Learn Adobe Illustrator CC for Graphic Design and Illustration (2018 release)

Title Page......Page 2 Copyright Page......Page 3 Dedication Page......Page 5 About the Author......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 About This Product......Page 11 Conventions Used in This Book......Page 12 Installing the Software......Page 13 Project Fonts......Page 15 Adobe Certification......Page 16 Resetting the Preferences to Their Default Settings......Page 17 1 Introduction to Adobe Illustrator CC 2018......Page 18 What Is Adobe Illustrator CC?......Page 20 An Overview of the Adobe Illustrator Interface......Page 22 Creating a New Document......Page 26 Customizing the Workspace......Page 32 Saving a Workspace......Page 44 Saving and Exporting Files......Page 46 2 Creating a Postcard in Illustrator......Page 51 Creating a New Document......Page 52 Defining Preferences in Adobe Illustrator CC......Page 56 Adding Guides to the Postcard for Easy Alignment of Objects......Page 58 Creating Shapes for the Postcard Background......Page 61 Changing the Corner Radius of Shapes in Illustrator......Page 64 Navigating a Document Effectively in Illustrator......Page 66 Adding Text to the Postcard......Page 68 3 Creating the Front of a Business Card......Page 82 Modifying an Artboard......Page 83 Adding Text for the Logotype......Page 87 Creating Swatches......Page 94 Customizing the Logotype......Page 97 Interleaving the Shapes in the Logotype......Page 98 Adding Paragraph Text to the Front of the Business Card......Page 101 Finishing Up the Business Card Front......Page 102 4 Creating the Back of a Business Card......Page 106 Drawing the Streets of the Map......Page 107 Selecting Objects and Working with Groups......Page 112 Using the Appearance Panel......Page 115 Working with Layers......Page 121 Adding Names to the Streets on the Map......Page 127 Creating and Applying a Pattern Swatch......Page 131 Adding a Gradient Effect and Details to the Landmarks......Page 134 Finishing Up: Adding Symbols and Trimming the Artwork......Page 137 5 Creating a Music Festival Poster......Page 145 Placing an Image in Adobe Illustrator......Page 146 Drawing the Body of the Guitar......Page 150 Adding the Frets and Fret Markers to the Neck of the Guitar......Page 155 Drawing the Bridge and Strings of the Guitar......Page 160 Creating and Applying a Brush......Page 165 Using Image Trace to Create Distressed Text......Page 172 Using Envelope Distort to Distort Text to a Specific Shape......Page 177 Adding Effects to the Music Poster......Page 181 Placing Text and Linking Text Areas......Page 185 Packaging the Project......Page 187 6 Creating and Exporting Content for Web and Mobile Projects......Page 190 Creating a Document for a Mobile Device......Page 191 Creating the Icons for the Mobile Mockup......Page 193 Adding Text and Photos......Page 200 Creating Web Graphics Using Save For Web......Page 206 Using Export for Screens to Generate Web and Mobile Assets......Page 211 7 Leveling Up with Design......Page 215 Creativity Is a Skill......Page 216 The Design Hierarchy......Page 218 The Elements of Art......Page 224 The Principles of Design......Page 262 Wrapping Up the Design Concepts......Page 273 8 Working with Outsiders......Page 275 Who You’re Talking for and Who You’re Talking to......Page 276 Copyrights and Wrongs......Page 280 Think Like a Boss......Page 288 Conclusion......Page 299 ACA Objectives Covered......Page 300 Glossary......Page 314 Index......Page 327