Independant study for Week 5

• Do the first three Illustrator tutotials on the Swinburne University website, a link to the Illustrator Tutorial page can be found on the Courses on the web page for this course.

• Read through all the Laser Cutting Info on the FBE Design Lab web pages, and familiarise yourself with the process. You will have to submit your Illustrator files to be laser cut by Monday 24 August, to ensure your material is cut in time for you to assemble your poster before final submission.

• Download the 'laser-Cutting Order Form'.docx, 'Laser-Cutting Checklist'.docx, The Basics of Laser-Cutting (PDF) and the FBEDWS_LaserTemplate.zip (zipped Illustrator Template) from the FBE Design Lab pages.
  

• Complete your draft A2 poster in InDesign of your final design considering 2D layout and the way laser-cut elements will be incorporated into your 2.5D poster.

• Create an Illustrator file (using the design Lab Laser Cutting template) of elements that you would like to have cut for incorporation into your 2.5D design poster.

• Post an image of your draft poster, and an image of your Illustrator Laser Cut drawing to your blog for your tutor to check next week in Studio.
  

• Source materials that you would like to use for your laser cutting process. The Design Lab sells a limited selection of materials that you can purchase from them, and has information on suppliers in their documentation, though if you would like something more specialised you will have to consult with staff at the desugn lab as to its suitability to be laser-cut.