Graphic Design 10

The Graphic Design 10 class visited Cowichan Woodwork to see how designs on a computer can be manipulated to create real, 3-dimensional graphic art. Computer numeric control (c.n.c.) allows us to use information created in many popular software packages such as Illustrator or ArtCam, to guide machinery to actually produce the "real" product. The demonstrations were based on sign carving, but the same principles are used to shape anything from cabinets to guitars, rowing shells to complex art, in any machinable material. The snacks were good, Mr. Smith was "in his element" discussing and demonstrating the software and machinery, and the items on display were fine examples of the creative side of c.n.c.