Adobe® Illustrator® CS3: Level 1
Course Specifications
Course number: 084207
Software: Adobe® Illustrator® CS3
Course length: 1.0 day(s)
Course Description
Adobe® Illustrator® CS3 is
a sophisticated graphics application that helps you to create complex and attractive
designs with type effects. You can create
logos, advertisements, and other illustrations with ease using this software. However, creating
complex designs can be overwhelming if you are not familiar with the tools present in Adobe Illustrator and their features. In this course, you will learn to use Adobe Illustrator CS3 by drawing and manipulating
simple shapes to create logos. You will also combine text and graphics to
create advertisements.
Course Objective: You will use Adobe Illustrator CS3 to create illustrations such as logos and
advertisements that include type and graphics.
Target Student: 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.
Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students should be familiar
with the basic functions of their computer's operating system such as creating
folders, launching programs, and working with windows. Students should also
have basic Windows application skills such as copying and pasting objects,
formatting text, and saving files.
Delivery Method: Instructor led, group-paced, classroom-delivery learning model with structured hands-on activities.
Hardware Requirements
- Intel® Xeon®, Xeon Dual, Centrino®, or Pentium®
class III or IV processor
- 320 MB RAM (384 recommended)
- 650 MB of available hard disk space
- Color monitor with 16-bit video card or higher
- 1024 x 768 monitor resolution or higher
- CD-ROM drive
- A display system to project the instructor's computer screen
- An active Internet connection with Internet Explorer®
version 3.0 or later, or Netscape® Navigator version 3.0 or later
Platform Requirements
- Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2
Software Requirements
- Microsoft® Windows® XP with Service Pack 2
- Adobe® Illustrator® CS3
- Adobe® Flash® Player
- Microsoft® Internet Explorer®
Performance-Based Objectives
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.
Course Content
- Lesson 1: Creating Simple Shapes
- Topic 1A: Create a New Document
- Topic 1B: Customize the Workspace
- Topic 1C: Draw Basic Shapes with the Shape Tools
- Topic 1D: Draw Basic Freeform Shapes with the Pencil Tool
- Lesson 2: Creating Logos Using Simple Shapes
- Topic 2A: Format Objects
- Topic 2B: Manipulate Objects
- Topic 2C: Insert Type
- Lesson 3: Creating Logos Using Custom Paths
- Topic 3A: Draw Paths with the Pen Tool
- Topic 3B: Modify Existing Shapes
- Topic 3C: Duplicate Objects
- Topic 3D: Apply Graphic Styles
- Lesson 4: Enhancing Logo Type
- Topic 4A: Apply Gradients to Type
- Topic 4B: Flow Type on a Path
- Topic 4C: Apply an Envelope to Type
- Lesson 5: Manipulating Body Type
- Topic 5A: Import Body Type
- Topic 5B: Format Type with Styles
- Topic 5C: Find and Replace Text
- Topic 5D: Fix Spelling Errors
- Topic 5E: Insert Typographic Characters
- Lesson 6: Creating an Advertisement
- Topic 6A: Import a Graphic
- Topic 6B: Align Objects
- Topic 6C: Apply Spot Colors
- Topic 6D: Wrap Text
- Topic 6E: Export a File
- Lesson 7: Organizing Assets with Adobe® Bridge
- Topic 7A: Customize the Adobe Bridge Workspace
- Topic 7B: Append Metadata to Assets