Setting project requirements

• Identify the purpose, audience, and audience needs for preparing graphics.
• Demonstrate knowledge of standard copyright rules for artwork, graphics and graphic use.
• Demonstrate knowledge of project management tasks and responsibilities.
• Communicate with others (such as peers and clients) about design plans.

Identifying design elements used when preparing graphics

• Demonstrate knowledge of design principles, elements, and graphic composition.
• Demonstrate knowledge of graphic resolution, graphic size, and graphic file format for web, video, and print.
• Demonstrate knowledge of typography.
• Demonstrate knowledge of the use of symbols and representative graphics.
• Understand key terminology of graphics.

Understanding Adone Illustrator

• Identify elements of the Illustrator user interface and demonstrate knowledge of their functions.
• Use non-printing design tools in the interface.
• Demonstrate an understanding of and select the appropriate features and options required to manage color,
  pattern, and gradient swatches.
• Demonstrate an understanding of vector drawing concepts.
• Demonstrate knowledge of how to work with brushes, symbols, graphic styles, and patterns.
• Demonstrate knowledge of layers and masks.
• Import, export, and save files.

Create graphics using Adobe Illustrator

• Demonstrate knowledge of how to create documents.
• Demonstrate knowledge of how to use drawing and shape tools.
• Demonstrate knowledge of how to use type tools.
• Demonstrate knowledge of how to use scanned or photographic images.
• Demonstrate the ability to create realistic graphics.
• Demonstrate knowledge of how to modify and transform objects.

Archive, export, and publish grapichs using Adobe Illustrator

• Demonstrate knowledge of preparing graphics for web, print and video.