Course Catalog > Art and Design > Graphic and Interactive Design
Illustrator I
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San Francisco, Sat. June 8, 9 am, 10 meetings
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- 10 meetings
- June 8 to Aug. 10: Sat., 9 am-12 pm
- San Francisco: Room 219, Art and Design Center, 95 Third St.
- $825 (EDP 015537)
Bonnie Borucki, M.A., is an illustrator, designer and graphic artist, who has worked for various Bay Area companies including Electronic Arts, Maxis, AgileMind and Broderbund. Her design applications are inspired by forms found in nature, and range from 2-D animation to print, web, video and permaculture. She presently works as a freelance artist and teaches at the Art Institute of California-Silicon Valley.
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X461 (2 semester units in Design)
An elective in the Professional Sequence in Graphic DesignAdobe Illustrator is the industry-standard tool for creating vector graphics, a must-have skill in any graphic designer’s toolbox. Through step-by-step instructions, you learn to use Illustrator’s powerful drawing tools to create original artwork. You also learn how to use the pen and transformation tools, layers, color palettes and gradients, as well as Illustrator’s amazing typographic capabilities. This course is for both print and Web designers.
Prerequisite: Apple Macintosh experience
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San Francisco, Mon. March 4, 6:30 pm, 10 meetings
- 10 meetings
- March 4 to May 13: Mon., 6:30-9:30 pm (no meeting March 25)
- San Francisco: Room 219, Art and Design Center, 95 Third St.
- $825 (EDP 016766)
Michael Starkman, M.F.A., has worked for design studios, corporate design offices and as a freelance designer. He has taught graphic design at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and Southeastern Louisiana University.
San Francisco, Mon. March 4, 2 pm, 10 meetings
- 10 meetings
- March 4 to May 13: Mon., 2-5 pm (no meeting March 25)
- San Francisco: Room 219, Art and Design Center, 95 Third St.
- $825 (EDP 016998)
Michael Starkman, M.F.A., has worked for design studios, corporate design offices and as a freelance designer. He has taught graphic design at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania and Southeastern Louisiana University.