Create a Blog Header in Illustrator Assignment

Objectives:
1) Learn how to use the size and other functions in illustrator for creating a new document.
2) Start making your blog epic.

Watch the VIDEO to go through the different options available when creating a new document , it isn't as simple as create new document - and your done. Then use the INSTRUCTIONS BELOW to create your blog header.

 

INSTRUCTIONS

1) Size should be 960 pixels wide by 200 pixels high 

2) Units: Pizels

3) Color Mode: RGB

4) Raster Effects: 72 PPI

5) Create THREE Layers. Name them: Background, Images, Text

6) Create a background Layer (a solid colour that you draw on top of)

7) Create your graphics on the Graphic Layer - this is up to you but it is a School assignment keep that in mind please. Be creative but appropriate.

8) Use the TEXT tool to create the Blog Title on the Text Layer.

9) Save the files in a PNG 24 WEB format (watch the video below)

10) and lastly ... upload the header onto your blog  ....