SESSION 4 DEMO:CONTINUUM DIAGRAMS AND MATRIXESPLAN601E VERBAL AND VISUAL: INFORMATION GRAPHICS (SESSION 4)

Let’s make a continuum diagram that presents an evalution of ground floor transparency in the East Village.

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Ground Floor Transparency in Alphabet City(Source: Google Street Map)

Steps: 1) draw a line with arrowheads on both ends; 2) use type settings to differentiate between 1st and 2nd labels.

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Steps: 3) flatten and crop images.CREATING A CONTINUUM DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR

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Steps: 4) adjust brightness with autocolor.CREATING A CONTINUUM DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR

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Steps: 5) adjust levels and save as .jpeg.CREATING A CONTINUUM DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR

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Steps: 7) create graphic conventions for displaying photos, aerials, and labels; use pathfinder to create talkie-box.

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Steps: 8) copy photo box and relink images with the links palette (alternative to placing each image individually).

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Steps: 9) key photos into the arrow by adjusting anchors on the box utilizing the direct selection tool.

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Steps: 10) add descriptive labels with the type tool.CREATING A CONTINUUM DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR

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Steps: 11) convert the arrow into a polygon utilizing flatten transparency.

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Steps: 12) create a compound path with the pathfinder.CREATING A CONTINUUM DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR

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Steps: 13) add blue and orange to the gradient palette by dragging the color from the fill.

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Steps: 14) create a new polygon with the gradient fill and then use the eyedropper to color the arrow.

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Let’s try out another convention for displaying the photo documentation.

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Ground Floor Transparency in Alphabet City(Source: Google Street Map)

Steps: 15) open image in photoshop, create layer from background by double-clicking “background.”

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Steps: 16) select an area of the image with the lasso tool, then select the inverse.

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Steps: 17) press “delete” to delete the inverse area.CREATING A CONTINUUM DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR

Steps: 18) change the mode to greyscale.CREATING A CONTINUUM DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR

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Steps: 19) save as a .psd.CREATING A CONTINUUM DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR

Steps: 20) replace photos with greyscale images; create new convention for key map.

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Steps: 21) key images into to the arrow.CREATING A CONTINUUM DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR

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Let’s try out another convention for displaying the photo documentation.

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Ground Floor Transparency in Alphabet City(Source: Google Street Map)

Indesign is utilized to format layouts of both vector and raster graphics plus text.

The basic menus and tool palettes in Indesign are similar to those of Illustrator and Photoshop.

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INDESIGN REVIEW

Indesign is utilized to format layouts of both vector and raster graphics plus text.

Use the direct / indirect selection tools tool to adjust the size and shape of polygons .

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INDESIGN REVIEW

Indesign is utilized to format layouts of both vector and raster graphics plus text.

Indesign displays images by referencing jpeg, tiff, or other files on your desktop.

PLACE

INDESIGN REVIEW

Indesign is utilized to format layouts of both vector and raster graphics plus text.

The pen tools allows you to draw new polygons – anchor by anchor.

PEN

INDESIGN REVIEW

Indesign is utilized to format layouts of both vector and raster graphics plus text.

INDESIGN REVIEW

Palettes provide options for the display and management of your Indesign document.

PAGES

COLORS

Let’s make a matrix that evaluates the contribution of activites in the East Village to “health infrastructure.”

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PROMOTES ACTIVITY

FRESH FOOD

COMMUNITY SPACE

HEALTH SERVICES

PUBLIC ACCESS

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IN ALPHABET CITY

POSITIVE IMPACT NO IMPACT NEGATIVE IMPACT

Steps: 1) use document grid as guide for setting up a grid of lines with the pen tool.

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Steps: 2) place an image in the document, adjust frame and with selection tool, adjust size with direct selection tool.

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Steps: 3) copy image and then use relink button in links palette to switch out images.

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Steps: 4) copy / paste icons from Illustrator; use icons to define categories for each matrix cell.

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Steps: 5) create labels for the matrix cells using text tool; clean up using align palette.

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Steps: 6) fill in matrix cells with symbol icons.

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Steps: 7) add background fills utlizing the rectangle tool.

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Steps: 8) modify line styles, icon and text colors; make photos greyscale in photoshop.

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Steps: 9) add a title and key with text tool.

No need to make an export because the diagram is already in Indesign!

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PROMOTES ACTIVITY

FRESH FOOD

COMMUNITY SPACE

HEALTH SERVICES

PUBLIC ACCESS

HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IN ALPHABET CITY

POSITIVE IMPACT NO IMPACT NEGATIVE IMPACT