Illustrator CS2 Introduction

Course Description
Course Outline

Course 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.

We offer a range of Illustrator training courses

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

Publisher:	Adobe
Version:	CS2
Length:	2 Days
Course-ID:	SX431A

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Excellent course, most topics were useful and the others were interesting and will be good to know about even if they don't affect my job personally

- IRI