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Creating and applying graph designs - Illustrator Tutorial
From the course: Illustrator CS5 One-on-One: Mastery
Creating and applying graph designs
In this exercise, I'm going to show you how to create a custom pictograph using what Illustrator calls graph designs. And to give you a sense of what a pictograph is, I've gone ahead and opened this Moku Ka'alikai.ai file, that's found inside the 27_graphs folder. I've zoomed in on that charting element on the left side of the illustration. You can see that instead of representing the data using fairly boring rectangles, I've switched out the rectangles for these custom, sort of hummingbird-in-flight elements. Each one of them features a differently colored hummingbird silhouette atop of gradient that is scaled according to this sliding adjustment factor, and you'll see how that works shortly. But in the meantime, I'm going to show you how to create the most basic design element, which is just the hummingbird silhouette itself. I've saved my progress as Designer graph.ai, again found inside that 27_graphs folder. If you scroll over to the right side of the artboard, you'll find a…
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Charts can be beautiful1m 17s
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Adding a gradient mesh to a complex path8m 9s
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Importing and graphing data5m 22s
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Switching between the kinds of graphs6m 8s
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Changing the Graph Type settings8m 7s
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Correcting and editing data6m 51s
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Selecting and coloring graph elements6m 29s
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Making nuanced changes to a graph8m 6s
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The pitfalls of manual adjustments8m 45s
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Creating and applying graph designs6m 27s
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Making a basic pictograph6m 47s
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Assembling sliding graph designs8m 33s
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Making last-minute tweaks and edits5m 37s
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Composing and customizing a graph5m 44s
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