Learning Graphic Design & Illustration

Emigre (magazine), 57 Index
employability
color management, 297–298
defined, 20 color-management settings, 298–299
professional appearance, 21 converting image to CMYK, 297
professional qualities, 20 opening project file, 291
skills, 20–21 out-of-gamut colors, identifying, 294–295
employment trends, 391 preparing, 290–291
end points, 362 printing CMYK image from Photoshop,
entrepreneurial opportunities in graphic design,
301–302
472–474 printing to desktop inkjet printer, 301
beyond design studio, 474 proofing image, 299–300
billing, 473–474 RGB model, 294
deadlines, tools for managing, 474 specifying image as CMYK EPS file, 300–301
promoting your business, 473 working and printing in 3D, 302–303
quoting, 473–474 zoom test, 291–293
starting your won practice, 472–473 files for website, 271–285
envelope warp Adobe Generator to save assets, 281–284
editing, 541–542 automating multistep task, 276–280
reshaping text with preset, 540–541 layer groups to create button graphics, 272–276
Erase Refinements tool, 139 opening project file, 271
Eraser tool, 397–399, 638–639 fill color of shape layers, changing, 186
erodible tip, 226–227, 234 film posters, 50–51
Esquire (magazine), 54 filters. See also Smart Filters
ethics, 332–334 applying, 210–211
communication standards, 332 Camera Raw as, 267–268
in computer use, 332–334 to create art work, 94–95
export type symbols, 677–678 Lens Correction filter, 123–125
Expressionist theories, 51 Lighting Effects filter, 213
Eyedropper tool, 15, 228, 232, 494 sharpening, 249–250
Finder, 324
F flattening files, 105–106
floating tool panels, collapsing, 314
Fair Use Doctrine, 148 flow, 238
fastening points, 77 fonts
feathering, 74 color, 526–527
Feininger, Lyonel, 51 font family, 521–525
Fella, Ed, 57 size, 525–526
Fibonacci Sequence, 411 style, 521–525
Field Blur, 119 SVG and, 730–731
files Typekit fonts, 521–525
form, 289
in Camera Raw, 243–252, 253 formatting type, 521–531
CMYK EPS, specifying, 300–301 changing additional character formatting, 527–529
creating for advanced compositing, 201–202 changing font color, 526–527
flattening, 105–106 changing font family and font style, 521–525
opening (See opening files) changing font size, 525–526
PDF, saving as, 171 changing paragraph formatting, 529–531
placing in Photoshop, 279–280 Typekit fonts, 521–525
practice (See practice files) 14 Bauhausbücher (Fourteen Bauhaus Books)
for print (See files for print)
project (See project files) (catalog), 52
PSD, 105, 253 Francis Little House, 44
saving layers, 105–106 Franklin, Benjamin, 133
for website (See files for website) freeform paths, Pencil tool to draw, 467–468
files for print, 290–303 freehand selections, 66
adjusting image, 295–297 Free Transform tool, 436–438
CMYK model, 294 Freud, Sigmund, 48
Futurism, 46

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Index Postmodernism and digital age, 56–58
Suprematism, 47–48
G Surrealism, 48
value of learning, with Steven Heller, 40
gamut, 294–295 Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), 324
geometric selections, 66 graphic styles, 657–664
Glamour (magazine), 53 Appearance panel, 641–649 (See also appearance
Global Light settings, 99, 100
glyphs, 529 attributes)
Glyphs panel, 168, 529 applied to layer, 663–664
Golden Ratio, 411 applied to text, 661
gothic, 39–40 creating and applying, 658–661
Goudy, Frederic, 173 CSS, 723–724
GPU Performance, 324 defined, 657
gradient color stop, 579 existing, applying, 657–658
gradient fill, 579 multiple, applying, 663–664
gradients, 578–595 opening project file, 640–641
updating, 661–663
adding transparency to, 592–595 graphic tablets, 629
applying to layer, 97–98 Greiman, April, 57–58
applying to multiple objects, 591–592 grid, 364
editing, 580–581 Gropius, Walter, 45, 51
for improving PR graphic, applying, 610 groups, working with, 346–349
linear (See linear gradients) grouping items, 346–347
opening project file, 578 Group Selection tool, 348–349
radial (See radial gradients) in Isolation mode, 347–348
saving, 581–582 nested group, creating, 348
on stroke, editing, 585–587 Group Selection tool, 348–349
Graham, Jay, 263–265 Growald, Ernst, 45
Graphic Artists Guild, 82 guides, 423–426
graphic design Gutenberg, Johannes, 35, 172, 190
analyzing principles and elements of, 268
certification for, 82–83 H
coining of “graphic design” term, 133
compositional elements in, 216–222, 236–241 HDR (high dynamic range) in Camera Raw, 263
defined, 133 Healing Brush, 30, 257–259
education for, 82–83 Heller, Steven, 40
entrepreneurial opportunities in, 472–474 hidden panels, 17
expanding field of design, 134 hidden tools, selecting and using, 12–13, 313
heritage and impact on society, 133–134 hieroglyphs, 35
history of (See graphic design history) histogram, 249
mathematics in, 409–411 historical type, 172–173
in public relations, 439–440 History panel
training for, 82–83
graphic design history, 35–58 filters and effects, applying, 210–211
advertising design and New York School, 55–56 multiple steps, undoing, 212–214
Aesthetic movement, 41–42 to undo tasks, 16, 210–214
Art Nouveau, 42–43 Höch, Hannah, 48
Arts and Crafts movement, 41 Hofmann, Armin, 57
Bauhaus, 51–52 Horta, Victor, 42
Constructivism, 48–50 hot type, 172
Cubism, 46
Dada, 48 I
De Stijl, 51
Futurism, 46 illustrations
Industrial Revolution, 36–40 drawing tools to create, 441–471
Modernism in America, 53–54 for web use, finalizing, 736
modern sensibility, moving toward, 43–45
modern world, 45 image content
political and social change, 48 blurring background, 117–120
brightening image, 116–117
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Index

depth of field, adding, 125–126 Join tool, 470–471
distortion, correcting, 123–125 journalism and broadcasting, careers in, 387
improving and extracting, 114–153 JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) file
moving objects with Content-Aware
format, 253
Move tool, 127–128
panorama, creating, 121–123 K
perspective, adjusting, 129–131
red eye, correcting, 115–116 Kalman, Tibor, 58
snapshot, improving, 115–117 Kandinsky, Wassily, 51, 222
images Kauffer, E. McKnight, 46
adjusting, 295–297 Kelmscott Press, 41
brightening, 9–10 keyframe, 287
brush tools for creating, 670 key object, 343–344
centering, 87 Klee, Paul, 51
CMYK (See CMYK) Knickerbocker, The (magazine), 36
cropping, 25–26 Knife tool, 395–397
Dodge tool to enhance, 259–269 Koenig, Friedrich, 36
generating multiple image sizes and formats from same Kost, Julieanne, 69, 101–102, 140, 164, 176, 229–230. See also

layer, 283–284 tool tips
low-resolution, upscaling, 214–216 Krone, Helmut, 55
opening directly into Photomerge from
L
Bridge, 121
opening in Camera Raw, 243–245 La Goulue (Toulouse-Lautrec), 42–43
previewing in browser, 284 Large Document Format (PSB), 253
proofing, 299–300 Lasso tool
Puppet Warp to manipulate, 142–143
resolution, 23–24 anti-aliasing available for, 74
sharpening, 34–35 for freehand selections, 66
size, 23–24, 285 Magnetic, 66, 75, 77–78
Sponge tool to enhance, 259–269 Polygonal, 12, 13, 66, 74, 75
straightening, 25–26 selecting from Tools panel, 12–13
synchronizing settings across, 250–251 selecting with, 75–76
zoom in to and out from, 7–8 layer comps, 106–107
Image Trace, 383–385 layer groups to create button graphics, 272–276
image window, 5 creating first button, 272–275
Industrial Revolution, 36–40 duplicating buttons, 275–276
inkjet printer, 301 layer mask, 137
in port, 519 layers, 84–107, 554–575
instance, 674 to add color and depth to shape, 188–189
Institute of Design, 53 adjustment layer, adding, 102–103
intellectual property, 147 appearance attributes, 571–572, 649
interface settings, changing, 19 applying, 98–101
Internet arranging, 202–203
to improve communication, 575–577 background layer, 84, 86
online advertisement, 668–669 blending modes, 91–92
online identity, managing, 353 borders, adding, 88–89, 104–105
safety (See cyber safety rule and systems) clipping mask, 572–575
Iris Blur, 119 color and, 559
Isms of Art, The (Lissitzky), 50 content between, moving, 560–562
Isolation mode, 347–348 to create button graphics, 272–276
Itten, Johannes, 51 to create print ad, 608–610
creating new, 94, 556–557
J defined, 84
dragging to add, 95–96
job outlook, 391 duplicating, 91–92, 563–564
Jobs, Steve, 216 effects, Move tool to update, 103
Join or Die (cartoon), 133 filter to create art work, 94–95
flattening and saving files, 105–106

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Index

layers (continued) Pen tool to draw straight, 180, 445–446
generating multiple image sizes and formats from same Linotype machine, 38
layer, 283–284 L’Intransigeant (newspaper), 46, 47
Global Light settings, 99, 100 Liquify filter, 204–205
gradient, applying, 97–98 Lissitzky, El, 49, 50
graphic styles applied to, 663–664 Live Paint, 506–510
layer comps, 106–107 Live Paint Bucket tool, 507–508
layer effects, updating, 103–104 Live Paint group
locating, 559–560
masks to combine, 153 creating, 506–507
merging, 564–567 modifying, 509–510
Move tool to arrange, 202–203 Live Shapes, 364
moving, 560–562 Live Tip Brush Preview, 226
opacity of, changing, 90–91 Load option, 225–226
opening project file, 84–85, 554–555 logo, creating, 109–110
order of, 281, 569 London Underground, 48, 49
overview of, 84 low-resolution images, upscaling, 214–216
painting, 207–209 Lubalin, Herb, 56
pasting, 567–569 Lustig, Alvin, 54
rearranging, 89–97
renaming, 281 M
resizing, 93–94
rotating, 93–94 Mackintosh, Charles Rennie, 44
searching for, 103 Mademoiselle (magazine), 53
shape (See shape layers) magazine design, history of, 36, 51, 53–54, 56, 57–58
Smart Filters to position, 205–206 Magic Wand tool
stacking order, 89–90
sublayers, creating, 558 anti-aliasing available for, 74
symbol, 683 for colored-based selections, 67
text, adding, 96–97 selecting artwork with, 340
thumbnail, hiding or resizing, 85 using, 72–74
understanding, 555 Magnetic Lasso tool, 66, 75, 77–78
viewing, 569–570 Makela, P. Scott, 57
Malevich, Kazimir, 47–48
Layers panel, 85–89, 572–575 manipulating selections, 70–72
to add border to layer, 88–89 Man with a Movie Camera (film), 50
to copy layer, 86–87 marching ants, 260
to create new layers, 94 Marinetti, Filippo, 46
to rename layer, 86–87 marketing materials, color to create, 550–551
to search for layers, 103 marquee tools
to view individual layers, 87–88 anti-aliasing available for, 74
to create selections, 339–340
leadership, 510–511 Elliptical Marquee tool, 66, 70, 71, 73, 74, 78, 215
characteristics, 510 Rectangular Marquee tool, 11, 66, 70, 72–73, 78, 215, 273
qualities, 510–511 Single Row Marquee tool, 66
Marx, Karl, 43
Le Corbusier, 45 masks
Lens Correction filter, 123–125 about, 137
Les Demoiselles d’Avignon (Picasso), 46 alpha channel, 137
“Les mots en liberté” (Marinetti), 46 channel, 137
Libraries panel, 685–690 clipping, 137
linear gradients to combine layers, 153
create, 136
adjusting, 582–584 defined, 135
applying to fill, 579 layer, 137
applying to stroke, 584–585 opening project file, 135–136
lines quick, 140–142
curves combined with straight, 452–453 refine, 137
drawing, 373–374 refining, 137–139
overview of, 216–217

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vector, 137 Index
working with, 135
mathematics in graphic design, 409–411 to add vertical text, 170
Fibonacci Sequence, 411 to arrange layers, 202–203
Golden Ratio, 411 to change color of shape layer, 186
ratios, 410 to copy selections, 79–81
resizing, 409 to create button graphics, 274, 275
rule of thirds, 410–411 to import Smart Object, 187, 188
scaling, 409 to move selections, 69, 71, 74
Mau, Christine, 218 to rename and copy layers, 87
McCarthy, Terrence, 218 to resize layers, 94
McCoy, Katherine, 57 to resize selections, 79
measurement label, 362 to rotate layers, 94
Mencken, H. L., 54 to rotate selections, 76
mentor, 511 selecting from Tools panel, 15, 16
Mergenthaler, Ottmar, 38 tip, 69
mesh, 303 to update layer effects, 103
Microsoft Word documents, 519 to upscale low-resolution image, 215
Miller, Kelli, 288–289 V keyboard shortcut and, 15
Mixer Brush, 223–241 Movie Clip, 679
about, 223 moving objects
brush settings, selecting, 224–227 moving planes and objects together, 698–699
custom brush preset, creating, 230–231 moving planes to match, 702–703
erodible tip, 226–227, 234 in perpendicular direction, 701–702
examples of art created with, 234–235 moving selections
Live Tip Brush Preview, 226 duplicating and moving simultaneously, 80
mixing colors, 227–229, 231–233 Move tool for, 69, 71, 74
opening practice file, 223–224 moving pixels with keyboard shortcut, 71
pressure of, 233 selected area, 68–69
rotation of, 233 selected pixels with keyboard shortcut, 71
shortcuts, 229–230 selection with arrow keys, 71–72
steadiness of stroke, 233 multiple documents, arranging, 330–331
tilt of, 233 multi-point perspective, 220
variations, 233–235 multistep task, automating, 276–280
wetness options and brushes, 225–226 batch-playing action, 279
Mix option, 225–226 placing files in Photoshop, 279–280
mobile devices, artboards for designing for, 305–306 recording action, 276–279
Modernism, 44, 53–54
Moholy-Nagy, Laszlo, 52, 53 N
Mondrian, Piet, 51
monitor resolution, 23–24 National Association of Schools of Art and Design, The, 82
Monument to the Third International (Tatlin), 49 Navigator panel
Moody, Jarratt, 288
Morris, William, 41, 43–44 panning with, 327
motion design, 285–289 scrolling with, 8
defined, 285 zooming with, 8, 327
storyboarding, 286–289 negative space, 219
type in motion, 288 Neo-Plasticism (Mondrian), 51
Motion Effects, 120 nested group, 348
Move tool netiquette, 334
to add background, 209 New Bauhaus, The, 53
to add borders, 104 newspaper images, history of, 36, 46, 48
to add paragraph type from sticky note, 166 New York School, 55–56
to add point type, 160 Niépce, Joseph Nicéphore, 36
to add rounded rectangle, 169 Noise tab, 120
to add text, 97 nondestructive editing, 102, 118
nudge, 71–72

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Index

O floating, 314
hidden panels, 17
objects panning with Navigator panel, 327
aligning (See aligning objects) panorama, creating, 121–123
arranging (See arranging objects) Panorama in Camera Raw, 263
blended (See blended objects) paper, in history of graphic design, 35, 36
distorting with effects, 430–432 paragraph formatting, changing, 529–531
gradients applied to multiple, 591–592 paragraph style, 162
hiding and locking, 351–352 creating and applying, 535–536
moving (See moving objects) editing, 536–537
in perspective, selecting and transforming, 697–698 paragraph type
positioning precisely, 426–428 designing, 165–168
reflecting, 430 positioning, guides for, 166
rotating, 432–434 from sticky note, Move tool to add, 166–168
scaling, 428–429 Paris Exposition, 53
selecting (See selecting objects) passive speech, 194
shearing, 434–436 Paste command, 81
paste from Illustrator, 730
Offset Path effect, applying, 652–653 Paste Into command, 81
100% view, 24 pasting layers, 567–569
one-point perspective, 220 patents, 148
online advertisement, applying appearance attributes and Path Blur, 120
Pathfinder panel, 401–404
graphic styles to create, 668–669 paths
online identity, managing, 353 adding arrowheads to, 466–467
opacity of layers, changing, 90–91 Blob Brush tool to merge, 637
Open Door, The (Talbot), 36 closed, 361–362
opening files components of, 448
compound, 404–405
in Bridge, 24–25 creating type on, 162–164
in Camera Raw, 243–252 curved, 446–448
in CC Libraries, 673 editing, 393–399, 461–462
in Illustrator, 310–311, 335–336 freeform, Pencil tool to draw, 467–468
in Photoshop, 5 joining, 394–395
Open Object button, 252, 255 open, 362
open paths, 362 Paintbrush tool to edit, 618–619
OpenType, 168 Pathfinder panel, 401–404
options bar Pen tool to add second shape to, 184–185
setting tool properties in, 14 Pen tool to create, 178–180
special notes about, 18–19 selecting, 443–445
Original Ratio option, 81 Shaper tool to combine, 405
Outer Corner Tile box, 632, 634 shortcut method for deselecting, 457
Outline mode, 341–342 type on, 542–545
out port, 519 pathway, 386
overflow text, 519 Pattern brush, 629–635
applying, 633
P creating, 630–632
editing, 633–635
package design, using perspective and symbols patterns, 600–606
to create, 773–736 applying, 604
creating, 602–604
Paepcke, Walter, 53 defined, 600
Paintbrush tool editing, 605
existing, applying, 600–601
drawing with, 616–617 overview of, 218–219
editing paths with, 618–619
painting with Bristle brush, 626–628
panel groups, 317–319
panel menus, 320–321
panels, 17–19, 312, 316–317. See also individual panels
collapsing, 17–18, 314
expanding, 17–18

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PDF. See Portable Document Format (PDF) restoration, 29–30
Pencil of Nature, The (Talbot), 36 retouching image, 22–23
Pencil tool, 467–470 sharpening image, 34–35
Spot Healing Brush tool, 30–31
to draw freeform paths, 467–468 straightening image, 25–26
to draw straight segments, 469–470 tone, adjusting, 26–28
Pen Pressure, 233 Photomerge
Pen Tilt, 233 getting best results with, 123
Pen tool, 176, 177–185, 442–457 opening images directly into, from Bridge, 121
to add second shape to path, 184–185 photomontage, 48
combining curves and straight lines, 452–453 photo restoration, 29–30
converting smooth points to corner photos, merging, 111
Photoshop Raw format (RAW), 243, 253
points, 450–452 Picasso, Pablo, 46
to create artwork, 453–457 pincushion distortion, 123
to create paths, 178–180 Pineles, Cipe, 53
to draw coffee cup, 454–457 pixel grid, 710–713
to draw complex shapes, 182 pixels
to draw curves, 181–182, 448–449 moving with keyboard shortcut, 71
to draw series of curves, 449–450 nudge in increments of, 71–72
to draw straight line, 180 resolution and image size, 23–24
to draw straight lines, 445–446 plagiarism, 148
introducing curved paths, 446–448 plain-text file, importing, 517–519
introduction to drawing with, 442–443 planes
options, configuring, 178 moving planes and objects together, 698–699
selecting paths, 443–445 moving to match object, 702–703
to trace shape from photo, 183–184 plate, 302
perfect circle, selections of, 78 points. See anchor points; corner points; smooth points
performing arts, careers in, 388 point type
perspective, 691–706 converting between area and, 516–517
adjusting, 129–131, 692–694 defined, 513–514
bringing content into, 703–704 Move tool to add, 160
of building, changing, 131 warping, 164–165
to create package design, 773–736 polygon, 369–371
defined, 129 Polygonal Lasso tool, 12, 13, 66, 74, 75
drawing artwork in, 695–697 Portable Document Format (PDF)
drawing artwork with no active grid, 699–700 creating, 438–439
editing symbols in, 704–705 saving files as, 171
finishing up, 705–706 portfolio, defined, 82
moving objects in perpendicular direction, portfolio builder
advertisement, using type to create, 548–550
701–702 artboards, designing for mobile devices with,
moving planes and objects together, 698–699
moving plane to match object, 702–703 305–306
opening project file, 673 artwork, combining shapes to draw, 413–415
preset grid, 692 business card, finalizing, 355
selecting and transforming objects in, 697–698 Camera Raw, using as filter, 267–268
text in, adding and editing, 700–701 Creative Cloud Libraries, using with linked Smart Objects, 196
Perspective Grid tool, 691–706. See also perspective logo, creating, 109–110
Perspective Selection tool, 691–706. See also perspective online advertisement, applying appearance attributes and
Perspective Warp, 129–131
photo corrections, 22–35 graphic styles to create, 668–669
Bridge, opening file with, 24–25 package design, using perspective and symbols to create,
Clone Stamp tool, repairing areas with, 32–33
color, adjusting, 26–28 773–736
content-aware patch, applying, 31–32 postcard advertisement, creating, 60–61
cropping image, 25–26 PR graphic, using curved lines to create, 476–478
image size, 23–24 print ad, working with layers to create, 608–610
resolution, 23–24 promotional poster, creating, 151–152

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Index public relations (PR), graphic design skills in, 439–440. See
also PR graphics
positioning objects precisely, 426–428
postcard, shapes to create artwork for, 360–384 Public Relations Society for America (PRSA), 439
Public Theater, The, 58
basic shapes, 361–375 Puppet Warp, 142–143
creating new document, 360–361
drawing modes, 379–382 Q
finishing up illustration, 408–409
Image Trace, 383–385 qualities, professional, 20
Shaper tool, 375–379 quick mask, 140–142
Width tool, 406–408 Quick Selection tool, 67–68
postcard advertisement, creating, 60–61
posters to create mask, 136
brushes to create, 614–639 for edge-based selections, 67
history of art for, 37, 38, 42–51, 55–58 to refine mask, 137
promotional, creating, 151–152 using, 67–68
type added to, 512–546
Postmodernism, 56–58 R
PostScript printer, 157, 290, 310
practice files radial gradients
drawing tools to create illustration, 441 adjusting, 589–591
Mixer Brush, 223–224 applying, 587
vector drawing techniques, 177 editing colors in, 587–589
preferences, resetting, 4
preset grid, 692 Radnitzky, Emmanuel, 48
PR graphics Rand, Paul, 53–54, 55
gradients for improving, 610 raster effects, 649, 653, 655–656
using curved lines to create, 476–478 raster images
Priester Matches, 45
print ad, working with layers to create, 608–610 to create Art brush, 623–624
printer (output) resolution, 24 defined, 3
printing technology, careers in, 388 ratios, 410
project files Ray, Man, 48
advanced compositing, 201–202 rayographs, 48
brushes, 614 reading, 190
color, 481–482 rearranging layers, 89–97
Creative Cloud Libraries, 673 Recolor Artwork command, 501–503, 503–506
effects, 640–641 rectangles, 362–367
files for print, 291 creating, 362–364
files for website, 271 measurement label, 362
gradients, 578 rounded, 365–367
graphic styles, 640–641 rounding corners, 364–365
layers, 84–85, 554–555 Rectangular Marquee tool, 11, 66, 70, 72–73, 78,
masks, 135–136
perspective, 673 215, 273
selections, 67 red eye, correcting, 115–116
symbols, 673 Refine Edge option, 74, 144, 146
transforming artwork, 418 refine masks, 137–139
type, 512–513 reflect, 430
typographic design, 157–158 reflecting objects, 430
web content, 709–710 reframing. See cropping
project quotes, developing, 478 Reset Essentials, 311
promotional poster, creating, 151–152 resizing
proofing images, 299–300
proof profile, 299–300 layers, 93–94
pro photo workflow, 263–264 in mathematics for graphic design, 409
proportion, 239 selections, 79
PSD format, 105, 253 restoration, 29–30
retouching, 22–23
750 LEARNING GRAPHIC DESIGN & ILLUSTRATION adjusting process for different intended uses, 23
order of tasks, 22–23
RGB, 294, 482
rhythm, 240

right-click menu. See context menu Index
Rimbaud, Arthur, 54
Robert, Nicholas, 36 selection and anchor point preferences, 338
Rodchenko, Alexander, 49 Selection tool, 336–337
Roebling, John Augustus, 40 similar objects, 341
Rogers, Bruce, 173 Smart Guides, 336
rotate selections, 66–82
adding to, 68
layers, 93–94 anti-aliasing, 74
selections, 76 from center point, 78
Rotate effect, 655–656 color-based selections, 67
rotating objects, 432–434 copy, 80–81
Rothko, Mark, 221–222 crop, 81–82
rounded rectangles edge-based selections, 67
adding, 169 feathering, 74
creating, 365–367 freehand, 66
Move tool to add, 169 geometric, 66
rounding corners on, 364–365 manipulating, 70–72
rounding corner points, 460–461 moving (See moving selections)
rule of thirds, 410–411 nudge, 71–72
ruler origin, 424 opening project file, 67
rulers, 423–426 of perfect circle, 78
Ruskin, John, 39–40, 41 repositioning selection marquee while

S creating it, 70–71
resizing contents of, 79
safety. See cyber safety rule and systems rotating, 76
Salomé (play), 42 softening edges of, 74
Salon de Luxe (Mackintosh), 44 subtracting from, 68
sans serif, 172 Selection tool, 336–337
Satie, Erik, 46 selection tools
saturation in Camera Raw, editing, 256–257 Elliptical Marquee tool, 70–74, 78
Save For Web command, 715–718 Lasso tool, 66, 74–78
saving files. See files Magic Wand tool, 67, 72–74, 340
Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG), 728–731 Quick Selection tool, 67–68, 136, 137
Selection tool, 336–337
copy and paste from Illustrator, 730 serif, 172
defined, 728 Seventeen (magazine), 53
fonts and, 730–731 shadow, alpha channels to create, 143–144
saving web content as, 728–731 Shape Builder tool, 399–401
scale, 221 Shape Dynamics, 233
scaling, 409 shape layers
in mathematics in graphic design, 409 fill color of, changing, 186
objects, 428–429 Move tool to change color of, 186
Scher, Paula, 58 subtracting shapes from, 186–187
School of Design, 53 Shaper tool, 375–379, 405
Scissors tool, 393–394 combining shapes, 377–379
scrolling drawing shapes, 376
with Navigator panel, 8 editing shapes, 377
through document, 325 shapes, 217–218
scrubby slider, 14 anchor points to control, 361
Scrubby Zoom, 7, 115, 140 circle, 368–369
Season in Hell, A (Rimbaud), 54 closed path, 361–362
selecting objects, 336–342 combining, 377–379, 399–405
alignment guides, 337 converting path to, 185–186
Direct Selection tool, 337–338 to create artwork for postcard, 360–384
marquee to create selections, 339–340 drawing, 376
selecting artwork with Magic Wand tool, 340 drawing modes, 379–382
selecting in Outline mode, 341–342 editing, 377, 393–399

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Index Smart Guides, 197, 336
measurement label, 362
shapes (continued) to position artwork, 427–428
ellipse, 367–368
end points, 362 Smart Objects
Eraser tool, 397–399 Creative Cloud Libraries used with linked, 196
Image Trace, 383–385 defined, 118
Knife tool, 395–397 editing, 187–188
lines, 373–374 importing, 187–188
Live Shapes, 364
open paths, 362 smooth color blends, 598–600
Pathfinder panel, 401–404 smooth points, 179
Pen tool to draw complex, 182
Pen tool to trace from photo, 183–184 converting to corner points, 450–452,
polygon, 369–371 463–464
predefined custom, working with, 185–187
rectangles, 362–367 corner points compared to, 447
rounding corners, 364–365 defined, 446
Scissors tool to cut, 393–394 Direct Selection tool to edit, 463–464
Shape Builder tool, 399–401 snapshot, improving, 115–117
Shaper tool, 375–379, 405 brightening image, 116–117
stacking, 221 red eye, correcting, 115–116
stars, 374–375 softening edges of selections, 74
Star tool, 374–375 soft proof, 299
stroke width and alignment, changing, 371–372 software
subtracting from shape layers, 186–187 legal use of, 333
Width tool, 406–407 piracy, 333
sources, citing, 147
sharpening filters, applying, 249–250 space, 219
shearing objects, 434–436 speaking with type, 172
shortcut menu. See context menu Spin Blur, 119
shortcuts spine, 596
Sponge tool to enhance image, 259–269
for deselecting paths, 457 spoon shape, reflecting, 460
for Hand tool, 325 spot-color swatches, 491–492
in Illustrator, modifying default, 313 Spot Healing Brush, 30–31, 257–259
Mixer Brush, 229–230 Spotlight, 324
to move pixels, 71 stacking order, 89–90, 349–350
to sample color, 232 stacking shapes, 221
V keyboard, 15 stars, 374–375
Zoom tool, 140 Star tool, 374–375
Side Tile box, 631–632 static symbol, 679
signage, color to enhance, 481–510 Status bar, 312
Simultaneous Composition (van Doesburg), 51 Stein, Gertrude, 46
Single Row Marquee tool, 66 Stenberg, Georgii, 49, 50
Size Jitter, 233 Stenberg, Vladimir, 49, 50
skin tones, adjusting, 260–261 Step Backward command, 16
slices Stones of Venice, The (Ruskin), 39
content of, 713–714 storyboard
defined, 713 defined, 286–287
selecting and editing, 714–715 form, 289
Smart Filters, 204–207 important moments in time, 288
defined, 204 keyframe, 287
editing, 206–207 motion design, 286–287
layers, positioning, 205–206 pointers by Kelli Miller, 288–289
Liquify filter, applying, 204–205 transitions, 287, 289
using, 204–207 white treatments, 289

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curves combined with, 452–453
Pen tool to draw, 180, 445–446 T

straight segments, Pencil tool to draw, 469–470 Talbot, William Henry Fox, 36–37
strobe effect, 120 Tassel House project, 42
strokes Tatlin, Vladimir, 49
teamwork, 510–511
alignment, changing, 371–372 technology to improve communication, 575–577
gradients on, editing, 585–587 telecommunications, careers in, 389
linear gradients applied to, 584–585 temperature, 245–247
outlining, 408 tension, 237
removing, 620–621 text
scaling, 665
width, changing, 371–372 adding to layers, 96–97
sublayers, 558 area, 514
subtracting formatting, sampling, 539
from selections, 68 graphic styles applied to, 661
shapes from shape layers, 186–187 mistakes, correcting, 97
Suprematism, 47–48 Move tool to add, 97
Surface Blur, applying, 261–262 outlines, 545–546
Surrealism, 48 in perspective, adding and editing, 700–701
swashes, 168 styles (See text styles)
swatch vertical, adding, 169–171
copy of, creating, 487 vertical, Move tool to add, 170
editing, 487–488 Warp effect to style, 651–652
global, creating and editing, 488–490 text styles, 535–539
saving color as, 485–486 character style, 537–539
spot-color, 491–492 paragraph style, 535–537
Swatch libraries, 491 text formatting, sampling, 539
symbolism tools, 685 texture, 218–219
Symbol Options dialog box, 678–679 “Think Small” campaign for Volkswagen, 55
symbols, 674 Thompson, Bradbury, 54
adding from existing Illustrator symbol library, Thorne, Robert, 38
Thoughts on Design (Rand), 54
674–676 threading text, 519–521
breaking link to, 683–684 3D
to create package design, 773–736 in Photoshop, 655–656
creating, 679–680 printing in, 302–303
defined, 674 Rotate effect, 655–656
duplicating, 680–681 working with, 302–303, 655
dynamic, 677–678 three-point perspective, 220
editing, 676–677 thumbnails, hiding or resizing, 85
export type, 677–678 TIFF (Tagged Image File Format), 253
instance of, 674 tiles, 629–632
layers, 683 defined, 629
opening project file, 673 Outer Corner Tile box, 632, 634
in perspective, editing, 704–705 Side Tile box, 631–632
replacing, 682–683 Tilt-Shift, 119
static, 679 tint, 245–247
symbolism tools, 685 applying, 62–63
Symbol Options dialog box, 678–679 creating and saving, 492–493
Symbol Scruncher tool, 685 tonal adjustments, 26–28, 247–248
Symbol Sprayer tool, 685 tools, 5–15. See also tool tips; individual tools
to brighten image, 9–10
context menu, 11–12
hidden, selecting and using, 12–13
panels and panel menus, 14–15
tool properties, setting in options bar, 14

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Index syncing, 521–523
type objects, resizing and reshaping, 531–535
Tools panel
in Illustrator, 312–315 creating columns of text, 532–533
selecting and using tools from, 5–9 modifying text with Touch Type tool,
selecting Move tool from, 15, 16
special notes about, 18–19 533–535
type on path, 542–545
tool tips
accessing tools quickly, 176 on closed path, 544–545
blending effects, 101–102 creating, 542–543
Mixer Brush shortcuts, 229–230 Type tool tricks, 164
Move tool, 69 typographic design, 157–173. See also type
turning on or off, 313 clipping mask, creating from type, 158–162
Type tool tricks, 164 opening project file, 157–158
Zoom tool shortcuts, 140 OpenType in Photoshop, 168
paragraphs of type, designing, 165–168
touch-enabled devices, 438 rounded rectangle, adding, 169
Touch Type tool, 533–535 vertical text, adding, 169–171
Touch workspace, 325 warping point type, 164–165
Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de, 42–43 Tzara, Tristan, 48
trademarks, 148
training for graphic design, 82–83 U
transforming artwork, 418–438
unconscious, exploration of, 48
artboards, 419–423 Undo command, 16
content, 423–438 undoing actions, 16
opening project file, 418 unity, 240–241
Transform panel, 426–427 upscaling low-resolution images, 214–216
transitions, 287, 289 user interface brightness, 322
transparency, adding to gradients, 592–595
true fractions, 168 V
two-point perspective, 220
type VanderLans, Rudy, 57
adding to poster, 512–546 van der Rohe, Ludwig Mies, 45
area type, 514–517 van de Velde, Henri, 43–44
Auto Sizing, 515–516 van Doesburg, Theo, 51, 52
clipping mask to create, 158–162 vanishing points, 220, 692, 693
creating on path, 162–164 Vanity Fair (magazine), 53
defined, 157 vector
formatting type (See formatting type)
glyphs, 529 defined, 175
historical, 172–173 effects, 649
importing plain-text file, 517–519 graphics, 3, 175
in motion, 288 mask, 137
opening project file, 512–513 vector drawing techniques, 175–189
paragraphs of, designing, 165–168 bitmap images, about, 175
on path, 542–545 custom shapes, working with predefined, 185–187
point type, 513–514, 516–517 Layer Style to add color and depth to shape, 188–189
speaking with, 172 opening practice file, 177
text outlines, 545–546 paths, 176
text styles, creating and applying, 535–539 Pen tool, 176, 177–185
threading text, 519–521 Smart Object, importing, 187–188
type objects, resizing and reshaping, verbal communication, 192, 193–194
vertical text, adding, 169–171
531–535 View commands, 322–323
warping text, 540–542 vignetting, 123
wrapping text, 539–540 Vision in Motion (Moholy-Nagy), 53
typefaces, 37–38, 172 visual arts, careers in, 389
Typekit fonts, 521–525 V keyboard shortcut, 15
applying to text in Illustrator, 523–525 Vogue (magazine), 53
Illustrator package, 525

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Wacom tablet, 223, 233 changing saved workspaces, 320
Warp effect, styling text with, 651–652 Control panel, 315–316
warping deleting saved workspaces, 320
exploring, 311–312
defined, 164 multiple documents, arranging, 330–331
editing envelope warp, 541–542 opening file, 310–311, 335–336
point type, 164–165 panel groups, working with, 317–319
reshaping text with preset envelope warp, 540–541 panel menus, 320–321
text, 540–542 panels, working with, 316–317
Watt, James, 36 resetting and saving, 319–320
Weaver, Gawain, 28, 29 resources for using Illustrator, 331
web content, 709 starting Illustrator, 310–311
CSS code, 718–728 Tools panel, 312–315
opening project file, 709–710 user interface brightness, 322
pixel grid, aligning content to, 710–713 view of artwork, changing, 322–327
Save For Web command, 715–718 workspace in Photoshop
saving, 710–718 default workspace features, 4
slices, 713–715 defined, 4
SVG, 728–731 interface settings, changing, 19
Weingart, Wolfgang, 57 opening files, 5
Westvaco Inspirations for Printers (periodical), 54 preferences, resetting, 4
wetness options, 225–226 resources for using, finding, 19
Wet option, 225–226 starting, 4
white balance, adjusting, 245–247, 254–255 straightening and cropping image, 25–26
White Balance tool, 246, 254 undoing actions, 16
white point, 247 wrapping text, 539–540
white space, 219 Wright, Frank Lloyd, 44, 54
white treatments, 289 writing, 191
Width tool, 406–408 written communication, 190
Wilde, Oscar, 41–42
woodblock printing, 35, 42 Z
Woolard, Caroline, 216
work area. See workspace in Illustrator; workspace zooming
with Navigator panel, 327
in Photoshop in to and out from an image, 7–8
workflow, pro photo, 263–264
workspace in Illustrator zoom test, 291–293
Zoom tool, 5, 7–8, 11, 140, 323–324
artboards, navigating, 327–329
Artboards panel, 329

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