Project 1 Week 2 Monday Nov. 16th, 09

WEEK 2 Monday Nov. 16th, 09

Ch.26 In this chapter

When objects are put in a clipping set, the topmost object (called the "clipping path") crops objects or images below it, like a picture frame

• Creating a clipping set
• Selecting objects in a clipping set
• Adding to and deleting from a clipping set
• Releasing a clipping set

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In-class assignment

Handout

Design a Logo of Letters!

Companies of every kind sign their names with linked letters called ligatures. Ligature means to tie. Ligatures make excellent business signatures. They're handsome, simple, and compact. And they're fun, too-we all have initials! Some letters link in lowercase but not in upper. What follows are a variety of ways to get your letter pairs beautifully together.

1. Use shared strokes
2. Almost-identical strokes
3. Angled to vertical
4. Curved to vertical
5. Uppercase-lowercase
6. Horizontal crossbars
7. Mid-letter crossbars
8. Remove a stroke
9. Remove part of a stroke
10. Reverse the field
11. Crop!
12. Follow the white line
13. Disconnect and attach
14. Interlock
15. Overlay
16. Build bridges
17. Use transparency
18. Color the negative spaces

If your letterstrokes don't quite match...

• Try changing case
• Try a different font

HW - 3 rough sketches to present at the beginning of next class