Author
Nigel French
Released
1/5/2018- Reviewing grid and guide tools
- Using the GuideGuide plugin for Illustrator
- Creating modular and baseline grids
- Designing using constraint angles
- Creating a pattern from a grid
- Creating type with a grid
- Creating a grid from an object mosaic
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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- [Nigel] Hi, I'm Nigel French. Welcome to Illustrator: Designing with Grids and Guides. In this course, we'll start by looking at creating precision artwork in Illustrator, with the aid of grids and guides. But we'll also go beyond this to think about grids as a design principle that can inform the way you design anything. After covering the fundamentals of guides and their related options, we'll progress to thinking about grids in a more creative way.
Using them as an invisible framework to give structure to your artwork, and using them as inspiration for the artwork itself. As well as rectangular grids, we'll also work with diagonal grids and radial grids, and create a logo from a circular grid. Let's get started.
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Introduction
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Welcome51s
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1. Grid and Guide Tools
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Basic guide options5m 57s
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The pixel grid2m 16s
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2. Grids and Guides in Action
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Create a modular grid3m 4s
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Create a baseline grid8m 1s
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Convert shapes to guides1m 54s
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Radial grid: Example 13m 59s
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Radial grid: Example 24m 41s
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Work with a perspective grid4m 17s
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3. Everything Is a Grid
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Create a pattern from a grid6m 22s
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Create type with a grid3m 54s
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Create a gradient mesh2m 8s
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Conclusion
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Next steps20s
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