Working with Illustration
Important References:
- We will be using the drawing tools in PowerPoint, because that’s what we have. Some other, more capable programs:
- Adobe Illustrator is the professional standard
- Corel Draw Graphics Suite includes illustration, photo-processing, and more
- Macromedia Freehand is easier than Illustrator
- Real-Draw Pro and CompactDraw, from the same company, are inexpensive yet powerful
- Some tutorials:
Information
Assignment
Using the drawing tools in PowerPoint or Word, or any other drawing or illustration program you may have, prepare two of the following:
- A circular plasmid, mitochondrial, or chloroplast gene or restriction map.
- A “flow-chart” of either a biochemical reaction or an experimental procedure.
- A cladogram or phylogenetic tree with at least seven terminal taxa.
- An illustration of your choice, as long as it is of a different type from the other one you turn in.
The data may be made-up, but you should have a general idea of what published illustrations of the same type look like. One should be formatted in black-and-white, fitting in the top half of an 8.5" × 11" sheet. The other should be in color, and may be formatted for any size. Turn in a paper copy of the first, and the computer files for both, either .ppt, .doc, or, if you used a different program, export as .eps.