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Illustrator 1 Review Flashcards

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What is a vector object?

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An element composed of points connected by straight and curved segments defined by mathematical instructions. Vector objects are resolution independent and can be scaled with no loss of edge quality.

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What is a path?

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The edge of a vector shape or line. A path technically has no dimension, so a stroke must be added to make it visible.

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What is a pixel?

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A single dot that makes up a raster image. Pixel is short for “picture element”.

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What is a raster image?

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a raster image is composed of pixels and not vectors. It is synonymous with bitmap.

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What is resolution?

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A measurement of the number of pixels in a given space - either on a per inch basis (ppi) or pixel dimensions (such as 1920x1080).

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What is a workspace?

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Specific arrangements of the panels within the interface for easy access to features you use often. Illustrator provides predefined workspaces, or you can create a custom workspace that suits you workflow needs.

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What is the application bar?

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The bar at the top of the application frame.

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What is the workspace switcher menu?

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The menu, located on the top of the Application bar, that enables you to choose predefined workspaces and save user-defined, customized workspaces.

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What is a panel?

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The highly customizable area containing common tools in the interface that can easily be moved, rearranged or resized.

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What is a document window?

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A tabbed window within the Application frame that contains the artboards and pasteboards. Multiple document windows open with multiple files are available to have open.

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What is the tool panel?

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A panel on the left hand side of the Illustrator interface. It displays each and every tool available within Illustrator. The panel can be displayed in a two-column mode or a single-column mode.

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What is the panel dock?

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The vertically stacked arrangements of panels on the right side of the Application frame. You can customize the arrangement of panels in the dock and create additional docks.

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What is an object?

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Any created vector shape or placed image in an Illustrator document. An individual object can be selected for editing and is listed on the Layers panel as a path.

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What is a fill?

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A solid color, pattern or gradient that is applied to the interior of a vector object. There are several areas to fill an object: in the lower tool panel, in the control panel, the color panel, swatches panel and more.

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What is a stroke?

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A solid color, pattern or gradient applied to the edge of a vector object. To make the stroke visible, a weight (width) and color need to be applied to the object. There are several areas to stroke an object: in the lower tool panel, in the control panel, the color panel, swatches panel and more.

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What is the pasteboard/canvas?

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Any area outside the bounds of the artboard. Often used by designers and artists as the “working” area to experiment or store elements that they might need later on during the design process.

17
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How do you create a new document?

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File -> New

18
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When creating a new document, what do you need to consider?

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The choices of a new document are based on discussions with the client, project goals and who their audience is.

19
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What does the Mobile preset feature when creating a New Document?

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  • Used to create dimensions for common mobile devices
  • RGB Color Mode
  • Pixel unit of measurement
  • 72 resolution
20
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What does the Web preset feature when creating a New Document?

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  • Used for creating for websites
  • Pixels is unit of measurement
  • RGB Color Mode
  • 72 resolution
21
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What does the Print preset feature when creating a New Document?

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  • Used for creating print-based documents.
  • Points is the default unit of measurement
  • CMYK Color Mode
  • 300 resolution
22
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What does the Art and Illustration preset feature when creating a New Document?

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  • Uses points as the unit of measurement

- RGB Color Mode by default

23
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What is a bleed?

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The part of the image extending past the cut edge to ensure an edge-to-edge print.

24
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What colors do printers most commonly use to print?

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  • Cyan, Magenta, yellow and black

- CMYK is also know as process color

25
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What PPI does we use for printing?

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300

26
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What are a few ways to manipulate an artboard’s size?

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1) In the New Document window. You can also add multiple artboards at once.
2) With the artboard tool manually adjusting
3) In the control panel, by typing in specific artboard dimensions.
4) By opening the artboard panel through Window -> Artboards.
5) In the properties panel.

27
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What are the ways to make Rulers visible?

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1) Click the Show Rules button in the Properties panel
2) The shortcut keys Ctrl + R
3) By clicking the View -> Show Rulers option

28
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How do you save a customized Workspace?

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Customize the workspace as you wish. Then, go to Window -> Workspace -> New Workspace. Name the workspace press ok.

29
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How do you reset a workspace?

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Go to Workspace -> Reset (Workspace Name)

30
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What are the ways a panel can be manipulated?

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Panels can be expanded, collapsed or floating, depending on how the panel is being used and which behavior you prefer.

31
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What area do you access every panel in Illustrator?

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The Window menu option in the Application Bar.

32
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What is a panel group?

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A tabbed grouping of multiple panels, usually located in the dock.

33
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What is a benefit of docking the panels?

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Docking organizes the panels and keeps them out of you way when you don’t need them.

34
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Where are the panel menus located?

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The panel menus are the 3 lined “hamburger” in the upper right of each panel. They show every possible option the panel is capable of.

35
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What is the Native file to Illustrator?

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.ai

36
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What file type is most commonly used for web?

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.jpg

37
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When going to File -> Save As, are the file types vector or raster?

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Vector

38
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When going to File -> Export -> Export As, are the file types vector or raster?

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Raster

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