Ranging from the design of simple logos and packaging to the more complex diagrammatic illustrations, this program fills the needs of the most demanding designers. In fact, there are very few modern design studios that are not using this powerful program as a design tool. Training includes: The operation of drawing tools • Importing and formatting text • Editing shapes and objects • The transform tools for scaling, rotating, reflecting and distorting objects • 3D art • Airbrushing • Autotracing and preparing work for printing. Adobe Illustrator CS3 software allows you to efficiently create sophisticated vector artwork for virtually any medium.

Course Content:
- If you are coming from Freehand
- Navigating the interface, setting preferences
- rulers and co-ordinates
- the control palette
- properties of boxes & frames
- basic shape operations
- creating custom guides
- vector based tools
- creative transforming
- basic text formatting
- using colour, colour flow
- links
- orienting objects in space
- controlling display quality
- outlining text for effects
- raster based effects
- sequenced copy formatting
- stepping objects
- managing swatches
- clipping paths & wraps
- compound pathfinders
- automated page management
- style sheet applications
- library, replace text, spellcheck
- layers, linking, tabs, dropper forms
- creating formatted tables
- Books & selections
- controlling output effectively

Venues

Date: 04 August 2008 to 22 August 2008
Location: Keyline Graphics, Durban
Cost: R3 420 including vat per person
More info: Training days: Monday to Friday
Training times: 8h30 to 12h30

Keyline Graphics
453 Windermere road
No.10 Bexhill
Morningside

Date: 02 September 2008 to 12 September 2008
Location: Keyline Graphics, Durban
Cost: R 3 078 including vat
More info: Training days: Monday to Friday
Training times: 13h30 to 16h30

Keyline Graphics
453 Windermere road
No.10 Bexhill
Morningside

Date: 04 September 2008 to 17 September 2008
Location: Keyline Graphics, Durban
Cost: R 3 078 including vat
More info: Training days: Monday to Thursday
Training times: 17h00 to 20h00

Keyline Graphics
453 Windermere road
No.10 Bexhill
Morningside

Date: 11 October 2008 to 15 November 2008
Location: Keyline Graphics, Durban
Cost: R 3 078 including vat
More info: Training day: Saturday
Training times: 8h30 to 12h00

Keyline Graphics
453 Windermere road
No.10 Bexhill
Morningside

Contact: Skye or Michelle
Company name: Keyline Graphics
Telephone number: 031 312 8560/1
Email address admin@keyline.co.za