Data Design - Building a Basic Dashboard Background in Illustrator ft. Sam Parsons

Associated blog: https://www.makeit-makesense.com/data/data-design-choosing-a-tool
Link to dashboard: https://public.tableau.com/profile/autumnbattan #!/vizhome/PersonalFinanceDashboard_16096509304000/Home

This is the third video in the first installment of my design series where we show how to build basic dashboard elements in different design tools. In this video, Sam Parsons shows us how to create standard objects like pills, gradients, and drop shadows in Adobe Illustrator.

Timestamps:
0:00 Creating a new artboard
03:05 Tools and properties in Illustrator
08:12 Working with the artboard
10:18 Layers panel and creating shapes
11:51 Creating a gradient
14:10 Adding rulers and guidelines
16:08 Alignment options
17:50 Rounded corners and transparency
21:20 Drop shadow
22:34 Pill shape
23:16 Saving colors
24:00 Misc. dashboard items
35:10 Creating curves (multiple ways)
42:20 Custom shapes (multiple ways)
52:00 Curved text
55:00 Cropping an image to a shape

The AI course Sam took: https://certitec.com/adobe-training/illustrator/illustrator-masterclass-and-exam?gclid=Cj0KCQiA-OeBBhDiARIsADyBcE5LEGxwfmWtWZs59-_EgZmSQ0OHaFD326byWMtgR59SReVIB0S3bhkaAgpREALw_wcB

Sam's Twitter: https://twitter.com/SParsonsDataViz
Sam's Tableau Public: https://public.tableau.com/profile/sparsonsdataviz#!/

Autumn's Twitter: https://twitter.com/aabattani
Autumn's Tableau Public: https://public.tableau.com/profile/autumnbattani#!/