SUMMATIVE: Intertwined Poster

Project Brief

Create an 11"x17" poster that utilizes:

Typography Hierarchy:
- A title (1-3 words) that takes up most of the poster
- Description that is much smaller (5-10 words)
Illustrations created/traced by you (Adobe Fresco)
- Intertwine with parts of the letters (using the "Intertwine" vector effect in Illustrator)
- Related to the text/content of the poster

Inspiration

Copy Google Doc

Go to: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jXRXMWqWNZYV-xO9SBZ-RuUa-Ju05jREIMfaz_i81GM/copy
Click "Make a copy"

Brainstorm

Complete the brainstorm

If you don't want to come up with something yourself you can choose one of the following ideas:

- Create a poster for a scuba diving competition, title: "Scuba Diving Championships", smaller text: "Monterey Bay Aquarium, August 10th" with ocean wave illustrations intertwined with the text
- Create a poster for a pasta-making class, title: "Pasta Making", smaller text: "3 Hour Course, Sign up Online" with spaghetti illustrations intertwined with the text
- Create a poster for a museum exhibit on snakes, title "Reptiles, Reptiles, Reptiles", smaller text: "Natural History Museum, Coming Soon" with snake illustrations intertwined with the text

iPad: Create Illustrations

On your iPad in Adobe Fresco,

Find an image to trace. Make sure your drawing has adequate space throughout the drawing like the images to the right.

Start a New File Fresco

Open Adobe Fresco.
Start a new document: tap "+ Create new"
Tap the "Print" tab
Tap "Tabloid"
Adjust the file name from "Untitled..." to "SUMMATIVE: Intertwine"

Add Template to Fresco

Tap the photo icon and tap "Photos"
Choose the template image.
Drag the corners to fill the page. Do not drag the sides.
Click "Done"

Trace/Draw in Fresco

Use your Vector brush to draw/trace.
Spend about 30 minutes on this drawing.

Hide Layers

Hide the image layer and the bottom white layer.

Save as a PDF File

Tap the share icon at the top
Tap "Publish & Export"
Tap "Export as"
Choose "PDF"
Tap "Export"
Tap "Drive"

Add PDF to Drive

Go into the "Folder" area and tap "My Drive" > "Graphic Design 2" > "3 - Type"
Tap "Save here" in the bottom right
Tap "UPLOAD" in the top right

Create Poster on iMac (Illustrator)

Open PDF on iMac

On your iMac:

Open Finder
Go to "My Drive" > " 3 - Type"
Right-click your "SUMMATIVE Intertwine.pdf" file
Click "Open with" > "Adobe Illustrator"

Save as A Creative Cloud File

Go to "File" > "Save As..."
Click "Save to Creative Cloud"
Click "Save"

Create a Background Color Rectangle

In your "Layers" panel, make a new layer and drag to the bottom.
Choose a color and use the "Rectangle Tool" to create a background.
Lock your bottom background layer.

Add Text & Create Hierarchy

Create your text boxes.
- Your title (1-3 words) that takes up most of the poster
- Your Description that is much smaller (5-10 words)

Intertwine

Select all the objects by either:
- clicking and dragging to envelope all
- holding shift down while you click all
Click "Object" > "Intertwine" > "Make"
Hover over an overlap that you want to swap and click.
You can also right-click to choose different arrangement options

Once you deselect it, if you want to go back and edit, select then click "Object" > "Intertwine" > "Edit"

Complete Reflection

Go back to your Google Doc and complete the reflection.

Submit

Save as a PDF File

Go to "File" > "Save As..."
Click "Save on your computer"
Click the down arrow to the right of "Where"
Choose "My Drive" > "Graphic Design 2" > "3 - Typography"
Change the name to "SUMMATIVE: Intertwined Poster"
Change the Format to "Adobe PDF (pdf)"
Click "Save"
Click "Save PDF"

Submit Google Drive Link to Canvas

In Finder:

Right-click on "Graphic Design 2" and click "Copy link to clipboard"
Paste the link in Canvas.

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