1. Vocabulary Terms Software: Adobe Illustrator CS6
Object Illustrations
Vocabulary Terms
Software: Adobe Illustrator CS6

2. Graphic Design
The practice or profession of designing print or electronic forms of visual information, as for an advertisement, publication, or website

3. Creative process
Effective design requires solid and consistent planning. Our creative process follows a simple but proven project flow: Define, Research, Design, Revise.

4. Visual literacy
the ability to recognize and understand ideas conveyed through visible actions or images (as pictures).

5. Vector image
A vector image is one of the two major graphic types (the other being bitmap). Vector graphics are made up of many individual objects.

6. Vector graphics use mathematical relationships between points and the paths connecting them to describe an image. Vector graphics are composed of paths.
A raster image uses a grid of individual pixels where each pixel can be a different color or shade. Raster images are composed of pixels.
The image to the left above is representative of a vector graphic and the image to the right is representative of a raster image. They are shown at four times actual size to exaggerate the fact that the edges of a raster image become jagged as it is scaled up:
When you create your objects in Adobe Illustrator ALWAYS create your workspace to be AT LEAST 300 dpi.

7. simplify To reduce in complexity.
This can be done through cropping in digital design.

8. Visual communication
is the conveyance of ideas and information in forms that can be read or viewed.

9. Attitude, standards, and values
These qualities create our character and are important in work environments.

10. Our role as a designer
Graphic designers create visual designs for their clients and also oversee the production of the design.

11. Responsibility of a designer
Graphic designers solve visual communication problems.

12. Creative team
Executive Creative Director: responsibilities comprise providing creative ... creative insights to the company
Creative Director: The creative director may also assume the roles of an art director, copywriter, or lead designer.
Graphic Designers
Junior Designers
Interns

13. Rewards of a design career
As the information era continues to progress, one thing becomes clear: we're living in an increasingly visual world.