Adobe Illustrator

Graphic Design and Illustration Using Adobe Illustrator

Digital media gurus bring their unique vision to life everyday with shapes, color, and effects through Adobe Illustrator, the industry-standard vector graphics software. Earn an industry-recognized certification for Adobe Illustrator and prove your guru skills. 

1. Working in the Design Industry

This objective covers critical concepts related to working with colleagues
and clients as well as crucial legal, technical, and design-related terminology
and principles.

1.1 Identify terminology and interpret communication relating to the
purpose, audience, and audience needs for developing designs.
1.2 Determine the type of copyright, permissions, and licensing required
to use specific content and fonts.
1.3 Define key terminology related to digital graphics.
1.4 Evaluate the application of design principles.

2. Document Management

This objective covers managing documents, including creating, saving,
and exporting.

2.1 Create documents and modify their settings for the intended output.
2.2 Use artboards.
2.3 Manage assets in a project.
2.4 Save and export documents and assets.

3. Workflow and Interface Customization

This objective covers the interface setup, program settings, layers, and
reusable assets that assist in an efficient and effective workflow.

3.1 Navigate and customize the workspace.
3.2 Use design aids.
3.3 Manage colors, swatches, and gradients.
3.4 Manage brushes, symbols, styles, and patterns.
3.5 Use layers to manage design elements.

4. Working with Objects, Paths, and Text

This objective covers the core tools used to create content.

4.1 Create objects and paths.
4.2 Modify objects and paths.
4.3 Add text.
4.4 Modify text.

5. Modifying Object Appearance and Position

This objective covers tools that affect the visual appearance of
document elements.

5.1 Make, manage, and manipulate selections.
5.2 Modify the appearance of design elements.
5.3 Modify visibility using opacity and masks.
5.4 Position objects.