The vinyl logo
For our individual vinyl cut project, we needed to find a design from the internet, or create a design, to be cut on the vinyl cutter. I was most interested in making a packers logo so I started planning how to create this design.
Creation
The first step in making the logo was to paste a picture into illustrator from google. I found a packers logo that I liked and once I had pasted it in I was ready for the next step
The next step was to give the image paths so I could separate the different colors. This step was also pretty simple and once I had done that I was onto the next step.
The next step was to remove any unnecessary holes from the bottom layers. To do this all you have to do is use the direct select tool and select an anchor on one of the holes you want to delete, then press delete twice and you're onto the next step.
The final step is to rearrange the shapes so that it will fit on the vinyl cutter and after doing that, it is ready to be sent to be cut out and made a reality.
Summary
I learned a lot about illustrator during the vinyl cutting unit. One of the most important things that I learned was how to separate layers of a design from google. While this is very useful for vinyl cutting, it could be useful for just about any designing because it allows the user to make designs just the way they want it. I also learned how to edit paths and anchors on a design taken from google. This could also be used for other things like removing holes in text or any hole in any design, making it a really useful tool.