Design problem: Reconstruct one of Alexander Girard's prints as a vector file in Adobe Illustrator using the Pen tool.

Design solution: Connect each point of every individual shape using the pen tool and fill color setting to red.

Design problem: Replicate one of Alexander Girard’s textile designs that he created for Herman Miller.

Design Solution: Using the pen tool, trace the dotted lines, then fill with the appropriate color. Group the completed section, then duplicate according to the height and width of the artboard.

Design problem: Replicate an illustration Alexander Girard created based on folk art from his collection.

Design Solution: Using the pen tool, trace each shape and fill with specified color. The width tool was also used to tapper the ends of the branches.

Design problem: Create a vector file of Alexander Girard’s artwork from a sketch using the Pen and Shape Builder tools.

Design Solution: Using the pen tool, trace each shape and fill with specified color. After the shapes and colors are filled, add the puzzle lines and set it on its own layer on the top of the other layers so that it overlays the colored artwork.