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Speed, Efficiency, and Productivity in Adobe Illustrator
Rating: 4.6 out of 5(47 ratings)
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Speed, Efficiency, and Productivity in Adobe Illustrator

Increase your Adobe Illustrator speed and efficiency with tips, tricks and keyboard shortcuts tailored for productivity
Created byAnne Larkina
Last updated 5/2019
English

What you'll learn

  • Adobe Illustrator Speed
  • Adobe Illustrator Efficiency
  • Adobe Illustrator Productivity
  • Adobe Illustrator Tips and Tricks
  • Adobe Illustrator Workflow

Course content

1 section • 10 lectures • 58m total length

  • Introduction1:04
  • Setting Up Your Illustrator Workspace for Speed6:08

    In this lesson, you'll learn how to set up your Illustrator workspace to work for YOU. Once you get used to your new layout, you'll find you're much quicker at getting to the palettes you need. Be sure to download the Adobe Illustrator keyboard shortcuts resource attached here - it will be used in nearly all lessons after this one!

  • Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts11:29

    Keyboard shortcuts are, in my opinion, the NUMBER ONE thing you can do to pick up speed in Adobe Illustrator. Mastering keyboard shortcuts can increase Illustrator efficiency and productivity...potentially cutting your project time in HALF.

  • Selecting and Isolating Objects8:49

    Selection and isolation in Illustrator is half the battle when you're trying to work on a part of a project in Illustrator.  Learn the quickest way to get it done!

  • Appearance Palette and Graphic Styles6:02

    Appearance and graphic styles work together to speed up production, especially if you need to use the same look across several objects or documents.

  • Setting Up Actions in Illustrator5:58

    Creating actions for repetitive tasks in Illustrator is essential to productivity - assign an F key to make them even faster!

  • Setting Up Symbols5:01

    A bit more on the advanced side, symbols are actually pretty easy to use, and a great way to speed up your workflow in Illustrator.

  • Creating and Using Templates4:53
  • Using color quickly in Illustrator7:39

    A few of Illustrator's color tools can make your life easier - we go over Recolor Artwork, Color Guide, and a quick way to create a color palette.

  • Final thoughts - connect with me1:00

    If you have Illustrator-related questions, feel free to join my Illustrator group, Adobe Illustrator Users Help & Support. We are about 2,300 members strong, so if you have an Illustrator question, we'd love to help you out! https://www.facebook.com/groups/adobeillustratorusershelp

    I also publish weekly tutorials on my Youtube channel, Graphic Design How To - check it out or subscribe here: https://www.youtube.com/c/graphicdesignhowto

Requirements

  • Have access to a computer with Adobe Illustrator CC installed (previous versions are also fine for most of the lessons)
  • Have a working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator

Description

Do you find yourself saying "There has GOT to be a FASTER way of doing this" when working in Adobe Illustrator? Do you want to increase your speed and efficiency and learn a few new tips and tricks while you're at it? If so, this class is for you!!

In this Adobe Illustrator speed and efficiency course, we'll cover tons of ways to increase productivity in Illustrator. By learning the ins and outs of working efficiently in Illustrator, you could find yourself completing your design projects in HALF the time!

You'll learn new techniques to improve your Illustrator workflow, and we'll go over everything step by step.

In this course, you'll learn:

• How to set up your workspace to work FOR YOU and optimize speed
• Illustrator keyboard shortcuts - these are absolutely essential to working quickly
• How to select and isolate objects easily
• The ins and outs of the appearance palette and how it works together with graphic styles
• New actions in Illustrator - we'll also go over how they work and how to set them up
• How to set up symbols and change all existing instances with one click (and drag)
• How to create and use templates - don't reinvent the wheel: reuse elements, work smarter, and pick up speed
• How to use color quickly - and we'll introduce a few tools you might not know about

You'll get access to awesome resources available in this class for free - they'll help you on your journey to Illustrator Speedtown!

Once you learn Illustrator, the next step is increasing speed, efficiency, and productivity. This is an intermediate - advanced level course, so you'll need to have a working knowledge of the program to get the most out of the class.

Get ready to learn all about Illustrator productivity, speed, and efficiency.

Let's dive in!

Who this course is for:

  • Intermediate Illustrator users
  • Advanced Illustrator users
  • Graphic designers who want to increase their speed and efficience in Adobe Illustrator

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