Essential Basics

• Exploring the interface and workspaces
• Optimizing the panels for an efficient workflow
• Accessing hidden tools in the Tools panel
• Adjusting the magnification with various ways
• Panning the view to review different designs
• Learning essential shortcuts to manage the view
• Setting up documents for different media output
• Creating Artboards to handle design collaterals
• Managing Artboard settings
• Designing with Smart Guides

Selection & Alignment Techniques

• Learning various selection techniques
• Selecting graphics by the properties in an instant
• Distributing graphics evenly perfectly
• Aligning graphics among themselves automatically
• Referencing an artwork for graphics alignment
• Controlling object alignment with a key object
• Grouping relevant graphics for an easy selection
• Working in Isolation Mode
• Stacking graphics with the Arrange commands
  

Compositing an Illustration with Shapes

• Drawing shapes with the shape tools
• Transforming shapes with accurate specifications
• Knowing the benefits of using a reference point
• Creating shapes with precise dimensions easily
• Duplicating graphics to creates instances
• Customizing the visual characteristics of shapes
• Fixing layout issues with stroke alignment
• Creating curved edges with the Eraser tool
• Importing graphic assets into Illustrator
• Obtaining a complex shape with the Image Trace

Transformation Techniques

• Designing with various transformation techniques
• Changing the form in the graphics with effects
  
• Reflecting the orientation of a graphic
• Creating a pattern with circulating graphics
• Repeating complex transformation with ease
• Altering the perspective of a graphic
• Distorting a graphic freely with intuitive controls
• Placing common graphics on all design collaterals in the same position automatically
  
  
  

Illustrating with Drawing Tools

• Understanding the mechanism of the Pen tool
• Constructing straight and curvy lines with the Pen
• Constraining the direction in the drawing
• Modifying the anchor points in a path to achieve the desired drawing
• Adding and deleting anchor points selectively
• Revising a drawing with the Direct Selection tool
• Incorporating dashed lines and arrows
• Doing freeform drawing with the Pencil tool
• Creating smooth drawings with the Pencil

Decorating Paths with Brushes

• Activating the Brushes panel
• Touring the variety of libraries
• Exploring and loading brushes for a theme
• Adorning paths with various kinds of decorations
• Varying the brush effects for the desired design

Managing Layers

• Understanding the concept of layers
• Inspecting the options in the Layer panel
• Locating the required layers and sublayers
• Associating layers with intuitive names
• Organizing graphics with layers by relevancy
• Preventing accidental editing on graphics
• Isolating editing on selected layers
• Hiding specific graphics unneeded for an editing
• Understanding the concept of Masking
• Revealing a graphic by a specific area and form

Managing Colors

• Knowing the essence of Color Modes
• Setting a color with the Color Picker
• Fetching colors from graphics with the Eyedropper
• Ensuring important colors are used accurately
• Saving colors for a reoccurring need
• Setting up a swatch for the different needs
• Cascading an update to graphics in an instant
• Organizing colors with groups by relevancy

Blending Colors & Objects

• Featuring Linear, Radial & Freeform gradient
• Strategizing color placement in Freeform Gradient
• Dispersing colors smoothly in a gradient
• Customizing the different types of gradient
• Defining the properties of colors in a gradient
• Tweaking the direction and angle of a gradient
• Reflecting a gradient with the Reverse Gradient
• Casting a gradient across multiple graphics
• Saving a gradient for a reoccurring need
• Directing gradient on paths with different renders
• Conforming a Radial Gradient to a specific area
• Simulating real-world effects with transparency
• Showcasing a gradient in typography
• Getting acquainted with the Blending Modes
• Completing a tedious and complex graphic work effortlessly with blending techniques
• Improvising blended graphics for the desired look

Typography Design

• Understanding the differences between using Point and Area Types
• Applying elementary and in-depth text formatting
• Typesetting with tracking, kerning and leading
• Incorporating text document created in other programs (e.g. Microsoft Word)
• Reflowing overloaded text with threading
• Diving text with columns for a better readability
• Sampling and setting type formats automatically
• Featuring special characters and symbols
• Warping text to the form and size of a graphic
• Spacing text away from a graphic automatically
• Creating interesting typography with wavy text
• Stylizing text with special effects
• Understanding the benefits of outlining text
• Exploring the solutions to missing font issues