Adobe Illustrator CC - Introduction (ILL101)

This course on Adobe Illustrator CC, part of Adobe's Creative Cloud, focuses on creating "drawn" graphics while integrating content from other domains like photo-oriented graphics and animation. It's designed for those new to graphic design and seasoned creators looking to enhance their skills with Illustrator’s tools. It is ideal for designers, publishers, pre-press professionals, marketing communications professionals, those transitioning to design roles, or taking on design responsibilities who wish to create illustrations, logos, advertisements, or other graphic documents.

1. Introducing Illustrator
   1. Apply Design Principles, Elements, and Graphics Composition
   2. Evaluate Graphics Scalability
   3. Navigate the User Interface
   4. Customize the User Interface
2. Creating Documents Containing Basic Shapes
   1. Create Documents
   2. Save Documents
   3. Draw Basic Shapes
3. Creating Documents Containing Customized Paths
   1. Draw Paths
   2. Modify Paths
4. Creating Graphics Containing Customized Text
   1. Insert Text
   2. Apply Flow Text Along a Path
   3. Insert Bounded and Threaded Text
   4. Apply Text Styles
   5. Insert Typographical Characters
5. Customizing Objects
   1. Import, Place, and Link Graphics
   2. Alter the Appearance of Objects
6. Customizing Basic Shapes
   1. Apply Strokes and Brushes
   2. Fill Shapes
   3. Apply Graphics Styles
   4. Distort Text with Text Envelopes
7. Preparing Documents for Deployment
   1. Update Text
   2. Wrap Text
   3. Hyphenate Text
   4. Optimize Content for Print
   5. Optimize Content for the Web
   6. Optimize Content for PDF Documents

Each student receives a comprehensive set of materials, including course notes and all class examples.