The Idea Refinery http://www.idearefinery.net Where the Hard Work of Design is Done Fri, 18 May 2012 22:33:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Suburban Dream 1 – Creating Layers http://www.idearefinery.net/tutorials/suburban-dream-1-creating-layers/ http://www.idearefinery.net/tutorials/suburban-dream-1-creating-layers/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 21:18:13 +0000 Shayne http://www.idearefinery.net/?post_type=tutorials&p=2646 Learn More...]]> In this series I will take you through all the steps necessary to complete an illustration in Illustrator. We will begin with the basics, setting up layers, using primitive geometric shapes to create our imagery, using the fill and stroke features etc. But along the way we will discover some of Illustrator’s more powerful features, such as the Appearance panel, the alignment functions, expanding an object and some cool effects. By the end of this series you will have seen how Illustrator can not only create this simple image but also how it can create much more complex images as well. I encourage you to follow along.

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]]> http://www.idearefinery.net/tutorials/suburban-dream-1-creating-layers/feed/ 0 Suburban Dream 2 – Creating the House Shapes http://www.idearefinery.net/tutorials/suburban-dream-2-creating-the-house-shapes/ http://www.idearefinery.net/tutorials/suburban-dream-2-creating-the-house-shapes/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 21:17:50 +0000 Shayne http://www.idearefinery.net/?post_type=tutorials&p=2648 Learn More...]]> In this series I will take you through all the steps necessary to complete an illustration in Illustrator. We will begin with the basics, setting up layers, using primitive geometric shapes to create our imagery, using the fill and stroke features etc. But along the way we will discover some of Illustrator’s more powerful features, such as the Appearance panel, the alignment functions, expanding an object and some cool effects. By the end of this series you will have seen how Illustrator can not only create this simple image but also how it can create much more complex images as well. I encourage you to follow along.

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]]> http://www.idearefinery.net/tutorials/suburban-dream-2-creating-the-house-shapes/feed/ 0 Suburban Dream 3 – Creating the Fence http://www.idearefinery.net/tutorials/suburban-dream-3-creating-the-fence/ http://www.idearefinery.net/tutorials/suburban-dream-3-creating-the-fence/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 21:17:37 +0000 Shayne http://www.idearefinery.net/?post_type=tutorials&p=2649 Learn More...]]> In this series I will take you through all the steps necessary to complete an illustration in Illustrator. We will begin with the basics, setting up layers, using primitive geometric shapes to create our imagery, using the fill and stroke features etc. But along the way we will discover some of Illustrator’s more powerful features, such as the Appearance panel, the alignment functions, expanding an object and some cool effects. By the end of this series you will have seen how Illustrator can not only create this simple image but also how it can create much more complex images as well. I encourage you to follow along.

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]]> http://www.idearefinery.net/tutorials/suburban-dream-3-creating-the-fence/feed/ 0 Suburban Dream 4 – Creating the House Details http://www.idearefinery.net/tutorials/suburban-dream-4-creating-the-house-details/ http://www.idearefinery.net/tutorials/suburban-dream-4-creating-the-house-details/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 21:17:25 +0000 Shayne http://www.idearefinery.net/?post_type=tutorials&p=2650 Learn More...]]> In this series I will take you through all the steps necessary to complete an illustration in Illustrator. We will begin with the basics, setting up layers, using primitive geometric shapes to create our imagery, using the fill and stroke features etc. But along the way we will discover some of Illustrator’s more powerful features, such as the Appearance panel, the alignment functions, expanding an object and some cool effects. By the end of this series you will have seen how Illustrator can not only create this simple image but also how it can create much more complex images as well. I encourage you to follow along.

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]]> http://www.idearefinery.net/tutorials/suburban-dream-4-creating-the-house-details/feed/ 0 Suburban Dream 5 – Creating the Tree http://www.idearefinery.net/tutorials/suburban-dream-5-creating-the-tree/ http://www.idearefinery.net/tutorials/suburban-dream-5-creating-the-tree/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 21:17:12 +0000 Shayne http://www.idearefinery.net/?post_type=tutorials&p=2652 Learn More...]]> In this series I will take you through all the steps necessary to complete an illustration in Illustrator. We will begin with the basics, setting up layers, using primitive geometric shapes to create our imagery, using the fill and stroke features etc. But along the way we will discover some of Illustrator’s more powerful features, such as the Appearance panel, the alignment functions, expanding an object and some cool effects. By the end of this series you will have seen how Illustrator can not only create this simple image but also how it can create much more complex images as well. I encourage you to follow along.

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]]> http://www.idearefinery.net/tutorials/suburban-dream-5-creating-the-tree/feed/ 0 Suburban Dream 6 – Creating the Daisies http://www.idearefinery.net/tutorials/suburban-dream-6-creating-the-daisies/ http://www.idearefinery.net/tutorials/suburban-dream-6-creating-the-daisies/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 21:17:04 +0000 Shayne http://www.idearefinery.net/?post_type=tutorials&p=2653 Learn More...]]> In this series I will take you through all the steps necessary to complete an illustration in Illustrator. We will begin with the basics, setting up layers, using primitive geometric shapes to create our imagery, using the fill and stroke features etc. But along the way we will discover some of Illustrator’s more powerful features, such as the Appearance panel, the alignment functions, expanding an object and some cool effects. By the end of this series you will have seen how Illustrator can not only create this simple image but also how it can create much more complex images as well. I encourage you to follow along.

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]]> http://www.idearefinery.net/tutorials/suburban-dream-6-creating-the-daisies/feed/ 0 Suburban Dream 7 – The Sun and Clouds http://www.idearefinery.net/tutorials/suburban-dream-7-the-sun-and-the-clouds/ http://www.idearefinery.net/tutorials/suburban-dream-7-the-sun-and-the-clouds/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 21:16:15 +0000 Shayne http://www.idearefinery.net/?post_type=tutorials&p=2654 Learn More...]]> In this series I will take you through all the steps necessary to complete an illustration in Illustrator. We will begin with the basics, setting up layers, using primitive geometric shapes to create our imagery, using the fill and stroke features etc. But along the way we will discover some of Illustrator’s more powerful features, such as the Appearance panel, the alignment functions, expanding an object and some cool effects. By the end of this series you will have seen how Illustrator can not only create this simple image but also how it can create much more complex images as well. I encourage you to follow along.

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]]> http://www.idearefinery.net/tutorials/suburban-dream-7-the-sun-and-the-clouds/feed/ 0 Suburban Dream 8 – The 3d Mailbox http://www.idearefinery.net/tutorials/suburban-dream-8-the-3d-mailbox/ http://www.idearefinery.net/tutorials/suburban-dream-8-the-3d-mailbox/#comments Fri, 18 May 2012 21:15:58 +0000 Shayne http://www.idearefinery.net/?post_type=tutorials&p=2655 Learn More...]]> In this series I will take you through all the steps necessary to complete an illustration in Illustrator. We will begin with the basics, setting up layers, using primitive geometric shapes to create our imagery, using the fill and stroke features etc. But along the way we will discover some of Illustrator’s more powerful features, such as the Appearance panel, the alignment functions, expanding an object and some cool effects. By the end of this series you will have seen how Illustrator can not only create this simple image but also how it can create much more complex images as well. I encourage you to follow along.

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]]> http://www.idearefinery.net/tutorial-posts/summer-links-20120413/feed/ 0 Langara EMD – Rain City Coffee House Logo http://www.idearefinery.net/assignment-posts/langara-emd-rain-city-coffee-house-logo-20120405/ http://www.idearefinery.net/assignment-posts/langara-emd-rain-city-coffee-house-logo-20120405/#comments Fri, 06 Apr 2012 05:04:06 +0000 Shayne http://www.idearefinery.net/?p=2466 Here are the Rain City Coffee House logo and packaging assignments created by my Langara Electronic Media Design class.

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Ashley Robertson

Damian Piper

Elise Stella

Jenna Lillies

Patricia Trinidad

Trevor Record

Viviana Matheus

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