Starter Pack
Project Brief
Create a "Starter Pack" for yourself (a collage of images that show things someone would need to be like you).
If you haven't seen them before, "starter packs" are memes created and shared satirically and usually highlight stereotypes. They are usually fairly low quality in terms of graphic design standards. The name comes from various kits you can buy at the store, like the electric guitar starter pack on the right.
Find 7+ Images
Find 7 or more images online of things that you use often.
Ideas: specific clothing/brand, album cover, sports/hobbies equipment, products, food, sayings/quotes
Save the images.
Cut Out the Backgrounds
Click "Sign in" in the top right and "Continue with Google"
Click the purple "+" button in the top left.
Under "Quick actions" click "Remove background"
Locate your image in "Finder" and drag it to the "Drag & drop an image" area.
If it looks like what you want, click "Download"
In your "Downloads" folder drag it to your "My Drive" > "Graphic Design" > "6 - Tech" > "Formatives" folder
Create File in Illustrator
Open Adobe Illustrator
Click "New file"
Go to the "Print tab" and click "View All Presets"
Click "Tabloid"
Adjust "Points" to "Inches"
Click "Create"
Save as A Creative Cloud File
Go to "File" > "Save As..."
Click "Save to Creative Cloud"
Name it "Last Name, Starter Pack"
Click "Save"
Create a Background with the Rectangle Tool
In the left toolbar near the bottom, double-click on the fill color swatch/square. This will open the Color Picker.
Choose a color and click "OK"
In the left toolbar, click on the rectangle icon.
Click in the top left corner of your artboard and drag down to the bottom right corner of your artboard.
Add Images
Open Finder and locate your images
Drag the images to Illustrator.
In the "Properties" panel, click "Embed"
Resize as you wish (remember to hold "shift" on your keyboard so it doesn't get squished).
Overlap and Arrange Images
Move around your images until you like how they are arranged.
To adjust what order your images are in, right-click and click "Arrange" then one of the options. (this only works with objects that are on the same layer)
At least 3 must be overlapping with other images
Add a Title
Select the Text Tool (the "T" icon)
Click on your artboard and start typing "The (your name) Starter Pack"
Save Your Poster
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..."
Choose "Save on your computer" this time.
Save it to your "My Drive"> "Graphic Design" > "6 - Tech" > "Formatives"
For"Format:" choose "Adobe PDF (pdf)" from the drop-down
Click "Save"
Click "Save PDF"
Check & Submit Google Drive
Right-click on your "Graphic Design" folder
Click "Copy link to clipboard"
Paste this link in Canvas to submit.
