Project 1: List of Skills You Will Acquire

Client Scenario: A client starts a new business and needs starter documents: logo, letterhead, business card, and envelopes

  1. save preset page size
  2. constrain measurements
  3. bleed: allows design to run off edge of page
  4. facing pages
  5. reference point
  6. control panel (get to know some major items)
  7. extra tidbit -- you can center an object on a page
  8. default fill & stroke
  9. smart guides
  10. calculate in numerical fields
  11. align and distribute objects
  12. direct selection points
  13. edit anchor points (with pen tool)
  14. convert selection
  15. bezier curve (can be scaled infinitely and appear smooth)
  16. arrange objects
  17. tinting
  18. line tool
  19. clone object (alt-drag)
  20. select multiple objects
  21. EDIT/Duplicate (it's like copy/paste in one step)
  22. group objects
  23. polygon
  24. subtract objects (pathfinder command)
  25. rotate
  26. text formats (basics such as font name, size, color)
  27. hidden characters
  28. create outlines (from text)
  29. export to EPS (to save as an image)
  30. place graphics
  31. space before/after
  32. next object
  33. printer marks

Conceptual Focus: