chapter 1 Flashcards
adobe illustrator
a professional illustration software application - you can create everything from simple graphics icons and text to complex and multilayered illustration for page layouts multimedia presentation or on the web
dialog box
can change size width height page orientation and unit of measure and color
cmyk
cyan magenta yellow black (used for print projects
rgb
red green blue used for projects that will appear on screens
precision
is a key to good design can get better by using points and picas
point
1/72 of an inch
pica
12 points or 1/6 of an inch
prefercenes
use to set units of measure in edit menu
title bar
contains the name of your document magnitfaction level and color mode
menu bar
includes all of the illustrator menu
black triangle
leads to a sub menu
ellipsis
dialog box
artboard
area bound by a solid line which you can create art work can by as large as 227 by 2227
scratch area
area outside the art board where you can store objects before placing them on art board will not print
tools panel
creates tools that lets you create select and manipulate objects
tiny black triangle
there are hidden tools
zoom text box
displays the current magnification level