Author: Comberg

All final projects should be submitted to the appropriate folder on the Course Folder.

For Project 1.1:
Save a flattened PDF file of your final projects (saved as Smallest File Size) to the Course Folder in Project 1.1 Folder

From Wordless Diagrams, Nigel Holmes, 2005

IKEA bookcase assembly instructions

And here.

 

There’s a beautiful exhibition of works by Helen Frankenthaler at Penn’s Arthur Ross Gallery that relates to the abstractions you’re doing in Projects 1.1 and 1.3 – check it out.

Here are instructions for printing on the laser printers and the large format plotters. You will be printing on these often this semester for your projects.

https://www.design.upenn.edu/printing

You have a $50 advance for printing. Check your print cost balance here.

• Printing from a Mac
  • Z6200 Photoshop printing
  • Z6200 Illustrator Printing
  • Printing to the HP Z6100 and Z6200 Series Plotters
  • Printing to the Xerox Phasers – General
  • Printing to the Xerox Phasers from Adobe Illustrator
  • Printing to the Xerox Phasers from Adobe InDesign
  • Printing a Booklet to the Xerox Phasers from Adobe InDesign
  • Printing to the Xerox Phasers from Adobe Photoshop

• Converting to PDF for Printing on a Mac
  • Converting to PDF from Adobe Illustrator
  • Converting to PDF from Adobe InDesign
  • Converting to PDF from Adobe Photoshop

Abstraction, figure/ground, pattern and other aspects of the work of a few artists and designers.

Bridget Riley

 

Sketches for a logo, Massachusetts College of Art (part of the state college system)
I-Jian Lin and Comberg

Noma Bar

Ellsworth Kelly

Adam Pendleton

Philip Taafe

Maharam Fabrics

Optional – for extra credit: design an original emoticon in Illustrator – tutorial here and examples.

The Course Folder is available to store project submissions – Use the Public Folder and the sub-folder Project 1.1. Post only PDFs Smallest File Size.
To access the Course Folders, from pull-down menu: Finder > Go > Connect to Server
or from keyboard CMD+K

Use server address: smb://juno.design.upenn.edu/courses

Submit PDFs of Project 1.1 studies
Use the naming protocol: Last name.project1.1.studies.pdf

and submit PDFs of final
Use the naming protocol: Last name.project1.1.final.pdf

Accept the invitation (email) to be an Editor for the class blog
Login to WordPress (create account)
Go to blog

https://2020foundations.home.blog/

Click on Write in upper right part of window
Or click on My Sites > Posts > Add New Post
USE CLASSIC EDITOR to edit
Write title, text, add images, links
Click on Preview and check post
If OK, click Publish

There are lots of ‘How to create a new post WordPress’ videos if you need help

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smQ6PEtkexs

Our Illustrator tutorial is scheduled for February 2.
In the meantime here are a number of tutorials that may be helpful — those in bold are relevant, especially Drawing with the Pen Tool.

To create a repeating pattern and some digital texture, check this guide.

Tutorials
Illustrator List of Tutorials
Basic Shapes
Drawing Shapes
Drawing With the Pen Tool
Layers
Stacking/Grouping
Rotating/Reflecting Objects
Isolation Mode
Pen Tool Game
Pen Tool (Extras)

Other functions/tools we’ll review in class
Pathfinder
Object
Transform: Move, Rotate, Reflect, Scale
Arrange
Group/Ungroup
Lock
Window (Dialog Boxes)
Align
Quick Duplicate (Holding down Option)
Color
Layers
Stroke/fill
Pen Tool
Shape Rectangle (Ellipse, etc.) Tools
Rotate
Scale
Brushes
Shape Builder
Clipping Mask
Pattern Tool
Pattern Brush
Scatter Brush
Art Brush
Live Paint
Art Board Tool
Using Kuler
Saving Swatches