Create a Bar Graph in Illustrator
A lot of Adobe software has amazing and highly useful tools. The problem is, if you don’t know they’re there, then you won’t know to use them. A lot of people think of the Adobe Illustrator as a tool for creating illustrations and vector graphics. This is true, but there are a few extra tools and embedded inside of Illustrator that you will find highly useful. If you create your own infographics, or business charts, then Adobe Illustrator can help you with these. A lot of people don’t know that Adobe Illustrator has charts and graphs tools built right into it. This week, I’m going to show you how to create a bar graph in Illustrator.
Many people think that Adobe Illustrator is not a tool for creating graphs. This is definitely not true. Adobe illustrator has a lot of tools for creating different types of graphs and charts. You can create bar grass line graphs pie charts and more. Using the Bar Graph Tool, you can create your own precise bar graph in a matter of minutes. If you double-click on the Bar Graph Tool, it will come up with several different options. You can choose things like colors, whether or not you have a legend, and several other factors that will make up your custom bar graph. But Illustrator’s graph tools have the ability for you to import a CSV file from Excel, which is highly useful, or you can enter in the values your self. This is highly useful for creating bar graphs and charts that are accurate. You won’t have to try to set up precise measurements and design the whole bar graph yourself. This would be time consuming and very frustrating.
The benefits of creating your own bar graph in Illustrator, is that the bar graph is completely editable. It is made up of vector graphics, just like everything else in Adobe Illustrator. This means that you can change the colors and you can scale the chart or bar graph infinitely. You could put this bar graph on a billboard if you want to, or something small like a business card. The quality won’t change. It will be crisp and clean graphics.
Conclusion: Bar Graphs in Illustrator
Phone the instructions in the video were you able to create a bar graph in adobe illustrator? It is fairly easy and straightforward to create your own bar graph in Illustrator, using the settings that Illustrator provides. If you have any questions about the graph and chart tools in Illustrator, feel free to leave your questions or thoughts in the comments section below.
