DAR 122 Desktop Graphics: Adobe Illustrator
Credit Hours: 4.00
CRN 12592
Fall 2021
Instructor Information
Instructor Name: Stephen Romaniello
Instructor Email: sromaniello@pima.edu
Instructor Website: stephenromaniello.com
DAR221 Blog: http://pimaccdar122.blogspot.com
Office Location/Hours: The instructor is available by appointment for online meetings chat or phone conversations. Email your instructor to schedule a time.
DAR122 Zoom Meeting
Steve Romaniello is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: DAR122 Zoom meeting
Time: This is a weekly recurring meeting
Tuesdays, 12:45-3:00PM
8/24/21- 12/14/21
Meeting ID: 939 0104 8858
Passcode: 409428
Week 2 Tuesday, August 31
Illustrator
CC Revealed, Chapter 1 Multiple Artboards 1-68
through 1-75
Chapter 2 pages 2-2 through 2-41
Topics
- Navigation Continued
- Multiple Artboards
- Paths
- Selection tools
- Point text
- Flow text
- Path text
- Gradients
- Coloring text
- Modify Gradients
- Apply Gradients to Strokes
Illustrator CC Revealed Chapter 2, 2-4 through 2-3. Berry Symposium Begun in class, completed outside of class.
Project 1 Tee Shirt- Due September 14
Design a novelty tee shirt. The shirt must have a graphic integrated with text. Draw at least ten thumbnails to generate ideas. Scan one of the ideas. Create the design in illustrator. Do not use placed images or live tracing. Use one of the tee shirt templates to envision how the shirt will look when it is printed. Submit the design and the design on the shirt template as separate AI files.
Optional:
Submit the design to a vendor. Here are two local vendors:
http://tucsonprintedshirts.com/ and http://www.bigfrog.com/tucson/ and have the tee shirt printed. There are also many online vendors. You can also print to transfer film and iron-on to fabric.
Specifications: Maximum size 12”x12” Full Color CMYK
Topics
Reading
Illustrator CC Revealed, Chapter 2: Creating Text and Gradients 2-1 through 2-5
Videos
Module 2: Berry Symposium (pages 2-6 through 2-37)
Begun in class, completed outside of class.
- Module 1 Transform Objects pages1-46 through 1-58
- Module 2 Berry Symposium pages 2-4 through 2-37
- Module 3 Snow ball guy pages 3-18 through 3-35
Naming Conventions
The completed modules, projects and exams are to be submitted as digital files at the
end of a project cycle. When requested by the instructor, place the project file and all of
the completed module files in a single folder labeled 122_P1(or whatever project
number it is- P2, P3 etc.) (your name). Name the project P1_your name.ai. Name each
module Mod1(A,B,etc).ai, Mod 2.ai etc. Submit the exams to the specified folder. Exams are
labeled 122Mid_(your name).ai, and 122Fin_(your name).ai
Submitting Projects
Drag your Project folder to DAR122 Drop folder on the Google Drive. Within the Drop folder
there are a series of five project folders. Project 1, Project 2, Project 3 etc. Drag your folder
from your desktop to the appropriate project folder or exam folder when requested on or before the deadline.
Link to the DAR122 Drop Folder
