This video provides a numeric values hack.
- [Instructor] Sometimes rather than getting our users…to keep casting their eyes down to the axis…to discover a value,…it's nice to actually have that value represented…in the column itself.…So, in this movie, what I'm going to do,…is I'm going to build a sliding design…that actually has a value inside of it.…So, here's a piece of artwork,…that I created just a little while ago.…Of a pencil,…and it has a guide inside of it,…that allows it to slide, and work as a sliding design.…
And I'm going to add a piece of text here,…and it has to be formatted in a certain way.…It begins with a percentage sign,…and typically followed by a couple of zeros.…Now, what's suppose to happen with these,…is the first zero determines how many numbers come…before a decimal point, and the second one determines…how many come after a decimal point.…But, to be honest, I have never managed to make that work,…successfully.…But, it might just be me.…So, anyway.…I'm going to get that like so.…
I'm going to change the color of that,…and then, because this design is going to be on its side,…
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Released
2/8/2017- Storytelling with data and graphic design
- Choosing the appropriate graph
- Getting data into Illustrator
- Defining the value axis for a chart
- Using graphic styles with charts
- Creating and applying a column design
- Making a rounded column
- Creating and applying a data marker
- Creating simple icons and color themes
- Exporting and printing the final product
Skill Level Intermediate
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome53s
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1. Key Concepts
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What is an infographic?1m 36s
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2. Illustrator Tools for Infographics
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Illustrator symbols4m 4s
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Illustrator Dynamic Symbols3m 17s
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Symbolism tools6m 20s
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Illustrator graphs4m 29s
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Illustrator graph anatomy4m 44s
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3. Illustrator Chart Essentials
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Illustrator graph settings5m 16s
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Text styles and charts6m 14s
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Making a rounded column5m 57s
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4. Creating Infographics: Charts
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Planning your infographic1m 58s
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Setting up a document4m 38s
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Using a bar graph5m 35s
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Using a line graph8m 4s
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Using an area graph6m 11s
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Using a scatter plot4m 39s
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Using a radar plot8m 39s
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5. Creating Infographics: Graphic Elements
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Creating simple icons1m 7s
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Solution: Shapes9m 15s
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Creating color themes6m 52s
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Scale and area3m 53s
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6. The Final Product
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Export options1m 2s
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Print1m 59s
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Digital2m
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SVG and script5m 11s
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Conclusion
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Sources of inspiration4m 17s
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Next steps39s
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Video: Adding numeric values with column designs