Using Illustrator - Grid Lines, Text & Shapes

In the Digital Media Foundations book, there was a beginners task on the programme Illustrator. It focused on how to use the grid lines and text, to create the image to the left, which in hope will help in the future for when I create my own narrative. 

Firstly, on Illustrator when had to use the grid lines so that the other the bits of texts would fit into the image correctly and just purely look more professional. To access the grid lines you need to show the rulers and this be shown via the windows tab. 

Next I had to use the 'line segment tool' to create the bold, black line. When drawn it comes out as a thin line, so when I clicked control on the line and it appeared with measurements of thickness and I selected 30pt. Then, I moved the line along to right a little, it also doesn't matter if things are placed in the area around your work, as when printed they won't be shown. 

The process of using text on Illustrator is simply to use during this task, as all I had to do was select the 't' sign meaning text, and write in the word (grid systems). Also, the task allocated a certain font and sizing, which was simple to follow. Then, using 'option' button I could create some space between each of the letters. Also, I had to follow the rules and line everything up so that it looked better than being placed anywhere. 

The same process of creating a text, etc, followed for the large amount of text. Where I had to use a certain font and size for this task. While also sticking to the guidelines of the rulers.   Then, I had to use the 'direct selection tool' to remove the circle above the 'i' in the word grid to then replace it with a red square. This was done using the 'rectangle shape tool' and then filling it with the colour red, using the colour panel for that stage. After that I duplicated the shape and placed another one above the large amount of text, which together creates the image above, and the task is completed.