CLASSWORK 4/06/11

In the 2 videos I just watched, I learned a lot about some basics of Illustrator. In the first video, it basically told me what the point of Illustrator is. It showed me some of what the program can do; and what some of its uses are. According to the video, Illustrator is a vector graphics editor that can be used to design many types of graphics. It can be used by anyone to create a work of art.

In the second video I watched, I learned about Illustrators print settings. I never expected there to be so many of them. Basically, you can control all of the print settings. It showed how to create a print document and how to control some of its basic and advanced settings. There was a lot to learn from that one video. Some of the advanced settings were things I remember from InDesign. For example, I remember the 300ppi print resolution from working in InDesign. One of the hardest things to do, in my opinion, is set the bleed. For some reason it seems a little complicated.

Lab P7-1 Kevin Cunningham

· Nameplate – The banner on the front of a newsletter that tells you the publication.

· Content (and number of articles and entries) – The text in a newsletter.

· Table of contents – A list of what's in the newsletter.

· Masthead – A listing of information about the operatio

n, staff, or circulation of the newsletter.

· Titles and headers – Text that is at the top of a document that includes important information.

· Page numbers – Numbers at the corner of each page that tell you what page you are on.

· Bylines – A short paragraph that tells the name of the author and a little bit about him/her.

· Continuation lines – Lines at the end of an article that look like "continued on page 12."

· Pull quotes – A line at the beginning of a long article that is used to attract attention.

· End signs – A design or ornament to signal the end of an article.

· Photos/illustrations – Captioned graphics that go with an article.

· Mailing labels – Labels on the newsletter that have the name and address of the recipient.