Photoshop is used to edit raster images while Illustrator handles vector graphics. InDesign is used to format layouts combining vector, raster, and text. Basic tools in all three programs include selection tools and layers/frames. Photoshop allows adjusting photos using levels, quick mask, and fill layers. InDesign is used to arrange photos on a page which can then be exported as PDFs or JPEGs.

1. INTRODUCTORY DEMO:
introductory demo:
FACT-FINDER AND CREATIVE SUITE
census data and creative suite
PLAN601E VERBAL AND VISUAL: INFORMATION GRAPHICS (SESSION 1)
PLAN601E Verbal and visual: Information Graphics (session 1)

2. Copy exercise files
copy from public share folder to a local folder

3. retrieving census data
using american factfinder

4. u.s. Census
american factfinder
http://factfinder2.census.gov/

5. SELECTIONS
fILTERS
overall structure
of american factfinder
FactFinder utilizes ‘Selections’ and ‘Filters’ in order to call up
the census data you’re looking for.

6. overall structure
of american factfinder
FactFinder displays the search results of the selections you
make as a list of accessible data sets.

7. We are searching for New York City population data at three scales:
city, community district, and census tract.
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searching for data
for new york city
1) Select ‘Geographies’ filter.
2) Select ‘State>Place’ in ‘geographic type’ options.

8. We are searching for New York City population data at three scales:
city, community district, and census tract.
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searching for data
for new york city
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3) Choose ‘New York’ and ‘New York City’ from the options.
4) Click ‘Add to your Selections.’

9. The New York City data set is now in ‘your selections,’ but we have to
apply another filter and narrow down the data.
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searching for data
for new york city
5) Select ‘Year’ under the ‘Topics’ filter and click on ‘2010’ (the
most recent year for which there is population data).

10. Fact-finder displays all of the data categories for your selection
(New York City, 2010) with an ID and Title.
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searching for data
for new york city
6) You can make it easier to scroll through data sets by adding
more sets per page.

11. Fact-finder displays all of the data categories for your selection
(New York, 2010) with an ID and Title.
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searching for data
for new york city
7) Scroll through data sets to find ‘Total Population’ (P1)
or enter P1 in the ‘Topic or table name’ search field.

12. Fact-finder displays all of the data categories for your selection
(New York, 2010) with an ID and Title.
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searching for data
for new york city
8) Check the box next to ‘Total Population.’
9) Click download. The data is in a zipped .csv file.

13. Now we will search for data for
Manhattan Community District # 3.
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searching for data
for community district 3
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CD 3 has 30 census tracts. They are displayed here in ascending
order.

14. Now were will search for data for
Manhattan Community District # 3.
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searching for data
for new york city
10) Clear all your selections by clicking the ‘x’s next to each of
them.

15. To create a select for a community district, you have to
filter all of the census tracts in that district.
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searching for data
for community district 3
11) Select geographies filter. 12) Select ‘Census Tract’. 13)
Select ‘New York’. 14) Select ‘New York’. 15) Select each tract.
16) Click on ‘Add to your selections.’

16. To create a selection for a community district, you have to
filter all of the census tracts in that district.
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searching for data
for community district 3
17) Click on map to verify you have selected all of the census
tracts.

17. FactFinder displays all of the data categories for your selection
(30 census tracts) with an ID and Title.
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searching for data
for community district 3
18) Enter P1 in the search field. 19) Check the box next to P1.
20) Click download.

18. To use the data, open the first .csv file in a spreadsheet program.
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using data
from american factfinder
21) Make sure to separate fields by commas.

19. Open the second .csv file.
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cleaning up data
from american factfinder
A quick way to clean up data so it can be sorted:
21) Use Find/Replace to remove extraneous text.

20. Now we can compare population data across three scales:
NYC pop. = 8,175,133; CD 3 pop. = 164,937;
Census Tract 18 pop. = 8,660
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cleaning up data
from american factfinder
22) Sum the population column to get the population for CD 3.

21. retrieving census data
using infoshare

22. First you’ll need to create an account at Infoshare.
infoshare
online
1) Create an account at http://www.infoshare.org

23. infoshare
online
2) Click on ‘Profile an Area’

24. We will conduct a series of searches for New York City population
data at three scales: city, community district, and census tract.
infoshare
online
3) After you select ‘New York City’ as the region, select either
‘City’, ‘Community District’ or ‘Census Tract (2010 Census’)

25. infoshare
online
4) Select ‘2010 Census’

26. You can select multiple dimensions to be listed at once.
infoshare
online
5) Select ‘Population’ and/or any other fields you wish to have
listed for the selected Area Type.

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online
6) Click ‘View Your Tables’

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online
7) Click on ‘File’ to export the data as an Excel or .csv file

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CD 3 has 30 census tracts. They are displayed here in ascending
order.

30. introduction to adobe pHOTOSHOP
overview of tools and panels
adjusting photographs
changing photo composition and add transparency
creating a collage panorama

31. RGB = Red/Green/Blue; CMYK = Cyan/Magenta/Yellow/Black
menus
introduction to PHOTOSHOP
Photoshop is used to edit raster images.

32. Photoshop utilizes ‘Layers’ to sequence the display of images.
Double clicking ‘Background’ will make it an active layer.
layers
introduction to PHOTOSHOP
Photoshop is used to edit raster images.

33. The Move tool moves images around the artboard.
move
introduction to PHOTOSHOP
Photoshop is used to edit raster images.

34. The select tool selects an area of pixels in the image.
select
introduction to PHOTOSHOP
Photoshop is used to edit raster images.

35. There are several settings under Image > Adjustments
to change the brightness and contrast of images.
levels
introduction to PHOTOSHOP
Photoshop is used to edit raster images.

36. The crop tool crops a particular area of the image.
crop
introduction to PHOTOSHOP
Photoshop is used to edit raster images.

37. We’re going to utilize this photograph of Rivington Place in London
to illustrate the idea of ground floor transparency.
cleaning up photographs
Photoshop is used to edit raster images.

38. We’re going to utilize this photograph of Rivington Place in London
to illustrate the idea of ground floor transparency.
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layers
cleaning up photographs
1) Make the background layer an active layer (double click
‘background’, then click ‘OK’. 2) resize the image to 8’ x 6’.

39. We’re going to utilize this photograph of Rivington Place in London
to emphasize the presence of ground floor storefronts.
ruler
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ruler
cleaning up photographs
3) Click and drag from the ruler to create a 3 x 3 grid of guides.

40. Let’s utilize the ‘rule of thirds’ to crop the image and focus
the viewer’s eye on the important features of the picture.
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4
cleaning up photographs
4) Right-click the image and select ‘scale’, then while holdingshift, drag the image handles to resize the photo, aligning the
window with the left vertical line.

41. Now adjust the color levels and brightness.
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cleaning up photographs
6) Apply a combination of ‘Auto Tone’/’Auto Contrast’/’Auto
Color’ in order to quickly balance out colors and brightness. 6)
Duplicate your layer.

42. Now adjust the color levels and brightness.
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cleaning up photographs
6) Enter ‘Quick-mask mode.’ 7) Select a brush with a large
diameter and make ‘Hardness’ 0%.

43. Now adjust the color levels and brightness.
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cleaning up photographs
8) Use the brush to select a highlight area over the ground floor
window.

44. Now adjust the color levels and brightness.
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cleaning up photographs
9) Return to ‘Standard mode.’ 10) Invert selection (Selection >
Inverse; 11) Adjust levels (Image > Adjustments > Levels) to
slightly add brightness to the window.

45. Now the photo emphasizes the ground floor storefront: the area of focus
occupies more space in the composition (per the rule of thirds), and our
increased contrast draws the eye to the storefront.
cleaning up photographs

46. Adding a color transparency to a photograph is
an easy technique for creating further focus.
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cleaning up photographs
12) Use the ‘Lasso’ tool to create a selection over the window.

47. Adding a color transparency to a photograph is
an easy technique for creating further focus.
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cleaning up photographs
13) Select a highlight color. 14) Select ‘Fill’ from the ‘Edit’ menu.

48. Adding a color transparency to a photograph is
an easy technique for creating further focus.
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cleaning up photographs
15) Set the layer transparency to ‘Multiply’ and adjust the
opacity.

49. Adding a color transparency to a photograph is
an easy technique for creating further focus.
cleaning up photographs

50. Let’s make a collage of some photos to create
a panorama of downtown Los Angeles.
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collaging photos
1) Open several photos and then paste them into a single
photoshop file, creating a layer for each one.

51. Let’s make a collage of some photos to create
a panorama of downtown Los Angeles.
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collaging photos
2) Select a layer; adjust opacity. 3) Move it using the Move tool.
4) Rotate to align with other photos (Edit > Transform >
Rotate)

52. Let’s make a collage of some photos to create
a panorama of downtown Los Angeles.
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collaging photos
5) Return opacity to 100% and repeat for other photos.

53. Let’s make a collage of some photos to create
a panorama of downtown Los Angeles.
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collaging photos
6) Select your top layer, then merge the photo layers together
using Layer > Merge Down.

54. Let’s make a collage of some photos to create
a panorama of downtown Los Angeles.
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collaging photos
7) Pull a horizontal guide line down from the ruler. 8) Rotate
image (Edit > Transform > Rotate) and align horizon line with
the guide.

55. Let’s make a collage of some photos to create
a panorama of downtown Los Angeles.
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collaging photos
9) Crop the image.

56. Let’s make a collage of some photos to create
a panorama of downtown Los Angeles.
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collaging photos
10) Use Auto Tone/Auto Contrast/Auto Color tools to balance
colors. 11) Flatten image (Layer > Flatten Image).

57. Let’s make a collage of some photos to create
a panorama of downtown Los Angeles.
collaging photos

58. introduction to adobe indesign
overview of tools and panels
composing several photos in a single presentation
exporting

59. illustrator = vector
introduction to
adobe creative suite
photoshop = raster
The difference between Illustrator and Photoshop is a difference
between vector and raster graphics.

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indesign = vector + raster + text
introduction to
adobe creative suite
InDesign is used to format layouts of both vector and raster
graphics, plus text.

61. The basic menus and tool palettes in InDesign are similar to
those of Illustrator and Photoshop.
Menus
selection
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introduction to INDESIGN
InDesign is used to format layouts of both vector and raster
graphics, plus text.

62. Use the selection tools tool
to adjust the size and shape of polygons.
selection tools
rectangle
introduction to INDESIGN
InDesign is used to format layouts of both vector and raster
graphics, plus text.

63. InDesign displays images by referencing jpeg, tiff,
or other files on your desktop.
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introduction to INDESIGN
InDesign is used to format layouts of both vector and raster
graphics, plus text.

64. The pen tools allows you to draw
new polygons by placing anchor points.
pen
introduction to INDESIGN
InDesign is used to format layouts of both vector and raster
graphics, plus text.

65. Panels provide options for the modification and
management of your InDesign document.
pages
colors
introduction to INDESIGN
InDesign is used to format layouts of both vector and raster
graphics, plus text.

66. Let’s utilize InDesign to arrange some screenshots from Google Maps.
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formatting photographs
1) Place an image in InDesign.

67. Let’s utilize InDesign to arrange some screenshots from Google Maps.
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formatting photographs
1) Place an image in InDesign.

68. Let’s utilize InDesign to arrange some screenshots from Google Maps.
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formatting photographs
2) Adjust the ‘frame’ (in blue) of the image: click the image with
the direct selection tool, then move the handles to make the
frame a square.

69. Let’s utilize InDesign to arrange some screenshots from Google Maps.
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formatting photographs
3) Center the image in the frame by selecting it with the indirect
selection tool (the bounds of the image defined in brown).

70. Let’s utilize InDesign to arrange some screenshots from Google Maps.
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formatting photographs
4) Repeat steps 1 to 3 for additional photos and arrange them
on the page using the direct selection tool.

71. Let’s utilize InDesign to arrange some screenshots from Google Maps.
formatting photographs

72. There are many ways to format photos in order to tell a story.
formatting photographs
Clockwise from top left: David Hockney, ‘Yosemite Valley’;
Charles and Ray Eames, ‘Powers of Ten’; Teddy Cruz, ‘Border
Postcards.’

73. Let’s walk through exporting from InDesign.
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exporting pdf
1) Go to File > Adobe PDF Presets and choose either ‘Smallest
File Size’ (for items like weekly assignments) or ‘Press Quality’
(for Presentation Printing).

74. Let’s walk through exporting from InDesign.
1
exporting jpegs
1) Go to File > Export and choose JPEG from the file type dropdown menu.

75. Let’s walk through exporting from InDesign.
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exporting jpegs
2) Enter the page number or page range you want to export as
JPEGs before clicking Export.

76. Use the website as a reference
examples of previous work
libraries of colors, icons and stock imagery
freeware adobe alternatives