In Design for the First Time.

Here is the original file: 

And here is my version of it (with a different topic and color scheme):

Once you're past the frustration, this is rather fun.

Here are three of the designs we practiced during the class tutorial...

Also, here is the first of my five enhanced Illustrator designs:

 Voila!

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