This tutorial walks through a strategy for creating site plan layer diagrams to articulate the different systems in a design proposal. The video examines a project proposal executed by field operations and demonstrates a strategy for achieving a similar diagram.
This video walks through the steps for creating a base for site plan diagrams in Adobe Illustrator. The tutorial begins with a New Document setup, creating an 11×17 sheet in landscape orientation. It then examines how to link jpeg and photoshop files, create a clipping mask, use grids and guides, discover color themes, and lock…
This tutorial walks through the basics of using the shape tools to aid in site plan diagramming. Through adjusting the fill/stroke and appearance, custom symbols can be created to articulate specific components in design drawings. Diagrams can be a powerful tool for distilling complex ideas and intricate components into a simple, easy to read design…
In many instances, saving a PDF of an Adobe Illustrator file using the Illustrator Default settings can create an incredibly large pdf file. This can create various problems including trouble printing the file, emailing file, or simply opening and viewing the file. For this reason, it’s important to choose another option other than the Illustrator…
This tutorial will demonstrate using the Image Trace tools in Illustrator to create symbols for diagramming on a site plan. It will also show how to sample colors from Adobe Color for those icons and how to use a Clipping Mask to crop pictures for a diagram legend.
This tutorial will demonstrate techniques for using the pen tool for diagramming on top of site plans in Adobe Illustrator. It will discuss the points and curves of lines with the pen tool and strategies for adjusting lines using the stroke menu.