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2 day course

Illustrator CS2 Introduction

Creating Logos Using Simple Shapes

  • Choose New Document Settings
  • Create a Custom Workspace
  • Draw Basic Shapes with the Shape Tools
  • Draw Paths with the Pencil Tool

Enhancing Logos

  • Format Objects
  • Manipulate Objects
  • Insert Type

Creating Logos Using Custom Paths

  • Draw Paths with the Pen Tool
  • Modify Existing Shapes to Create New Shapes
  • Duplicate Objects
  • Apply Graphic Styles

Creating a Logo with Type Special Effects

  • Apply Gradients to Type
  • Create Type on a Path
  • Apply an Envelope to Type

Creating an Advertisement

  • Import a Graphic
  • Align Objects
  • Apply Spot Colors
  • Wrap Text
  • Export a File

Manipulating Body Type

  • Import Body Type
  • Format Type with Styles
  • Fix Spelling Errors
  • Find and Replace Text
  • Insert Typographic Characters

Managing Assets with Adobe Bridge

  • Explore the Adobe Bridge Environment
  • Apply Metadata and Keywords to Assets in Adobe Bridge

Overview

Adobe Illustrator is a sophisticated graphics program capable of creating complex and attractive illustrations and type effects. You might need to create logos, advertisements, and other illustrations in Illustrator. If you have little or no experience with Illustrator, it can be overwhelming to start creating complex illustrations. In this course, you'll start by drawing and manipulating simple shapes to create logos. You'll also combine text and graphics to create advertisements.

Course Objective

You will use Illustrator to create illustrations, such as logos and advertisements, that include type and graphics.

Target student

Graphic designers, or people transitioning into a design job or taking on design responsibilities, who need to use Illustrator to create illustrations, logos, advertisements, or other graphic documents. They may have little or no experience with Illustrator. They may already use InDesign and Photoshop.

Prerequisites

Before taking this course, you should have a basic understanding of your computer's operating system. For example, you should know how to launch an application, create and save files, and copy files from CD and other media.

Private Training Courses

We offer private training courses which may be delivered at our training centre or at your premises on dates to suit you and your delegates. Course content can follow the standard course material as listed in the course outline, or can be tailored to your specific requirements at no extra cost.

For a single company private course we normally recommend that any class does not exceed 8 delegates in order to ensure that the learning objectives are met.

Total price per day (ex-Vat)
Number of delegates 1 2 3 4 5 6 Extra Person
At our Reading Training Centre £545 £595 £645 £695 £745 £795 £50
On your premises £495 £545 £595 £645 £695 £745 £50

 

For on-site courses only:

  • Notebook computer hire is £40 per computer per day. Savings can be made for block bookings of 2 or more days, please ask for details.
  • Trainer travel and accomodation is charged at cost and we can give you a fixed price quote for this prior to booking.

Course fees are payable in advance and are listed exclusive of VAT.