About the After Effects work area – Getting to Know the Workflow

Lesson overview In this lesson, you’ll learn how to do the following: This lesson will take about an hour to complete. If you haven’t already done so, download the project ... Read MoreRead More

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Project Idea 2: Historical Infographic (Mine Map/ Mine Shaft) – Creating Your First Infographic Projects-2

I also used the Appearance panel to add to some paths with two different fills so that a pattern with some transparent areas could overlay a solid color and give ... Read MoreRead More

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Project Idea 2: Historical Infographic (Mine Map/ Mine Shaft) – Creating Your First Infographic Projects-1

Alternatively, for more advanced users, here is another idea you can create if you want to practice with the pen tool to create an infographic on a historical topic you ... Read MoreRead More

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Project Idea 1: Infographic Resume (One Page) – Creating Your First Infographic Projects-5

However, in this case she is entering the twenty-fifth year so 2023, which is the start of the arrow as the year in this example is not complete. If wanted ... Read MoreRead More

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Project Idea 1: Infographic Resume (One Page) – Creating Your First Infographic Projects-4

This made it easier to drag the handles of my overlying ellipse wedge to the percent I wanted, assuming that 10 points each represents 10%. You could save this guide ... Read MoreRead More

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Project Idea 1: Infographic Resume (One Page) – Creating Your First Infographic Projects-3

As a beginner, if you are having difficulty drawing some more complex shapes for your infographic, you can use the symbols in the various libraries such as web icons or ... Read MoreRead More

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Project Idea 1: Infographic Resume (One Page) – Creating Your First Infographic Projects-2

In my case, I am creating an infographic resume for the fictious client Jane Johnson. In this case, I create a new Letter-sized Illustrator file which is 8.5 × 11 ... Read MoreRead More

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Project Idea 1: Infographic Resume (One Page) – Creating Your First Infographic Projects-1

Over the last several chapters, you have worked with various tools and panels in Illustrator. You have also looked at how to create objects and paths and add type. In ... Read MoreRead More

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Creating Symbols – Working with Illustrator’s Layers and Additional Drawing and Type Tools

Once the graphic is created and you know that you may need it numerous times on your artboard, you can store it in the Symbols folder. Refer to the Symbols_practice.ai ... Read MoreRead More

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Creating Graphic Styles – Working with Illustrator’s Layers and Additional Drawing and Type Tools

The graphic style can be stored in the Graphic Styles panel library and later applied to other shape paths or even type. To add the style to the panel while ... Read MoreRead More

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