Elements & Principles of Design
Illustrator
Illustrator II
Shortcuts
Tools
100

A mark made by a moving point that does not connect.

What is a line?

100

Illustrator is made of points, lines, shapes, and curves based on a mathematical formula.

What is a vector?

100

The outline of a shape is called this.

What is a stroke?

100

Click + ALT + Drag

What is copy?

100

This tool allows you to select a desired color.

What is the eyedropper tool?

200

The part of the work that stands out, that catches the viewer's attention.

What is emphasis?

200

This is the native file type for Illustrator.

What is .ai? 

200

The art of arranging type elements attractively?

What is typography?

200

CTRL + G

What is group?

200

This tool allows you to select a desired color.

What is the eyedropper tool?

300

Reflected or absorbed light.

What is color?

300

The place where you put your design is called this.

What is an artboard?

300

The letter spacing to adjust between two letters in a piece of text.

What is kearning?

300

CTRL + R

What is a ruler?

300

To change the depth of a line you could use this tool. 

What is the width tool?

400

The way a viewer's eye moves over a composition.

What is movement?

400

To make a polygon change the number of sides, you use this.

What are the up and down arrow keys? 

400

To create a new shape from existing ones (ie clouds from circles and a rectangle) you can click on one of these 4.

What are shape modes?

400

CTRL + SHIFT + Z

What is Redo?

400

This tool allows you to move a specific anchor point on a line or shape.

What is the direct selection tool?

500

A shape that has length, width, & depth (3D).

What is form?

500

When saving a specific color click on this box so if you change the color later, it will update all the colors on your design.

What is global?

500

There are many spots to change colors in Illustrator.

What is four?

500

CTRL + SHIFT + G

What is ungroup?

500

This type box is better used for body copy.

What is area type box?

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