Project #3 Content Specific

For my project I wrote a one page assignment handout explaining the new technology, Adobe Illustrator, what was expected of the students in order for them to get full credit. This handout can be found here:

Making a stratigraphic column using Adobe Illustrator

Then, I made my own example of what I expect them to do. For this, I used the most basic functions of the program: rectangles (to make each layer), paint-bucket (to fill in the rectangles), pencil (to add texture), text (to label them), and eraser (to make the erosional surfaces). My example can be found here:

Thistle Junction Stratigraphic Column

Although my experience with this program was that it is very complex and has some confusing features, I found that just playing around with some of the more familiar icons allowed me to at least produce a basic image with which I feel good. I'd really like to explore its capabilities more in the future.