Balance Practice
Copy Illustrator Template
Go to the Balance Practice Illustrator Template
If you aren't already signed in to Adobe, click "Sign in" in the top right corner and "Continue with Google"
Click "Copy to Files"
Open the Creative Cloud app from your dock.
On the top toolbar, go to the "Files" tab
Right-click and click "Open"
Zoom Out
Zoom out so you can see the group of elements (photos/text) and 2 artboards
To zoom out, on your keyboard hold down the "command/cmd" key and click the "-" key.
To move your view around, hold down the spacebar on your keyboard and click and drag around.
Use a Rectangle to Make 1/2 Inch Margins
Click on the first blank artboard (a slim black border will show up)
Select the Rectangle Tool
Click on the artboard to bring up the "Rectangle" pop-up
Adjust:
Width: 7.5 in
Height: 10 in
Click OK
In the "Properties" tab, under Align, click the third and sixth icon to "Horizontal Align Center" and "Vertical Align Center"
Right-click on the rectangle and lcikc "Make Guides"
Repeat for the other blank artboard.
Use a Rectangle to Make a Center Axis
Use the Rectangle Tool to create a rectangle to fill your whole artboard.
With the rectangle selected, click "Object" > "Path" > "Split Into Grid..."
Change:
Columns:
Number: 2
Click "OK"
Right-click on the grid and click "Make Guides"
Repeat for the other artboard.
In your "Properties" panel, click the middle icon next to "Guides" to lock your guides in place.
Create Backgrounds
Go to the "Layers" panel
Select the "Background" layer
Double-click on the "Fill" color swatch square at the bottom of the toolbar to open the Color Picker
Choose a color for your background, and click "OK"
Select the Rectangle tool
Click the 5th icon down or click "M" on your keyboard
Click and drag from the top corner to the bottom corner and create a background for each of your artboards.
In the "Layers" panel click the empty area to toggle the lock on so that the "Background" layer is locked.
Create Text Hierarchy
Zoom in on the text ("cmd" + "+" then hold the spacebar and drag around)
Create text hierarchy using the 50% guideline:
Select the "AirPods" text box and change the size to "100 pt"
Select the "(3rd generation)" text and the "$169.00" text boxes
Change the size to "50 pt"
Leave the "Lightning Charging Case" text box at "24 pt"
Select the last three text boxes and change the font to "12 pt"
This creates a 100, 50, 24, 12 pt. text size hierarchy.
Change Text Color (Optional)
Select all the text boxes.
Double-click on the "Fill" color swatch square at the bottom of the toolbar to open the Color Picker
Choose a color for your text, and click "OK"
Move/Duplicate Text to Both Artboards
Select all your text boxes and drag them over to the first artboard.
With them still selected, on your keyboard, press "cmd" + "c" to copy.
Click on your second artboard
Press "cmd" + "shift" + "v" to paste in place.
Choose Images to Use
Choose which AirPod image you would like to use for each poster.
You may only use one image per poster
You can use the same image for both posters ("cmd" + "c" to copy / "cmd" + "v" to paste)
Or you can use a different image for each poster
Drag your chosen image over to the posters
Artboard 1: Create Approx. Formal/Symmetrical Balance
Zoom into your first artboard ("cmd" + "+")
Adjust the alignment of the text and objects and arrange them to create approximate formal/symmetrical balance
Reminders:
Text Align Center: select the text box and click the second icon under "Paragraph"
Align Objects Center: select objects and click on the second icon under "Align"
Artboard 2: Create Informal/Asymmetrical Balance
Zoom into your second artboard ("cmd" + "+")
Adjust the alignment of the text and objects and arrange them to create informal/asymmetrical balance
Reminders:
Text Align: select the text box and click on the icons under "Paragraph"
Objects Align: select multiple objects and clikc on the icons under "Align"
Mrs. Hodges' Examples:
Save
Because your file is saved on Creative Cloud, it will be a ".aic" file - this means Illustrator saves your file every 5 minutes.
If you see an asterisk (*), that means there are unsaved changes.
To save, in the top menu, click "File" > "Save"
If "Save" is grayed out, it means your file has already been automatically saved.
Save As PDF
In top menu, click "File" > "Save As..."
Click "Save on your computer"
At "Format:" choose "Adobe PDF (pdf)" from the drop-down
Click "Save"
Click "Save PDF"
Turn in to Canvas
Upload your .pdf file to the Canvas "Balance Practice" assignment.
"I'm Done"
If you have more time in class, check out the "I'm Done" page.