New Zipper, Fall Shapegrams and Fonts, PDF Updated
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Shapegrams

Pickles take time to develop their dill-icious flavor. Cucumbers have to sit in brine until they’re ready. Building digital art skills works the same way. Students practice to level up their abilities. Whether it’s pickles or pixels, the lesson is clear: change comes with patience and persistence.

The Dill Pickle Zipper is made from simple shapes: block arcs and circles, with a trapezoid for the stem. The Google Slides and Google Drawings files include 4 animated GIFs that show how to draw a rounded arc, which is the main shape of the pickle and its dimples.

Fill pickle floating in a jar

Level = Growing Green
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It seems jarring that the pickle takes 35 shapes in total. The process begins with just one block arc and two circles that form a rounded arc. By grouping, duplicating, resizing, recoloring, and rotating, that single rounded arc is transformed into all the dimples. It’s actually a simple recipe that turns anyone into a true dill-istrator.

Shapes coming together to build the pickle picture

Fall Shapegrams

If it's going to be autumn where you are, you might be interested in these Zippers:

  • Barn
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  • Sunflower
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  • Maple Leaf
    ⬜️⬜️πŸŸͺ⬜️⬜️

Fall Zippers

Autumn Fonts

Add some fall flair to your projects with these free Google Fonts. Fun picks like Henny Penny and Ranchers make titles stand out, while Graduate and Chelsea Market give a warm, classic look. Try them in Google Slides or Drawings to give your work a seasonal touch.

A graphic titled "Autumn Fonts" shows a list of nine Google Fonts displayed in their own styles: Chelsea Market, Bowlby One, Sansita Swashed, Graduate, Henny Penny, McLaren, Peralta, Ranchers, and Oregano. The background is tan with red and orange autumn leaves scattered on the right. The Shapegrams logo is in the bottom left corner.

The Shapegrams PDF September 2025 Update

I’ve updated the Shapegrams PDF! It’s packed with dozens of one-pagers highlighting digital art tools and techniques in Google Slides and Google Drawings.

I refreshed the pages to match Google’s latest update: selected objects no longer show 8 blue squares but instead display 4 corner circles with pill-shaped side handles. I also updated the posters that reference moving objects with arrow keys and resizing groups.

Head to shapegrams.com/PDF to preview sample pages and browse the full table of contents.

This PDF is full of goodness… but what does PDF stand for? You get to decide:

  • Posters for Digital Fun
  • Practice Design Foundations
  • Posterized Design Features
  • Playful Drawing Finds
  • Pretty Darn Fantastic
  • Posters about Drawing for Friends

Collage of pages from the Shapegrams PDF

Smiles from Iowa,
Tony

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