CONTENT

Introduction 

SECTION 1: BITS, PIXELS, VECTORS, AND DESIGN

CHAPTER 1: THE DOT, THE PATH, AND THE PIXEL

• Paths and Vector Graphics
• Pixels and Bitmap Graphics
• Exercises
  1. File Presets in Illustrator
  2. Shapes, Fills, and Strokes
  3. Figure and Ground with Repeated Dots
     Screencast 1-1: The Pattern Brush
  4. Grouping and Alignment
  5. A Figure and Ground or “On” and “Off” Study
• Lab Challenge

CHAPTER 2: DRAWING EXPRESSIVE LINES

Saving and Sharing Files

• Exercises
  1. Place and Lock an Image
  2. Understand Layers
  3. Create Lines with the Pencil Tool
  4. Duplicate the Composition
  5. Add a Gradient Background
  6. Create Depth with Contrasting Values
     Screencast 2-1: Add the “Swoosh” at the Horizon
  7. Use Master Files and Shared Files
• Lab Challenge

CHAPTER 3: MODIFY BASIC SHAPES

• Signs and Logos
• Vector Curves
• Exercises
  1. Create a Document with One Artboard and Set Guides
  2. Combining Shapes
  3. Duplicate the Artboard and Add Anchor Points
  4. Convert Anchor Points from Straight Edges to Curves
     Screencast 3-1: Modify Paths with the Pen and Direct Selection Tools
  5. Reflect and Copy a Shape
  6. Save a Multi-page PDF
• Lab Challenge

SECTION 2: DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY

CHAPTER 4: CREATING AND ORGANIZING DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHS

• Measuring Light
• Rule of Thirds
• Adobe Bridge
• Exercises
  1. Camera Mechanics
  2. Camera Settings
  3. Bracketing
  4. Before You Shoot
  5. Rule of Thirds
  6. Bridge Workspaces
  7. Batch Rename
     Screencast 4-1: Renaming and Ranking Files in Bridge
  8. Generate a PDF to Showcase Your Files
• Lab Challenge

CHAPTER 5: RESOLUTION AND VALUE

• Redistributing and Resampling Pixels via Resolution
• Value and the Tonal Range
• Zone System Redux
• Exercises
  1. Redistribute Pixels for Print Resolution
  2. Resample Pixels for Screen Resolution
  3. Analyze a Photograph Using the Zone System
     Screencast 5-1: Use the Info Panel to Check Your Eye Against Image Data
  4. Modify the Tonal Range with a Levels Adjustment Layer
• Lab Challenge

CHAPTER 6: COLOR MODELS

• Subtractive Processes
• Additive Processes
• Exercises
  1. Harmony in Rectangles with Adjustment Layers for Hue/Saturation
  2. Simultaneous Contrast in Circles
  3. Color Comparison
  4. Color Correction with Adjustment Layers for Levels and Curves
     Screencast 6-1: Applying Color to a Black-and-White Photograph
  5. Color Correction in Adobe Lightroom Classic
• Lab Challenge 

SECTION 3: DIGITAL MANIPULATION AND FAIR USE

CHAPTER 7: REPAIRS AND HOAXES

• Digital Repairs
• Creating a Hoax
• Exercises
  1. Remove Dust and Heal JFK’s Blemishes with the Develop panel in Adobe Lightroom Classic
  2. JFK’s Eyes: Tonal Repairs with Dodge and Burn
     Screencast 7-1: Adding and Deleting within Selections
  3. It’s a Hoax! Adding an Extra Mummy Finger
  4. Softening Cloned Edges
• Lab Challenge

CHAPTER 8: SELECT, COPY, PASTE, COLLAGE

• Precision Selecting with the Pen Tool
• Non-destructive Editing
• Exercises
  1. Set Up the Collage Workspace
  2. Trace an Image Contour with the Pen Tool
     Screencast 8-1: Tracing with the Pen Tool
  3. Modify Paths
  4. Convert a Path to a Selection to a Layer Mask
  5. Scale, Adjust, and Organize
  6. Copy a Layer to an Open Document
  7. The Magic Wand
  8. Select, Copy, Paste, Repeat
     Screencast 8-2: Duplicate, Transform, Burn, Organize, and Adjust—Ants in the Hand
• Lab Challenge

CHAPTER 9: PROTOTYPING EXPERIENCES FOR MOBILE AUDIENCES

• Screen Resolution
• Getting Started with XD
• Exercises
  1. Articulate the Design Challenge
  2. Set Up Artboards
  3. Additional Visual Design
  4. Connect the Prototype Screen
  5. Test and Share
• Lab Challenge

SECTION 4: TYPOGRAPHY

CHAPTER 10: TYPE AND IMAGE

• Contrast and Rhythm
• Text Boxes
• Text Adjustments: Kerning and Leading
• Exercises
  1. Define a Color Mode, then Place and Relink an Image
  2. Add a Text Box
  3. Resize and Kern Display Type
  4. Replace Type with an Image
  5. Add Vector Shapes to Frame the Composition
  6. Final Design Adjustments
     Screencast 10-1: Hiding Page Elements with a White Shape or a Clipping Mask
• Lab Challenge 

CHAPTER 11: THE GRID

• Gestalt
• Swiss International Style
• Sentences and Paragraphs
• Exercises
  1. Alternative Paper Sizes
  2. Guides and the Grid
  3. Create Your Own “Virtual Leading” Spacers
  4. Using Your Virtual Leading
  5. Placing Another Guide on the Grid
     Screencast 11-1: Using the Grid 
  6. Use the Grid
  7. Save a PDF with Trim Marks
• Lab Challenge

CHAPTER 12: CONTINUITY

• The Gestalt Laws of Similarity and Continuity
• Reading on the Screen
• Inspiration Everywhere, Even Right at Home
• Exercises
  1. Video Terminology and the Adobe Premiere Pro Workspace
     Screencast 12-1: Create a New Premiere Pro Project and Import Media
  2. Build a Composite Sequence with Images and Sound
     Screencast 12-2: Exporting Still Images from a Sequence in the Timeline Panel and Import Files to a Bin
  3. Adjusting Clips in the Timeline
  4. Adding Effects and Sharing Attributes
  5. Adding Type with Adobe Fonts  
  6. Working with Keyframes
  7. Add New Tracks
     Screencast 12-3: Modifying Keyframes
  8. Your Turn!
  9. Fade to Black and Export
• Lab Challenge 

CODA: REVISION PRACTICES

• Clear, Open Communication and Accessibility
• Pencilbox Studios: Mission Hospital
• riCardo Crespo: Hot Wheels and Standing Meetings
• Michael Demers: The Sky Is Falling (A Day in the Life...)
• The League of Imaginary Scientists: In League with an Institution 320 Jovenville: Boardstorming
• Conclusion
• Index

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SECTION 5: EFFECTIVE WORK HABITS

CHAPTER 13: AUTOMATION

CHAPTER 14: PAGINATION AND PRINTING