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PROJECT MEETING Basically, we have the icons, but they’re low-

We have a set of icons on our website, but we
client comments well — signs throughout the park, flyers that we art director comments web, and they can’t be enlarged. The good news is
resolution raster images, so they only work for the
need to use the same artwork in other places as

that you can use the existing icons as templates and,
hand out to new guests, and so on.
more or less, trace them to create the new icons.
Our printer told us that the symbols on our
website are “low res,” so they can’t be used for
The client needs files that can be printed cleanly
print projects. The printer also said he needs
feet. Illustrator vector files are perfect for this type
vector graphics that will scale larger and still look
of job. In fact, vector graphics get their resolution
good. The printer suggested we hire a designer to and scaled from a couple of inches up to several
create digital versions of the icons so we can use from the printer being used for a specific job, so
them for a wide variety of purposes, from large you can scale them to any size you want without
signs to small cards, to anything else that might losing quality.
come up.

We need you to help us figure out exactly what
we need, and then create the icons for us.

project objectives To complete this project, you will:
o Use a variety of tools and techniques to create,
align, and transform basic shapes

o Control objects’ fill and stroke attributes
o Import raster images to use as artwork templates

o Use sublayers and groups to manage complex
artwork

o Use the Line Segment tool to create a complex
object from a set of straight lines
o Edit properties of Live Shapes to create finished
icon artwork
o Draw and combine basic Live Shapes using the
Shaper tool

o Draw complex artwork with the Pencil tool

Project 1: Campground Icons