Illustrator ® CC 2018 Introduction

Course Contents:

Lesson 1: Introducing Illustrator CC
 Topic A: Apply Design Principles, Elements, and Graphics Composition
 Topic B: Evaluate Graphics Scalability
 Topic C: Navigate the User Interface
 Topic D: Customize the User Interface

Lesson 2: Creating Documents Containing Basic Shapes
 Topic A: Create Documents
 Topic B: Save Documents
 Topic C: Draw Basic Shapes

Lesson 3: Creating Documents Containing Customized Paths
 Topic A: Draw Paths
 Topic B: Modify Paths

Lesson 4: Creating Graphics Containing Customized Text
 Topic A: Insert Text
 Topic B: Apply Flow Text along a Path
 Topic C: Insert Bounded and Threaded Text
 Topic D: Apply Text Styles
 Topic E: Insert Typographical Characters

Lesson 5: Customizing Objects
 Topic A: Import, Place, and Link Graphics
 Topic B: Alter the Appearance of Objects

Lesson 6: Customizing Basic Shapes
 Topic A: Apply Strokes and Brushes
 Topic B: Fill Shapes
 Topic C: Apply Graphics Styles
 Topic D: Distort Text with Text Envelopes

Lesson 7: Preparing Documents for Deployment
 Topic A: Update Text
 Topic B: Wrap Text
 Topic C: Hyphenate Text
 Topic D: Optimize Content for Print
 Topic E: Optimize Content for the Web
 Topic F: Optimize Content for PDF Documents

Lesson 8: Appendix A: Graphic Design & Illustration Using Adobe Illustrator CC Certification Exam Objectives

Lesson 9: Appendix B: Adobe Certified Expert Illustrator CC Exam Mappings

Lesson 10: Appendix C: Adobe Illustrator CC: New Features
 

To ensure your success in this course, you should be familiar with the basic functions of your computer’s operating system, such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with windows. You should also have basic Windows application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, saving files, and so on.
Familiarity with basic design terminology, such as palettes, color modes, shapes, text, and paths, is highly recommended.

Student Responsibilities:
In order for a class to be successful, all students must have the same general level of knowledge. You are responsible for reading the prerequisites for this class very carefully. If the CITI instructor finds that a student is not ready for the class, the instructor will take the necessary steps to place that student in a more appropriate course. This policy is intended to maintain the high level of quality control that you have come to expect from CITI.