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Blending on a Circle

Make 2 white hexagons each with a 1 point line and then Blend them to 8 steps. Add the blend to a circle and then change the Blend option to Specified Distance.

Using these same steps, do 2 additional blends with stars with different numbers of points and colors.

Take a screenshot of your design and post under your name in the Turn In tab. Label it Day 29

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Fill your page with at LEAST 10 shapes of different colors & sizes. Using the Blend tool click on each shape one at a time to blend one shape to the next, until all of your shapes are blended together.

Take a screenshot of your blended shapes and post under your name in the Turn In tab. Label it Day 28

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Fall break

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Create a compound path with 3 shapes and use it as a clipping mask.

Take a screenshot of your compound path with a clipping mask using Snip & Sketch and post under your name in the Turn In tab. Label it Day 30.

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1. Choose a letter

2. Draw a curving line on top of the letter making sure the line is outside of both sides of the letter

3. Select - Object/Intertwining/Make

4. Click or circle with the lasso tool every other section that passes on top of the letter

Take a screenshot of your intertwined letter and post under your name in the Turn In tab. Label it Day 27

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Create a glowing neon word

Take a screenshot of your word and post under your name in the Turn In tab. Label it Day 21

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Editable clipping mask:

Clipping masks can be used with photos, but can also be used with other shapes created in Illustrator

The nice thing about this manipulated text is the lettering can be changed as the word does not need to be converted to a shape first

Take a screenshot of your Clipping masked word and post under your name in the Turn In tab. Label it Day 26

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Create a word with a shadow using a Gradient Tool and Free Distort.

Take a screenshot of your word & shadow and post under your name in the Turn In tab. Label it Day 25

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Create an OP Art line pattern using Object/Envelope Distort and then use that design in a clipping mask with your initials.

Take a screenshot of your compound path with a clipping mask using Snip & Sketch and post under your name in the Turn In tab. Label it Day 24.

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Create a swirling star shape using the Blend tool, Transform & Roughen effect. Post only 1 star - Use black & white.

Make sure your stars DO NOT have outlines!

Make sure your SPECIFIED STEPS blend has over 200 steps!

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Using the Scissor tool and Distort & Transform, change a circle into a rotating dotted spiral vortex. Use any color combination to create 1 spiral vortex.

Label your new spiral design Day 22

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Using Adobe Illustrator, create a rippled water effect with text using the Knife and Wrinkle tool.

Label your new altered word Day 21

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Using Adobe Illustrator, make a pattern using a letter of the alphabet. Rotate, flip or invert the color. Make this pattern in black & white only.

Take a screenshot using Snip & Sketch and post under your name in the Turn In tab. Label it Day 20.

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Create a word that looks like it is pages flipping in a book.

Take a screenshot of your word and post under your name in the Turn In tab. Label it Day 19

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Manipulate the bottom of a word to add an effect that looks like drops of water

1. Type an all uppercase word that has to do with water

2. Convert Type/Create Oulines

3. On the bottom corner of the letters drag down edges - check size & settings in the demo video

4. Use Bloat tool to create the drop - check size & settings in the demo video

5. Make your word a compound path

6. Add a gradient color to add visual interest

Take a screenshot of your dripping word using Snip & Sketch and post under your name in the Turn In tab. Label it Day 18

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Short week due to Parent Teacher Conferences - No Bellwork

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Short week due to Parent Teacher Conferences - No Bellwork

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Script fonts are typefaces designed to emulate human handwriting or calligraphy, featuring flowing, connected strokes and often elaborate flourishes.

Use the Internet to find 2 type style examples that you like that are a script fonts.

Label 1 font Day 17a & the other font 17b

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Example of difference between serif & sanserif fonts

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Example of difference between serif & sanserif fonts

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Navigate to Adobe Fonts found on our Helpful Links page and choose 2 type styles that work well together. Having contrast between the 2 fonts is important. You don't want them to be too similar. Choose 1 that is a little more decorative or bold, and one that is a little more basic. Take a screenshot of them for your Bellwork and install them to your computer for future use.

Label 1 font Day 9a & the other font 9b

Explain why they work well together in the 9b post

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Do a search for a typestyle that looks anxious.

1. Paste the typestyle that you found.

2. Describe in the comments area why it looks anxious to you.

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Take a screenshot of a font from the FontSpace website and describe the mood and feeling it has.

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Free Fonts | 150,000+ Font Downloads | FontSpace

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Free downloads of legally licensed fonts that are perfect for your design projects. The best place in the universe to search for amazing fonts.

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Find an interesting animal drawing. You will be using this drawing for your first project, so make sure it has a lot of curves (we will be using circles to make this animal) and it is an animal you like.

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Recreate a simple logo

Find a basic black & white logo online and recreate it using basic shapes and tools like shapes, Pen Tool and Shape-builder.

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Extra activity - Download this MS Word document

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Extra activity - Download this MS Word document

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Select the 3 dots on the right corner of this window. Select the Download Attachment section. Fill in the blanks and we will upload this for our first graded activity.

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Monospace fonts are typestyles that have each character occupying the same width, unlike proportional fonts which have variable spacing.

Use the Internet to find 2 type style examples that you like that are a Monospace font.

Label 1 font Day 15a & the other font 15b

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Navigate to Adobe Fonts found on our Helpful Links page and choose 2 type styles that you like that have SLAB serifs.

Label 1 font Day 11a & the other font 11b

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There are SO MANY examples of why Kerning is important. Find another great example of kerning gone wrong.

Do a search for "Bad kerning"

1. Paste the image of a bad kerning job that you found.

2. Describe in the comments area why the spacing is not correct.

Label this Day 8

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Geometric fonts are built from basic geometric shapes, such as circles and straight lines. They offer a modern, clean, and geometric aesthetic.

Navigate to Adobe Fonts found on our Helpful Links page and choose 2 type styles that you like that are a Geometric font.

Label 1 font Day 13a & the other font 13b

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Kerning is the spacing between individual letters. How close or how far apart the letters are makes a big difference in the readability of a word.

Do a search for "Bad kerning"

1. Paste the image of a bad kerning job that you found.

2. Describe in the comments area why the spacing is not correct.

Label this Day 7

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Do a search for a typestyle that looks fragile.

1. Paste the typestyle that you found.

2. Describe in the comments area why it looks fragile to you.

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Do a search for "Typographic fails"

1. Paste the image of a bad layout/typestyle that you found.

2. Describe in the comments area what makes it a typographic fail.

Label this Day 6

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Navigate to Adobe Fonts found on our Helpful Links page and choose 2 type styles that you like that have serifs.

Label 1 font Day 10a & the other font 10b

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Script fonts imitate handwriting or cursive and are used to convey a sense of elegance, creativity, or intimacy.

Navigate to Adobe Fonts found on our Helpful Links page and choose 2 type styles that you like that are a Script font.

Label 1 font Day 12a & the other font 12b

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monospaced type example

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Display fonts are non-traditional fonts with unique design elements. Display fonts are intended to grab attention and are typically used for headlines, titles, and other short bursts of text where visual interest is a priority.

Navigate to Adobe Fonts found on our Helpful Links page and choose 2 type styles that you like that are a Display font.

Label 1 font Day 14a & the other font 14b

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Blackletter fonts are typestyles that are a family of typefaces inspired by medieval calligraphy characterized by dense, angular strokes and dramatic contrast between thick and thin lines. They are also known as Gothic Scripts or Old English Script.

Use the Internet to find 2 type style examples that you like that are a Blackletter fonts.

Label 1 font Day 16a & the other font 16b

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Check out this web page with Patterns made from letters!

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Check out this web page with Patterns made from letters!

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Happily I completed my personal project to design patterns based on the capital Greek letters!

Although, unhappily I didn't make it to the 100 as was my initial aim for the 100 day project/challenge. Oddly enough I stopped at day 27, which is the day I stopped the first time I undertook a 100 project. Maybe that's the limit of my endurance 😆 or patience, or whatever...

To be perfectly honest I did create a few more designs but never posted them. I will likely make a different post to include them. I also archived whatever I uploaded to Instagram. Suddenly I didn't like how they looked on that page of mine. I do so many different things that, at least to me, they looked out of place on that profile.

I'm considering perhaps starting a separate Instagram profile just for my pattern designs.

Anyway, here are my patterns inspired by the capital letters of the Greek alphabet. I used Affinity Designer to create them. I have to say here that I love Affinity Designer! Since Adobe illustrator's subscription price is way too costly for me I have not been able to design like I used to but now with Affinity Designer I can honestly say I prefer it! I also have it on my iPad and so I can easily work on the go and then transfer my designs to my desktop and refine them on there.

Another thing worth mentioning is that if you are experiencing a creative block, like I do frequently, using familiar symbols, letters or motifs as a starting point is an excellent way to get unblocked and get those juices flowing again. Try it and you will see!

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I designed patterns inspired by letters of the Greek alphabet and cured my creative block

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Happily I completed my personal project to design patterns based on the capital Greek letters! Although, unhappily I didn't make it to the 100 as was my initial aim for the 100 day project/challenge. Oddly enough I stopped at day 27, which is the day I stopped the first time I undertook a 100 project.

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NOTE - If your it has "IN" (inches) in the Path/Offset Path area, the number you type should be more in the .2" to .05" range depending on the thickness of your letters.