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