Adobe® Illustrator® CC: Part 1
Course Specifications
Course Number: 
092033
Course Length: 
1 day
Course Description
Overview: 
To meet the demands of individuals and organizations for flexible, reusable, and easily modified visual content, Adobe Systems has created a cadre of applications that collectively provide a scalable, end-to-end solution for nearly every type of visual design project one can contemplate. Called Creative Cloud™ (CC), the collection of applications perform specialized design tasks while interoperating among each other to deliver superlative content. 
This course focuses on Adobe® Illustrator® CC, the component within CC used to create “drawn” graphics, while enabling its users to integrate content from other domains (such as photo-oriented graphics and animation, which belong to Adobe® Photoshop® and Flash®). With Illustrator's many, easily used tools, you will discover that not only can you unlock the same creative impulses you've always had as you've picked up a pencil to sketch out an idea, but also capture those multiple ideas and “what ifs” during the creative process in ways that you never imagined. And for those of you who are just embarking on building your creative skills, you will be surprised at “how good” your work will appear, even at the outset of your exploration of the world of graphic design. 
This course covers the Graphic Design & Illustration Using Adobe Illustrator CC objectives to help students prepare for the Adobe Certified Associate (ACA) exam. This course is also designed to cover the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) exam objectives. 
Course Objectives:
Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to use Adobe Illustrator CC to create illustrations that include graphics and text. 
You will: 
•	Identify the components and capabilities of Illustrator CC.
•	Create basic shapes.
•	Create custom paths.
•	Create graphics that contain custom text.
•	Customize objects.
•	Customize basic shapes.
•	Prepare documents for deployment.
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 and who need to use Illustrator to create illustrations, logos, advertisements, or other graphic documents. 
Prerequisites: 
To ensure your success in this course, you should be familiar with the basic functions of your computer’s operating system, such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with windows. You should also have basic Windows application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, saving files, and so on. 
Familiarity with basic design terminology, such as palettes, color modes, shapes, text, and paths, is highly recommended. 
You can obtain this level of skill and knowledge by taking the Logical Operations course Introduction to Personal Computers Using Microsoft® Windows® 8/8.1. 
Course-specific Technical Requirements
Hardware
For this course, you will need one computer for each student and one for the instructor. Each computer will need the following minimum hardware configurations: 
•	Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel Centrino®, Intel Xeon®, or Intel Core™ Duo (or compatible) processor 
•	4 gigabyte (GB) RAM
•	2.5 GB of available hard-disk space for installation; additional free space required during installation (cannot install on removable flash storage devices) 
•	1,024 × 768 resolution monitor (1,280 × 800 recommended)
•	Internet connection and registration necessary for required software activation, membership validation, and access to online services 
•	Keyboard and mouse (or other pointing device)
•	Projection system to display the instructor's computer screen
Course Content
Lesson 1: Introducing Illustrator CC 
Topic A: Apply Design Principles, Elements, and Graphics Composition 
Topic B: Evaluate Graphics Scalability 
Topic C: Navigate the User Interface 
Topic D: Customize the User Interface 
Lesson 2: Creating Documents Containing Basic Shapes 
Topic A: Create Documents 
Topic B: Save Documents 
Topic C: Draw Basic Shapes 
Lesson 3: Creating Documents Containing Customized Paths 
Topic A: Draw Paths 
Topic B: Modify Paths 
Lesson 4: Creating Graphics Containing Customized Text 
Topic A: Insert Text 
Topic B: Apply Flow Text Along a Path 
Topic C: Insert Bounded and Threaded Text 
Topic D: Apply Text Styles 
Topic E: Insert Typographical Characters 
Lesson 5: Customizing Objects 
Topic A: Import, Place, and Link Graphics 
Topic B: Alter the Appearance of Objects 
Lesson 6: Customizing Basic Shapes 
Topic A: Apply Strokes and Brushes 
Topic B: Fill Shapes 
Topic C: Apply Graphics Styles 
Topic D: Distort Text with Text Envelopes 
Lesson 7: Preparing Documents for Deployment 
Topic A: Update Text 
Topic B: Wrap Text 
Topic C: Hyphenate Text 
Topic D: Optimize Content for Print 
Topic E: Optimize Content for the Web 
Topic F: Optimize Content for PDF Documents 
Appendix A: Graphic Design & Illustration Using Adobe Illustrator CC Certification Exam Objectives 
Appendix B: Adobe Certified Expert Illustrator CC Exam Mappings 
Appendix C: Adobe Illustrator CC: New Features