Introduction
The main aim of the map project in digital skills was to capture the vibe of the area covered in the map digitally through adobe illustrator.
Iterative Approach
Iterative approach was used by us in a way that we learnt new skills in every class and applied them in our digital map. For eg. I learnt how to make different icons through tracing which helped me in making some icons of my map in Stage 2.
BENEFITS
By making different icons separately, I was able to work on them precisely and much better. It was also easier to make it on a large scale first so that it is clear and then scale it down to the size required in the map. It became easier to add the same icon somewhere else in the map by copy and pasting.
CHALLENGE
The challenge I faced while making the icon was that I wanted to show more depth the tree by adding different leaves. This was not possible for me as it was difficult to make individual leaves and multiply them.
To overcome this challenge, I tried adding a different shade of green in the back of the flat color which according to me was successful in giving the tree a little depth.
I used to fill the top part of the tree with one flat color which made it look very childish. Whereas adding another shade to it gave it a little more depth.
Visual Communication
This project helped me in capturing the vibe of an area through the detailing. The details of an area are very important to match its vibe. These details could be formed by creating different icons for everything. These icons helped me in putting this map together. As most of the area in my map was green, I made icons such as different types of trees, grass and flower beds.
Some of the things that I will carry forward in the future would be to observe carefully and focus on the details.
KEY LEARNINGS
The most important thing I learnt from this project was to capture the vibe of a place through details. This was learnt through the stage 2 of this project where I made separate icons.
I learnt how to trust the process. At the beginning, I was not satisfied by the map that I made. I was not able to capture the intended vibe only through line drawing.
Lastly, I learnt that I got better at illustrator than I was expecting and was able to capture the vibe. Even though it was not perfect, by practice I can make the project even better.
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