Reflection On Illustrator Tutorial Videos

The first video that I saw was called "What Is Illustrator CS5?" In this video I learned a couple things that helped me get a feel for Illustrator. One thing I learned is that with Illustrator, you can repurpose any type of graphics for any need. Also, you can create cross media design. Cross media design is how you deliver your work, such as a print or digital format. Also, it gave an introduction to vector images. With vector images, they can always be edited and they are always scalable.

The other that I watched is called "Creating Files For Print." This video basically gives you an introduction on how to get your documents setting correct for the "Print" format before you actually work on the document. Some examples of files that are made for print are menus, movie posters, newspapers, advertisements, etc. When you go to create your new document, there are already some preset document formats that you can choose from like Web Document, Print Document, Mobile and Devices Document, etc. But let's focus more on the Print d]Document since that was what the video was mainly focused on. One feature is called artboards. They did not give a thorough explanation of what artboards are, but you can have up to 99 artboards in a single document. You are able to specify the direction of the artboard, how many columns, and the spacing between each artboard. Another thing you can do is change swap the width and height values in the orientation section. This changes the documents from portrait which is tall and landscape which is wide. Also, if you have a design where it goes to the end of the page, you can change the bleed options. Bleed is basically artwork that goes beyond the trim size of the page. Another thing is that you want to keep the color mode at "CMYK" for print documents. These are several things that I learned from the tutorial videos.

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·      Nameplate –  The banner that is on the front of a newsletter which indicates who made the newsletter.

·      Content (and number of articles and entries) – The information in the newsletter that is being read by the audience.

·      Table of contents – A section on the newsletter which lists parts of the newsletter on the particular page where they begin.

·      Masthead – A section of the newsletter that is usually on the second page which names the publisher and other important things. It also may include the address, logo, etc.

·      Titles and headers – The name of the article being read

·      Page numbers – The numbers used to indicate which page the reader is on. (Can be on the top, bottom, or sides).

·      Bylines – A sentence or two that states the name, probably the position of the writer of the article.

·      Continuation lines – A phrase that lets readers know that the article  will continue on another page.

·      Pull quotes – A small section of the newsletter that is quite large and in quotes to capture the attention of the reader.

·      End signs – A sign used to show the end of the article.

·      Photos/illustrations –

·      Mailing labels –