INFOGRAPHIC SERIES - Create a Toaster

Breakfast is great way to start the day, so create this toaster to get things going. 

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Start the body of the toaster with a rectangle. 

Select the top two corners with the Direct Selection Tool and pull the Corner Widgets in toward the center.

Duplicate the shape, send it to the back and fill it with a lighter color. 

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Use the Scissor Tool and click on two points on the edge of the front shape. Delete the line segment that the scissor tool cut out. Round the ends of the lines in the Stroke Panel (hot dog the ends).

Create a rectangle for the handle and a rounded rectangle for the slot to have the handle move up and down in. 

Create a square for the bread to toast. 

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Create an oval, place it over the top center of the bread. 

Select both shapes and use the Pathfinder Unite mode to make them one shape. 

Duplicate the shape, send it to the back and fill it with a darker color. Create a rectangle in front of the bread, fill it with gray.

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Set the gray box to Multiply in the Opacity panel.

Copy the rectangle, click on the bread and click the Draw Inside Mode at the bottom of the Tool bar. Paste the gray bar in and move it to the bottom of the bread. Click on the Draw Normal Mode when done. 

Repeat the last step with the other piece of bread as well at the toaster face. 

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Add three lines to the bread. Make them zig zag using the Effect>Distort& Transform>Zig Zag.

Set the size and ridges to create toast marks. 

Draw a rounded rectangle on the side of the toaster. Use the Scissor Tool and click on two points on the edge of the front shape. Delete the line segment that the scissor tool cut out. Round the ends of the lines in the Stroke Panel (hot dog the ends).

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Create a rectangle ​. Select the right two corners with the Direct Selection Tool and pull the Corner Widgets in toward the center.

Remove the vertical line and part of the bottom line using the Direct Selection Tool. 

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Copy, flip and position the shape to create an "S" shape. 

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Place the cord at the side of the toaster. 

For the plug head. Create a circle, use the Direct Selection Tool to select the right point, delete it, then Join the ends to close the shape. 

Add two lines to the plug and place them at the end of the cord. You are ready to toast!