1. SESSION 4 DEMO:
CONTINUUM DIAGRAMS AND MATRIXES
PLAN601E VERBAL AND VISUAL: INFORMATION GRAPHICS (SESSION 4)

2. Ground Floor Transparency in Alphabet City
(Source: Google Street Map)
CREATING A CONTINUUM Let’s make a continuum diagram that presents an
DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR evalution of ground floor transparency in the East Village.

3. 2
1
TYPE
CREATING A CONTINUUM Steps: 1) draw a line with arrowheads on both ends; 2) use
DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR type settings to differentiate between 1st and 2nd labels.

4. 3
CREATING A CONTINUUM
Steps: 3) flatten and crop images.
DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR

5. 4
CREATING A CONTINUUM
Steps: 4) adjust brightness with autocolor.
DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR

6. 5
LEVELS
CREATING A CONTINUUM
Steps: 5) adjust levels and save as .jpeg.
DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR

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CREATING A CONTINUUM Steps: 7) create graphic conventions for displaying photos,
DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR aerials, and labels; use pathfinder to create talkie-box.

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LINKS
CREATING A CONTINUUM Steps: 8) copy photo box and relink images with the links
DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR palette (alternative to placing each image individually).

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CREATING A CONTINUUM Steps: 9) key photos into the arrow by adjusting anchors
DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR on the box utilizing the direct selection tool.

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CREATING A CONTINUUM
Steps: 10) add descriptive labels with the type tool.
DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR

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CREATING A CONTINUUM Steps: 11) convert the arrow into a polygon utilizing
DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR flatten transparency.

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CREATING A CONTINUUM
Steps: 12) create a compound path with the pathfinder.
DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR

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CREATING A CONTINUUM Steps: 13) add blue and orange to the gradient palette by
DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR dragging the color from the fill.

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CREATING A CONTINUUM Steps: 14) create a new polygon with the gradient fill and
DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR then use the eyedropper to color the arrow.

15. Ground Floor Transparency in Alphabet City
(Source: Google Street Map)
CREATING A CONTINUUM Let’s try out another convention for displaying the
DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR photo documentation.

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LAYERS
CREATING A CONTINUUM Steps: 15) open image in photoshop, create layer
DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR from background by double-clicking “background.”

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LAYERS
CREATING A CONTINUUM Steps: 16) select an area of the image with the lasso tool,
DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR then select the inverse.

18. CREATING A CONTINUUM
Steps: 17) press “delete” to delete the inverse area.
DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR

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CREATING A CONTINUUM
Steps: 18) change the mode to greyscale.
DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR

20. CREATING A CONTINUUM
Steps: 19) save as a .psd.
DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR

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CREATING A CONTINUUM Steps: 20) replace photos with greyscale images; create
DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR new convention for key map.

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CREATING A CONTINUUM
Steps: 21) key images into to the arrow.
DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR

23. Ground Floor Transparency in Alphabet City
(Source: Google Street Map)
CREATING A CONTINUUM Let’s try out another convention for displaying the
DIAGRAM WITH ILLUSTRATOR photo documentation.

24. The basic menus and tool palettes in Indesign are similar to
those of Illustrator and Photoshop.
MENUS
SELECTION
TEXT
Indesign is utilized to format layouts of both vector and
INDESIGN REVIEW
raster graphics plus text.

25. Use the direct / indirect selection tools tool
to adjust the size and shape of polygons .
RECTANGLE
Indesign is utilized to format layouts of both vector and
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raster graphics plus text.

26. Indesign displays images by referencing jpeg, tiff,
or other files on your desktop.
PLACE
Indesign is utilized to format layouts of both vector and
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raster graphics plus text.

27. The pen tools allows you to draw
new polygons – anchor by anchor.
PEN
Indesign is utilized to format layouts of both vector and
INDESIGN REVIEW
raster graphics plus text.

28. Palettes provide options for the display and
management of your Indesign document.
PAGES
COLORS
Indesign is utilized to format layouts of both vector and
INDESIGN REVIEW
raster graphics plus text.

29. HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IN ALPHABET CITY
PROMOTES FRESH COMMUNITY HEALTH PUBLIC
ACTIVITY FOOD SPACE SERVICES ACCESS
POSITIVE IMPACT NO IMPACT NEGATIVE IMPACT
CREATING A MATRIX Let’s make a matrix that evaluates the contribution of
WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR activites in the East Village to “health infrastructure.”

30. VIEW
1 1
STROKE
CREATING A MATRIX Steps: 1) use document grid as guide for setting up a grid
WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR of lines with the pen tool.

31. 2
CREATING A MATRIX Steps: 2) place an image in the document, adjust frame and
WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR with selection tool, adjust size with direct selection tool.

32. LINKS
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CREATING A MATRIX Steps: 3) copy image and then use relink button in links
WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR palette to switch out images.

33. 4
CREATING A MATRIX Steps: 4) copy / paste icons from Illustrator; use icons to
WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR define categories for each matrix cell.

34. 5
ALIGN
CREATING A MATRIX Steps: 5) create labels for the matrix cells using text tool;
WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR clean up using align palette.

35. 6
CREATING A MATRIX
Steps: 6) fill in matrix cells with symbol icons.
WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

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CREATING A MATRIX
Steps: 7) add background fills utlizing the rectangle tool.
WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

37. COLORS
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STROKE
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CREATING A MATRIX Steps: 8) modify line styles, icon and text colors; make
WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR photos greyscale in photoshop.

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CREATING A MATRIX
Steps: 9) add a title and key with text tool.
WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR

39. HEALTH INFRASTRUCTURE IN ALPHABET CITY
PROMOTES FRESH COMMUNITY HEALTH PUBLIC
ACTIVITY FOOD SPACE SERVICES ACCESS
POSITIVE IMPACT NO IMPACT NEGATIVE IMPACT
CREATING A MATRIX No need to make an export because the diagram is
WITH ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR already in Indesign!