Adobe Illustrator Study Guide

are geometric based tools that allow you to create primitive shapes, such as rectangles, ellipses, and polygons.

Shapes

John has chosen several graphics for his webpage promoting the local farmers market. He wants to ensure that customers are able to view the graphics immediately. Why is vector the preferred format for his graphics?

Small file size and loads quickly

are guides that appear as you move around a document indicating various points of alignment with existing objects. For example, you can use smart guides to align objects with the edges or center point of other objects.

Smart guides

Which key can I hold down to temporarily switch to the hand tool?

Spacebar

The order of how objects are arranged on the artboard, in front of or behind each other, is known as ____________________. By default new objects are created at the front of the stacking order.

Stacking order

A _______________ is the visible outline of a shape or path, such as the color, weight, or style, which is not the same as a path as a path can have no stroke as an option.

Stroke

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of a vector graphic?

Supports millions of colors

All of the following are True about Area Text (Paragraph Text) EXCEPT for which statement?

Text will not move to a new line unless I press the Enter key

_________________ controls how area text flows over or around objects and images.

Text wrap

include scaling, rotation, shearing (skewing), and reflecting (flipping) objects to change their appearance.

Transformations

Mrs. Clay is designing a poster to thank the students who donated at the blood drive. She wants to insert the students' names around the outline of a heart. To get this effect she must:

Type on path

To enhance the appearance of a flyer, Zach decides to include a circular path for his text to follow. This is an example of:

Type on path

allows you to attach text to an open or closed path.

Type on path

graphics are created from mathematical formulas used to define lines, shapes and curves. They are edited in draw programs

Vector

DJ's Restaurant is newly remodeled and looking to create a new logo and billboard. The better choice for the file format is:

Vector Graphic

The Charlotte Knight's have opened up a new stadium. Their logo needs to be resized to fit on flyers, posters, and billboards. To maintain the graphic quality when scaled the logo should be created as a:

Vector Graphic

are commands that can be applied to an object, group, or layer to change its characteristics, such as distort and transform, warp, and stylize.

Vector effects

Trevor is creating an image that will be used in varying sizes so it needs to be saved in a format that will allow him to scale it without altering the quality. Which image type should he create?

Vector graphics

is a Microsoft created format for raster and vector. It is a common format for windows clipart.

WMF

If you want to add a panel to your workspace where do you go?

Window menu

All of the following are advantages of using vector graphics EXCEPT for which one?

high color depth

Regardless of how much the image is enlarged or reduced, the image definition and quality remain the same. This is called __________________.

resolution independence

Adobe Illustrator has a file extension of _____. This program is an industry standard used by developers of vector graphics. Correct answer: AI

AI

Brian hired a developer to create, save and archive an original artwork for his new lawn service. Which file format would the developer use to save the artwork?

AI

Phil is opening a new gym and wants an expert to design his logo. Which file format would the developer use to save the artwork? Correct answer: AI

AI

Bob is drawing a diagram to lay out his vegetable garden. He uses paths to show where the rows will be planted. At the start and end of each path there is a/an:

Anchor point

_____________ are the basic components of paths, which appear at the start and end of every path or where it changes direction.

Anchor points

NC State is adding a pizza place to its food court for students. To promote the grand opening a graphic designer is using the marquee tool to draw a circle to add the possible toppings inside a pizza graphic. This is an example of:

Area type

uses the boundaries of an area created by dragging a marquee with the type tool to control the flow of text. When text gets to the end of the boundary, it automatically wraps to the next line

Area type

The ______________ is the area that contains the printable part of your artwork.

Artboard

A ______________ is a curved segment of a path which uses handles to control the shape of the curve.

Beizer

A(n) _________________ is a continuous path that has no beginning or end, for example a circle or rectangle.

Closed path

Which tool would I use if I wanted to move an individual anchor point?

Direct Selection Tool

The ____________________ selects individual anchor points or line segments in order to edit individual pieces of an object.

Direct selection

How do you change the accuracy of your pencil tool and your smooth tool

Double-click the tool and adjust the accuracy slider in the options panel that pops up

is when you use shapes or other tools such as the pen or pencil to simulate the experience of drawing on paper.

Drawing

Graphics developers generally save a copy of the AI file in _____ format because it can be opened by computers running different operating systems. Preferred format for vendors/clients who use the graphics in publications due to its portability.

EPS

Which of the following is an advantage of a vector graphic?

Easily editable

Vectors are great for photographic images.

False

A ______________ is used to put a color, gradient, or pattern into an object.

Fill

The ___________________ tool is a tool in a vector program that will take a raster image or scanned drawing and automatically convert it to paths, based on selected settings.

Image trace

All of the following are disadvantages of using vector graphics EXCEPT for which one?

Large file size

A ________________ is part of a line that has an anchor point on each end.

Line segment

are an open ended path with two anchor points, which included straight, beziers, and spirals.

Lines

can contain vector and raster data. Shapes in vector graphics can be filled with textures and patterns that are raster graphics.

Meta Graphics

are any shape, image, or text that can be moved, scaled, or edited.

Objects

A(n) _______________ is one or more paths for which the start point and end point are not the same, for example a straight or curved line.

Open path

A ___________ is made up of one or more line segments, connected by two or more anchor points or nodes. They can be either open or closed. Correct answer: path

Path

The _______________ is a tool that contains four shape options and six pathfinder options that allow you combine multiple objects in a variety of ways to create complex shapes.

Pathfinder

A ________________ is a repeated (tiled) decorative design.

Pattern

Kevin is creating a detailed graphic for his t-shirt business. Which of the following tools should he use to have anchor points, paths and allow the creation of straight lines, bezier lines, and shapes in countless combinations?

Pen tool

The _____________ uses anchor points and paths to allow you to create straight lines, Bezier lines (curved), and shapes in a countless amount of combinations. Considered one of the most powerful tools in graphic design.

Pen tool

The _________________________________________ allows you to add anchor points, remove anchor points, and adjust the handles on an anchor point.

Pen tool

Which of the following would NOT make a good vector graphic?

Photograph

is a line of text that begins at the point that you click, which expands as you type. The type will not automatically wrap to the next line, you must use enter.

Point type

If I am working in a customized workspace then switch to Essentials but nothing happens, what should I do?

Reset the workspace

All of the following are true about Point Text EXCEPT for which statement?

Resizing the text with the selection tool will only resize the text box that the text is in.

Tom has created a vector graphic of a basketball to put on his webpage. Regardless of how much the graphic is enlarged or reduced, the graphic definition and quality remain the same. This graphic is:

Resolution Independent

Mike is creating a flow chart to show the steps to change a tire. The flow chart will be viewed in various sizes. Why should the flow chart be created as a vector graphic?

Retain original quality when scaled

Which type of font is best for readability?

Sans Serif

or SVG is the standard vector format created by W3C, which works well with web page design.

Scalable Vector Graphics

The _____________________ selects an object or a group of objects.

Selection