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ILLUSTRATION & VISUAL NARRATIVE - EXERCISES 27.08.18 - 26.10.18 (Week 1-Week 9) Maydeline (0335392) Illustration & Visual Narrative Exercises Lecture 1 : Using the pen tool 27.08.18 First day class, we did a brief introduction to the module and software that we will be using for the upcoming exercises and projects. We were taught about the tools in Adobe Illustrator and one of them was the pen tool. We were told to do this exercise which was tracing the elements so we would get used to the pen tool. Fig 1.1 Template of Shapes and Elements Fig 1.2 Exercise tracing using pen tool  Once we were used to using the pen tool, we were given the first exercise which was creating a character (character design). I sketched my idea and thought of a small chubby character. Fig 1.3 Rough sketches Fig 1.4 Rough sketches  Fig 1.5 Silhouette Lecture 2 : - 03.09.18 We did not have any lecture this week and continued our cha...

TYPOGRAPHY - PROJECT 1 10.10.18 - 24.10.18 (Week 7 - Week 9) Maydeline (0335392) Typography Project 1 - Text Formatting & Expression LECTURES Lecture 7 : Text / Tracking (Kerning and Letterspacing) 10.10.18 (Week 7) Kerning Kerning is the automatic  adjustment  of space between letters. Letterspacing Letterspacing means to add space between the letters.  Tracking The addition and removal of a space in a word or sentence. Fig 1.1 Tracking and Kerning Fig 1.2 Letterspacing There are 3 types of tracking: Normal Tracking Fig 1.3 Normal Tracking Loose Tracking Fig 1.4 Loose Tracking Tight Tracking Fig 1.5 Tight Tracking We also learned 4 ways to format text, they are: Flush left : Mirrors are the asymmetrical experience of handwriting. Each line starts at the same point but ends whenever the last word on the line ends. The spaces between words are consistent throughout the text to create an even grey...