Who it's For:

Designers, potential designers, and people who want to create professional level web site designs, print designs, and illustrations.

What it is:

Illustrator is the go-to drawing/sketch/design software for creating web sites, business cards, flyers, brochures, logos, and other graphic artwork. Illustrator is a "vector" based program which allows you to create smooth and professional graphics that scale smoothly.

What You'll Learn:

You'll learn how to use Adobe Illustrator and all of its best features. Along the way, you'll also learn some design theory and how to quickly match colors, create professional looking effects, and interfaces.

Topics

Illustrator CS5: Intermediate Part 1

• Introduction
• Advanced Stroke
• Using Brushes
• Creating Brushes
• Expanding
• Join and Flip
• Cutting Vectors

Illustrator CS5: Intermediate Part 2

• Introduction
• Patterns
• Layers
• Advanced Fonts
• Font Comping
• Text on a Path
• Text Wrap
• Create Outlines
• Gradient Blend Tool
• Gradients