I. General Information

1. Course Title:
Adobe Illustrator

2. Course Prefix & Number:
GDES 1142

3. Course Credits and Contact Hours:

Credits: 3

Lecture Hours: 3

Lab Hours: 0

4. Course Description:

5. Placement Tests Required:

6. Prerequisite Courses:

9. Co-requisite Courses:

II. Transfer and Articulation

3. Prior Learning - the following prior learning methods are acceptable for this course:

• Advanced Standing
• Military Experience
• Specialty Schools
• Oral
• Demonstration
• Portfolio

III. Course Purpose

1. Program-Applicable Courses – This course is required for the following program(s):

Graphic Design, AAS Degree
Graphic Design, Diploma
Graphic Design - Media Technologies, Diploma

IV. Learning Outcomes

1. College-Wide Outcomes

2. Course Specific Outcomes - Students will be able to achieve the following measurable goals upon completion of the course:

• Explore software interfaces;
• Select appropriate tool for project
• Modify options bar to manage tool effects;
• Use palette handling including to adjust transparency, color, and styles;
• Adjust art boards for project dimensions;
• Select and manipulate handles to adjust shapes;
• Understand and apply color mode;
• Use Type tool for adding text to publications;
• Perform file management including versions, formats;
• Perform freehand drawing using vector paintbrush and pencil tools;
• Apply image trace to placed images;
• Use Pathfinder adjustments to selected objects;
• Transform and adjust a selection to meet guidelines;
• Explore masks and apply when necessary;
• Explore effects such as drop shadow and opacity;
• Understand and describe editing paths as connected to the publishing process; and
• Save and export documents to various formats.

V. Topical Outline

Listed below are major areas of content typically covered in this course.

1. Lecture Sessions

1. Software Illustrator Interface
2. File formats
   • New art boards
   • Placing images
   • Saving postscript images
3. Color Modes
   • RGB
   • CMYK
   • Spot color
4. Making Selections
   
   • Direct select tool
   • Indirect select tool
   • Selecting multiple items
5. Placing Graphics
   • Resizing
   • Image trace
   • Layers
6. Working With Layers
   • Layer effects
   • Blending modes
7. Creating Type
   • Font styles
   • Paragraphs
   • Creating Outlines
   • On a path
8. Transforming
   • Reflecting
   • Shearing
   • Scaling
9. Envelope Distort
   
   • Warping styles
10. Pathfinder Pallete
    
    • Unite
    • Minus front
    • Exclude
    • Divide
11. Shapebuilder Tool
    
    • combining shapes
12. Clipping Masks
    
    • Adjust selections
13. Paths
    • Joining
    • Outlining
14. Saving Documents
    • Print
    • Screen/web
    • Export PDF