Illustrator: Live Trace, Live Paint, Simplify, Smooth Brushes and Pathfinder

Graphic Symbolism Demos Week 4 and 5
 
Demos for Graphic Symbolism for Line Assignment. Use the Live Trace, Live Paint, Simplify Path and Smooth Tools as well as Pathfinder

Simplify and Smooth http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Illustrator/14.0/WSCB13EA3D-2DAE-4a05-BB60-0FCA9907DDA9a.html
Simplify http://www.fanhow.com/knowhow:Simplify_path_in_Illustrator_30836197

Live Trace, be sure to click Ignore White http://www.vectordiary.com/illustrator/illustrator-tutorial-perfect-silhouette-with-live-trace-tutorial/
http://www.graphic-design-employment.com/live-trace.html
live paint http://www.duoh.com/varia/illustrator_livepaint/page6.html
Live Paint http://designertoday.com/Tutorials/Illustrator

http://www.scribd.com/doc/54035973/46/Live-Paint-groups

Using the various Pathfinder options http://school.tatoland.com/illustrator/aipath.html/6227/Color.with.Live.Paint.Illustrator.Tutorial.aspx

Pathfinder Practical Uses and Tutorials http://www.techassistnow.com/2010/05/using-the-illustrator-pathfinder-tool.html
http://www.bittbox.com/illustrator/pathfinder-explained

Pathfinder Starshttp://www.illustratortips.com/index.php/Instruction/Intermediate-Tips/how-to-use-the-illustrator-pathfinder-palette.htmlCreating a logohttp://www.muymono.com/tutorials/illustrator/creating-a-logo-in-adobe-illustrator-cs3-part-1-using-the-pathfinder/

Brushes
To add custom brushes that you have downloaded from the internet
  Choose Window > Brushes Libraries > Other Library and select the ai file for the brush you downloaded

Sitemaps and Mindmaps, brainstorming and planning

Wow what a great online tool to use on your computer, ipad or smart phone. With Mind Meister you can create sitemaps for website development, mind maps or any type of organized planning more effectively and faster than other software.

Also since it is an online tool it is easier and more legible to share with clients. I'm impressed

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