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

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

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MENUS

Steps: 2) use chart tool to make 4” x 4” pie chart.CREATING A PIE CHART WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

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CHART TOOL

Steps: 2) paste Fact Finder population data into table.CREATING A PIE CHART WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

POP. DATA

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CD1 v. (CITY - CD1)

TRACT v. (CD1 - TRACT)

Steps: 4) ungroup each chart three times.CREATING A PIE CHART WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

OBJECT MENUS

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Steps: 5) select part of chart you want to color with select tool; 6) use eyedropper tool to color the polygon.

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Steps: 1) clean up data utilizing find / replace.CREATING A BAR GRAPH WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

Let’s utilize 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

AREA A

AREA B

AREA C

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Steps: 2) add a column and add letter code each census tract’s zone (A, B, C, D).

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

Steps: 2) add a column and add letter code each census tract’s zone (A, B, C, D).

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

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Steps: 3) sort the data based on the new column.CREATING A BAR GRAPH WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

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

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SORT

Steps: 4) add column and 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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Steps: 4) add column and 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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Steps: 6) use graph tool to create 6” x 4” graph.CREATING A PIE CHART WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

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Steps: 7) paste total HH into table and add 6,000 in last row; 8) copy graph and past non-relatives into table.

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SELECT AND RIGHT-CLICK GRAPH TO BRING UP TABLE.

Steps: 9) ungroup both graphs, delete all lines and labels from non-relative graph, use eyedropper to color graphs.

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Steps: 10) overlay the non-relative graph bars with the total HH graph; delete 6,000 bar (far most right bar).

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Steps: 11) use direct and indirect select tools to create spacing between bars in each zone; 12) add text labels; 13) modify line weights of axes.

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STROKE PALETTE

Steps: 11) use direct and indirect select tools to create spacing between bars in each zone; 12) add text labels; 13) modify line weights of axes.

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Steps: 14) add labels for percentages; 15) where text overlaps with axes, delete background lines using cut tool.

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Steps: 16) add labels for title, units, areas, key; 17) use rectangle tool to create background shading.

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Steps: 1) download a jpeg of an icon that has clean lines and few colors and 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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Steps: 2) select the jpeg and then click mask (you may need to adjust the mask settings).

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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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Steps: 3) click expand to convert the jpeg to vectors.CREATING A ICONS WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

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

Steps: 4) ungroup and then delete extraneous vectors.CREATING A ICONS WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

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

Steps: 5) 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.

Steps: 6) place a jpeg of a photo with a clear figure in Illustrator.

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

Steps: 7) use the pen tool to trace the edges of the figure.CREATING A ICONS WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

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

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Steps: 8) trace other important visual features.CREATING A ICONS WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

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

Steps: 8) add lines if needed to describe the figure.CREATING A ICONS WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

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

Steps: 10) use direct selection tool and color palette to color the icon.

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

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Steps: 10) use direct selection tool and color palette to color the icon.

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

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Steps: 11) make a copy of the icon and use flatten transparency to convert the lines to polygons.

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

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Steps: 12) find an icon in a font that you like.CREATING A ICONS WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

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

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Steps: 13) paste character into a new text box, select box with direct selection tool, and use create outlines.

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

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Steps: 14) ungroup the vectors.CREATING A ICONS WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

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

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Steps: 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.