1 Day Course

Performance-based objectives

• Create simple and freeform shapes.
• Create logos using simple shapes.
• Create logos using custom paths.
• Enhance logo text.
• Manipulate body type.
• Create an advertisement.
• Organize creative assets using Adobe Bridge.

Prerequisites

This course is intended for designers, publishers, pre-press professionals, marketing communications professionals, or people switching to a design job or taking on design responsibilities, who need to use Illustrator to create illustrations, logos, advertisements, or other graphic documents. Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer's operating system such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with windows. Students should also have basic Windows application skills such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, and saving files.

Course Content

Lesson 1: Creating Simple Shapes

• 1A: Create a New Document
• 1B: Customize the Workspace
• 1C: Draw Basic Shapes with the Shape Tools
• 1D: Draw Basic Freeform Shapes with the Pencil Tool

Lesson 2: Creating Logos Using Simple Shapes

• 2A: Format Objects
• 2B: Manipulate Objects
• 2C: Insert Type

Lesson 3: Creating Logos Using Custom Paths

• 3A: Draw Paths with the Pen Tool
• 3B: Modify Existing Shapes
• 3C: Duplicate Objects
• 3D: Apply Graphic Styles

Lesson 4: Enhancing Logo Type

• 4A: Apply Gradients to Type
• 4B: Flow Type on a Path
• 4C: Apply an Envelope to Type

Lesson 5: Manipulating Body Type

• 5A: Import Body Type
• 5B: Format Type with Styles
• 5C: Find and Replace Text
• 5D: Fix Spelling Errors
• 5E: Insert Typographic Characters

Lesson 6: Creating an Advertisement

• 6A: Import a Graphic
• 6B: Align Objects
• 6C: Apply Spot Colors
• 6D: Wrap Text
• 6E: Export a File

Lesson 7: Organizing Assets with Adobe Bridge

• 7A: Customize the Adobe Bridge Workspace
• 7B: Append Metadata to Assets