Developing Unified Asset Systems in Illustrator
By Laura Hawk
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Course info
Description
In this Illustrator tutorial, we'll learn a mixture of both the theory of unification for asset families as well as the tools we can use to make our jobs a little easier. Every graphic designer encounters having to design a series of objects that go together in some way, shape, or form. Maybe it's illustrations for a poster, or icons for a website or signage. No matter what you're tasked with, as a designer you need to know how to elegantly design icons that capture the essence of what you're trying to show while still maintaining unification with the rest of their asset family. By the end of this Illustrator training, you'll have a better understanding of what makes an icon stand out in a bad way and how to fix it, as well as how not to make these types of mistakes in the first place by better managing your fills, strokes, colors, and gradients. Software required: Illustrator CC 2015.
About the author
Laura is a passionate visual effects and motion graphics author at Pluralsight. Ever since her first exposure to After Effects in college, Laura has had an eternal drive to learn more about motion graphics, and teach others what she has discovered. Laura began working at Digital-Tutors (now a Pluralsight company) as a motion graphics artist, creating visually-appealing advertisements and informative art for the site.
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Introduction and Project Overview
Hello, I'm Laura, and I'll be your guide in this series of lessons. Every graphic designer encounters having to design a series of objects that go together in some way, shape or form. Maybe it's illustrations for a poster, or icons for a website or signage In any case, designers need to know how to elegantly design icons that capture the essence of what they are trying to show, while still maintaining unification with the rest of their asset family. There are a few tools in Illustrator that make this a lot easier for today's graphic designer. So in this course we'll learn a mixture of both the theory of unification of these types of asset families, as well as the tools we can use to make our jobs a little easier. By the end of this course, you'll have a better understanding of what makes an icon stand out in a bad way, and how to fix it, as well as not make these types of mistakes in the first place by better managing your fills, strokes, colors, and gradients in Illustrator.