week 6 info graphics - ckowaliczko

For my informational graphic, I chose to do the word "bubbly" to clearly represent bubbles. Some surveys that could this information graphic could be possibly represent are: the most popular year for bubbles since they were invited, or if they are still as popular now than when they first came out. Another survey that could be done is possibly if more bubbles, or fizz, are produced from one carbonated drink as opposed to another. 

Below are some examples of information graphics:

These informational graphics are great examples, because they easily illustrate the information they are trying to provide. They all include pictures or diagrams of the information, which make trying to understand the data easier, as some include a lot of words. They are mostly all colorful without being too chaotic and cluttered. The font is neat and organized as well. 

week 5 illustrated words - ckowaliczko

I created this illustration after the class described my letters as looking like arrows or a target. I spelled out the word "target" using the letters I had already made. I then illustrated a target behind the actual word to really bring the word to life. I created the target using the ellipse tool and simply filling it in using the fill tool. The mere fact that the letters themselves look like a target really illustrate the word, but including the word "target" and adding the target in the background make it even easier to visualize.  The same goes for the illustration below. 

For this illustration, I chose the word "bubbly," because the bubble-letter font was the first that came to my mind. I created this using the pen tool to draw the letters, then using the ellipse tool to illustrate the bubbles in the background. I also chose to make the letters blue, because it seemed to be the best fit to display bubbles. I then drew bubbles in the background of the letters to really explain what word it was that I was trying to draw. 

week 4 abc stylized - ckowaliczko

This is the original version. I created the alphabet only including capital letters. I made these letters by using the pen tool on Adobe Illustrator, then I filled the shapes in using a red fill. I also created all of the letters to be remotely the same size. After other classmates critiquing my letters, they explain the font as looking like a target or bullseye. I then experimented with different strokes. The picture below is the result of this. 

This is the version after I played around with different types of brushes. The brush stroke I used to outline these letters was located under the "Arrow_Special" window. You can find this by clicking on the Window tab at the top of Abode Illustrator. Then click on Brushes, and then finally click on the arrow in the bottom left of the Brushes window. I think this effect really does give the letters a target font. 

week 3 abc lines - ckowaliczko

I created this using Adobe Illustrator. I used the pen tool to make the outline of the shapes. This is my original version. I created the alphabet that includes both capital and lowercase letters. It also includes the numbers 0-9. You can see that the letters and numbers do not have a precise outline and that they are not perfectly rounded, but you can still clearly decipher which letter or number is which. 

week 2 banana lines - ckowaliczko

I made this piece by using Adobe Illustrator. I first started by drawing it on paper with a regular pen. I then used the paintbrush tool on Ai to mirror the drawing that I drew on paper. I adjusted the size and opacity of the brush by double clicking on the icon and adjusting the settings from there. I drew the banana onto the computer almost the same way as I drew it on paper. Once I finished the drawing, I saved it and took a screenshot of it. I took the screenshot by pressing and holding the command and the 3 button until it took the picture.
  

 For these two versions of the banana, I simply modified the original version of it. I played around with different types of brushes and the different patterns in which the brushes come in. To do this, I hit the Select button at the top of the page, then selected "All". Next, I selected the Window button at the top and clicked on "Brushes". Finally, I simply experimented with the different types of Arrow brushes.

The two different sets of pictures vary from each other in a number of ways. First is that the top set of drawings is more organized and controlled, while the bottom set is more chaotic. The bottom set also has more movement and offers more to look at. I feel as though the top set of drawings captures the overall shape of the banana better than the bottom set does. Because the bottom set, or the set with the arrows, seems to be more chaotic, it is a little harder to perceive the silhouette. The two sets of drawings catch the eyes in different ways from each other. They each end up portraying the same drawing in two opposing ways. 

I chose to draw a banana, mostly for the fact that drawing fruits seems to be quite simple. They are simpler than other foods to draw, because they require less detail to determine what the shape is. Out of all the fruits to draw, I chose to draw a banana. because it is my favorite fruit. I definitely feel like the meaning of the object changed after changing the style of the brush. As the drawing became busier and, in a way, went outside the original shape of the banana, it began to look more like a different object.