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Illustrator CS3 - Level 1

In this course, students will use Adobe Illustrator CS3 to create illustrations such as logos and advertisements that include type and graphics. 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. Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: - 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.

Lesson 1: Creating Simple Shapes
  • Create a New Document
  • Customize the Workspace
  • Draw Basic Shapes with the Shape Tools
  • Draw Basic Freeform Shapes with the Pencil Tool
Lesson 2: Creating Logos Using Simple Shapes
  • Format Objects
  • Manipulate Objects
  • Insert Type
Lesson 3: Creating Logos Using Custom Paths
  • Draw Paths with the Pen Tool
  • Modify Existing Shapes
  • Duplicate Objects
  • Apply Graphic Styles
Lesson 4: Enhancing Logo Type
  • Apply Gradients to Type
  • Flow Type on a Path
  • Apply an Envelope to Type
Lesson 5: Manipulating Body Type
  • Import Body Type
  • Format Type with Styles
  • Find and Replace Text
  • Fix Spelling Errors
  • Insert Typographic Characters
Lesson 6: Creating an Advertisement
  • Import a Graphic
  • Align Objects
  • Apply Spot Colors
  • Wrap Text
  • Export a File
Lesson 7: Organizing Assets with Adobe Bridge
  • Customize the Adobe Bridge Workspace
  • Append Metadata to Assets
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Familiar with the basic operating system functions such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with windows
Basic Windows application skills such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, and saving files.


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