Unit 1: Creating Logos Using Simple Shapes
* Choose New Document Settings
* Draw Basic Shapes with the Shape Tools
* Draw Paths with the Pencil Tool
* Format an Object's Fill and Stroke
* Manipulate Shapes
* Group Objects
* Add and Format Type
* Export a Logo
Unit 2: Creating Logos Using Custom
Paths
* Draw Paths with the Pen Tool
* Draw Paths with Corner Points
* Continue Paths Using the Pen and Pencil Tools
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Apply Spot Colors
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Modify Shapes to Make New Shapes
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Duplicate Objects
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Apply Graphic Styles
Unit 3: Create a Logo with Type Special
Effects
* Apply Gradients to Type
* Type on a Path
* Apply an Envelope to Type
Unit 4: Creating an Advertisement
* Import a Graphic
* Aligning and Distributing Objects
* Wrap Text
Unit 5: Adding Body Type
* Place and Position Body Type
* Format Type with Styles
* Fix Spelling Errors
* Insert Typographic Characters
Unit 6: Creating Complex Illustrations
* Create Shapes Using Pathfinder Commands
* Create Compound Paths
* Organize Objects with Layers
* Offset Paths
* Create Symbols
* Create Custom Pattern Brushes
* Modify Global Colors
* Apply Effects
Unit 7: Creating a Vector Version of a Raster
Graphic
* Open Layered Photoshop Documents
* Manually Trace Raster Images
* Auto-Trace Raster Images
Unit 8: Creating a Banner Graphic
* Simplify Paths
* Create Clipping Masks
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Create 3D Effects
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Create Blends
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Share Graphic Styles
Unit 9: Exporting Graphics for the Web
* Convert Colors to Web-Safe Colors
* Create Slices
* Export Web Graphics
Unit 10: Outputting Documents
* Print a Composite Proof
* Create Color Separations
Unit 11: Combining Illustrator Graphics and Photoshop Images
* Place embedded Photoshop graphics in an Illustrator file
* Create a clipping mask from compund paths
* Make an opacity mask to display part of an image
* Sample color in a placed image
* Replace a placed image with another and update the document
* Export a layered file to Adobe Photoshop and edit the type
Appendix: Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) Objective
Mapping
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