Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Lab 4 : Copying labels for Harper's Ferry

I had a paper version of the original map of Harper's Ferry, WV and a blank AI file of the same (with all the labels removed). The goal was to copy the paper-map's labels exactly, "by hand". Here is a small version of my attempt.



I think it turned out well. The hardest thing is drawing precise lines; the second hardest thing is guessing the font-sizes on the piece of paper vs the screen.

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Here is a much larger version that I exported (click to view the larger version):

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