATION: Portait

- Interface navigation, drawing tools (Illustrator's shapes & using the Pen Tool)
    Rectangle Tool (M) - makes squares and rectangles with sharp edges
    Rounded rectangle tool - makes rectangles with rounded edges
    Ellipse tool - draw circles and ovals
    Polygon Tool - draws convex regular polygons.
    Star tool - draws stars; to add more edges tap the up arrow, to remove edges tap the down arrow; to     control the sharpness of the star, hold the command key while drawing the star.

   Selection Tool (V)- looks like a black arrow.  Use to select objects that you want to move, copy or     delete.

    Pen Tool (P) - draws line segments and curves

- Setting the Fill Color, and the Stroke Color
First, select your object or line.  
Second, click on the fill color box to set the fill color. 
OR, click on the stroke color box to set the stroke color

- Saving file formats (saving for Adobe Illustrator editing vs. Saving an image for the web)
Save for Adobe Illustrator = (.ai) <<Can ONLY be opened in Illustrator.
Save for the Internet/Your blog = (.jpeg, .gif, .png) << Can be uploaded to your blog.

*Notes*

- Creating a new canvas (document)

Press Command+N to make a new document. 
Illustrator has three main areas: the Toolbox, the Menu Bar, and the Panels.
- Interface navigation, drawing tools (Illustrator's shapes & using the Pen Tool)

Pressing M will let you draw a rectangle. To draw shapes you have to click and drag on the canvas. If you press and hold the shapes button, more shapes will appear. There are 6: The Rectangle tool, the Rounded Rectangle tool, the Star tool, the Eclipse tool, the Star tool, and the Flare tool. 
- Setting the Fill Color, and the Stroke Color
- Saving file formats

Monochromatic & Negative Space

Monochromatic - Monochromatic color schemes are derived from a single base hue and extended using its shades, tones and tints.

Negative space - the space around and between the subject(s) of an image.

Researching the Rebus

(a) Rebus- Using pictures to replace a similar word or phrase.
(b)

This rebus has a picture of a arrow pointing at the word 'aid', which there are three of. This rebus means First Aid, since the arrow is pointing at the first aid.

 This rebus is showing three words, FREE, A, and 4. Then there is a picture of a bee, with a + R, and an ear +Y. This rebus says "Free beer for a year".

This rebus shows a happy face, a bird-D= a sundae-the sun, a 2, and a U. This rebus says Happy Birthday to you!

(c) 

 This rebus says "I love you".

This rebus says "My dear child, I received you letter of tuesday 

Researching Pictograms

(a) Pictograms- A pictorial symbol for a word or phrase.
(b)

This is a pictorial to show that you could bike in this area. Most people automatically know its a bike lane right when they see this picture.

This is the handicap sign. This is meant to show that a disabled person could take this due to their special need(s). Usually when you see this, you think people with disabilities could be here.

This is a pictogram with a cow. I have never honestly seen this, but we could easily assume that this pictogram is meant to show that a cow or cows are nearby. 

(c) I WILL BE DEFINING THESE FROM LEFT TO RIGHT, TOP TO BOTTOM.

These pictograms are commonly seen in airports. In order: Security guards, flight attendants, more flight attendants, catering, luggage move, item check, security check, metal wand, passport check, walking way, luggage cart, backpack, wait, luggage belt, and luggage car. 

These are seen in olympics I'm guessing. In order: Swimming, running, badmitton, boxing, cycling, dance, golf, judo, (not sure), basketball, football, shooting, squash, table tennis, and weight lifting.

Researching Calligram

(a)Calligram-A poem, phrase, or word that is arranged in a way to form a picture or visual.
(b)

This as you can see, is a zebra. It is entirely made from the word 'Zebra', except for the eye.

This is a tree. There are words like 'Memory' and 'Hope', because trees usually stand for longevity and new beginning.

This is a camera. Looking into the calligram, you could see words such as 'optics', 'lens', 'focus', and 'angle of view'. These are all words that relate to a camera. 

(c)

This is an ant. In this calligram, you could see the words 'ant'. 'leg', and 'abdomen', which are all in they're appropriate places.

 

This is a panther. In this calligram, only one word is used used which is 'panther'. The 'P' is used as the tail, the 'A' as the hind legs, the 'N' as the stomach, the 'T' as the spine, the 'H' as the front legs, the 'E' is the neck, and the 'R' is the head and jaw. 

Different Signs

NOTE: All of these are found in a national park. Each one indicates what is near, event and/or area.

1. Campground                         26.  Ice Skating
2. Picnic area                            27. Horseback riding
3. Ranger Station                      28. Stable
4. Restrooms                             29. Bicycle trail
5. Parking                                  30. Metro
6. Lodging                                 31. Bus stop
7. Food service                          32. 4-wheel drive
8. Self-guiding trail                   33. Motor bike trail
9. Wheelchair-accessible          34. Radiator water
10. Information                         35. Gas Station
11. Store                                    36. Airport
12. Telephone                           37. Drinking water
13. Trailhead                             38. Post office
14. Boat Launch                        39. First aid
15. Marina                                 40. Hospital
16. Scuba diving                        41. Amphitheater
17. Sailing                                 42. Golfing
18. Boat Tour                            43. Campfire
19. Swimming                           44. Litter receptacle
20. Fishing                                 45. Recycle
21. Canoe Access                       46. Pets on leash
22. Cross Country ski trail         47. Shelter
23. Downhill Skiing                   48. RV campground
24. Snowmobile trail                  49. Sanitary disposal station
25. Sledding

The American Flag

When you think of the American Flag, you think Red, White, and Blue. These colors actually mean something though. Red means hardiness and valor,  White means innocence and purity, and Blue means the color of the Chief. There are 50 stars and 13 stripes, 6 white and 7 red. The fifty stars signify the 50 states (Here we go! Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado,  Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesoda, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming!) The 13 stripes signify the 13 original British colonies that declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain, thus beginning the United States.

Visual communication Vocabulary

Alphabet:
A standard set of letters which is used to write one or more languages.

Street sign:
A traffic sign used to identify named roads, generally those that aren't highways or expressways.

Advertisement: 

Something that draws attention to a product, service, or event in order to promote sales or attendance.

Constellation:

Star patterns in the celestial body (AKA the sky) as defined by the International Astronomical Union.

ASCII symbols:

Symbols that represent text in computers, communication devices, and other devices that use text.

Electrical symbols:

A pictogram used to represent various electrical and electronic devices circuits.

Morse code:

A method of transmitting text informations as a series of on-off tones, lights, clocks the listener will be able to comprehend without special equipment. 

American sign language:

The predominant language used by deaf people. The language is "said" by various hand poses.

Glyph:

A symbol that is intended to represent a readable character for the purposes of writing and thereby expressing thoughts.