Logo/Poster Creation With Adobe Illustrator For Beginners

Create stunning logos, posters and graphic designs for your business or personal use with Adobe Illustrator. This beginners course will introduce you to the basics of the software, features and workspace functions, as well as the different design techniques and effects that you can apply to your designs. You will be able to create freehand drawings for your logo or typography design. You will then learn how to import your initial sketching and use it as a guide for tracing your personalized design! With constant practice, you will be able to create amazing graphics and posters!

This 10-hour Adobe Illustrator course (10 sessions x 1 hour) is ideal for those who are eyeing to pursue a career in graphic design or for those who need to learn design basics for personal or professional purposes. Upon learning the basics, you will have a hands-on application creating designs under the guidance of your instructor.

These private lessons are customized to your learning needs and can be taken at your most convenient schedule. You will also get an overview of how to use Behance platform and community to showcase your portfolio of designs, get inspired and discover creative work.

Course Outline

• Introduction to Illustrator
• Setting Up Preferences
• Setting up Workspaces and Panels
• Working with Multiple Documents and Artboards
• Measuring and Guides
• Navigation, Saving and Using Views

Basic Illustrator Features

• Basic Shapes
• The Pen Tool
• Transforming
• Layers and Grouping
• Pathfinder and Paths

Working with Colors

• Fill, Stroke, Gradients and Color
• Colors Part 2
• Brushes

Type and Panel

• Type Tool and Character Panel
• Paragraph Panel and Editing
• Advanced Type and Paragraph Tools

Effects and Appearances

• 3D Effect
• Basic Effects
• Effects (Ai and PS type)
• Appearances

About the Instructor
Kate Yasakova is a freelance senior graphic designer from Ukraine. She has over 8 years of experience in web and graphic design. She is an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) proficient in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe In Design, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Dreamweaver.