Assignments 1 & 2

These are the first two assignments from my Illustrator class. I've worked a bit with Illustrator in the past and really enjoyed it. This class is accelerated so its pretty tough trying to stay on top of things.

Assignment #1: For this assignment, I was to create a logo of my name (I used my initials, KLM) using only shapes; circles, squares, triangles, etc. I liked the outcome, as did my teacher. He said that it seemed like I really knew what I was doing (I did not). Cool.
Assignment #2: This assignment was directed to help us learn how to use symbols. I had to create a landscape or cityscape, create three objects and turn them into symbols, then incorporate those symbols into the landscape or cityscape. The three symbols I made were the tree, flower, and cloud. The idea of a symbol in Illustrator is that you don't have to recreate one object numerous times. Instead, you make one and "stamp" it over and over again. Then you can make each symbol distinct; rotate it, make it smaller, etc. FUN.