This video shares other approaches to presenting information using Illustrator tools. The instructor encourages drawing and provides examples.
- [Instructor] Just before we move into more stuff…around the Illustrator tools for charts,…I just want to remind you that you are in the…world's most powerful vector illustration program…and that you can always mix and remix your own stuff.…So maybe you want to create a chart like this…which shows the fluctuations in sales…of a particular kind of battery.…By the way, just so you know, everything I'm showing you…in this particular movie is entirely fictitious…and a bit inaccurate, so just to be clear,…this is just for an idea,…but maybe you want to do something like that.…
Maybe you want to present a timeline…in a couple of different ways…such as a series of events along a typical timeline marker…or something that's maybe more pictorial…with tiny bits of supporting text.…Maybe you want to try and do something completely different…around an organizational chart.…So here you can see I have a command structure…from a Captain down to two different divisions there…and they, in turn, have different people…that they may look after.…
Author
Tony Harmer
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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