ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR CC CERTIFICATION
VOCABULARY
additive color - Answers- Created by combining light. Color components are red, green,
and blue. When added together at 100%, the three components create white.
Adobe Bridge - Answers- An Adobe application that enables you to view thumbnails of
your files and helps you sort and organize those files. It gives you centralized access to
all your Illustrator files and to other media assets you may need for your projects. In
Illustrator, the Go To Bridge button is located on the Application bar.
alignment - Answers- Indicates how the lines are aligned on the right and left edges,
such as left, centered, and right.
all caps - Answers- Uses only uppercase letterforms for each letter.
analogous (colors) - Answers- Colors that are side by side on the color wheel. They
create gentle and relaxing color schemes.
anchor point - Answers- A point connecting two segments on a path. An anchor point
can be either a corner point or a curved point. See also corner point, curved point, and
smooth anchor point.
appearance - Answers- The attributes that are applied to an object and that are listed
on the Appearance panel.
Arrange Documents menu - Answers- Located on the Application bar, this menu
contains options for viewing multiple document windows in various horizontal or vertical
arrangements within the Application frame.
artboard - Answers- A printable region within a document. A document can contain
multiple artboards.
artboard navigation - Answers- A menu in the lower left corner of the document window
that allows you to choose an artboard to work on. It is also framed by directional arrows
(First, Previous, Next, or Last) that you can click to move quickly from one artboard to
another.
asymmetrical - Answers- Achieves balance using elements with different weights or
values on each side (or the top and bottom) of an image.
attributes - Answers- The settings such as fill, stroke, effects, and opacity that are
applied to an object. The attributes of an object make up the object's appearance.
, attribution - Answers- Written acknowledgment provided with the name of the original
copyright holder of the work. Creative Commons and other licenses feature different
kinds of attribution requirements.
balance - Answers- Evenly distributed, but not necessarily centered or mirrored.
Application bar - Answers- The bar at the top of the Application frame. The bar contains
the Go To Bridge button, the Arrange Documents menu, the workspace switcher menu,
and the Search for Help field. In Windows, the main Illustrator menus also appear on
this bar.
Application frame - Answers- The frame that surrounds the Illustrator interface and
contains the Application bar, document windows, and panels, and select zoom and
artboard navigation options.
area type - Answers- A type object (consisting of many lines of text) where type wraps
to fit within a vector shape.
blackletter fonts - Answers- Also known as Old English, Gothic, or Textura. Feature an
overly ornate style. Convey a feeling of rich and sophisticated gravitas.
bleed - Answers- The part of the image extending past the cut edge to ensure an edge-
to-edge print.
blend - Answers- A multistep color and shape progression between two separate
objects. Blends are created via the Blend tool or the Make Blend command.
cast shadow - Answers- The shadow cast on the ground and on any objects that are in
the shadow of the form. Shadows fade as they get farther from the form casting the
shadow.
chaotic lines - Answers- Look like scribbles and feel unpredictable and frantic. Convey
a sense of urgency, fear, or explosive energy.
clipping mask - Answers- A special group of objects in which the topmost object crops
(masks) the objects that are below it. Portions of the lower objects that extend beyond
the path of the topmost object are hidden and don't print. The topmost object in a
clipping mask is referred to as a clipping path.
color - Answers- The perceived hue, lightness, and saturation of an object or light.
color harmonies - Answers- Color rules that are named for their relative locations on the
color wheel.
color profile - Answers- A description of the color-handling characteristics of a device,
such as a scanner, camera, printer, or display. A color management system uses device
VOCABULARY
additive color - Answers- Created by combining light. Color components are red, green,
and blue. When added together at 100%, the three components create white.
Adobe Bridge - Answers- An Adobe application that enables you to view thumbnails of
your files and helps you sort and organize those files. It gives you centralized access to
all your Illustrator files and to other media assets you may need for your projects. In
Illustrator, the Go To Bridge button is located on the Application bar.
alignment - Answers- Indicates how the lines are aligned on the right and left edges,
such as left, centered, and right.
all caps - Answers- Uses only uppercase letterforms for each letter.
analogous (colors) - Answers- Colors that are side by side on the color wheel. They
create gentle and relaxing color schemes.
anchor point - Answers- A point connecting two segments on a path. An anchor point
can be either a corner point or a curved point. See also corner point, curved point, and
smooth anchor point.
appearance - Answers- The attributes that are applied to an object and that are listed
on the Appearance panel.
Arrange Documents menu - Answers- Located on the Application bar, this menu
contains options for viewing multiple document windows in various horizontal or vertical
arrangements within the Application frame.
artboard - Answers- A printable region within a document. A document can contain
multiple artboards.
artboard navigation - Answers- A menu in the lower left corner of the document window
that allows you to choose an artboard to work on. It is also framed by directional arrows
(First, Previous, Next, or Last) that you can click to move quickly from one artboard to
another.
asymmetrical - Answers- Achieves balance using elements with different weights or
values on each side (or the top and bottom) of an image.
attributes - Answers- The settings such as fill, stroke, effects, and opacity that are
applied to an object. The attributes of an object make up the object's appearance.
, attribution - Answers- Written acknowledgment provided with the name of the original
copyright holder of the work. Creative Commons and other licenses feature different
kinds of attribution requirements.
balance - Answers- Evenly distributed, but not necessarily centered or mirrored.
Application bar - Answers- The bar at the top of the Application frame. The bar contains
the Go To Bridge button, the Arrange Documents menu, the workspace switcher menu,
and the Search for Help field. In Windows, the main Illustrator menus also appear on
this bar.
Application frame - Answers- The frame that surrounds the Illustrator interface and
contains the Application bar, document windows, and panels, and select zoom and
artboard navigation options.
area type - Answers- A type object (consisting of many lines of text) where type wraps
to fit within a vector shape.
blackletter fonts - Answers- Also known as Old English, Gothic, or Textura. Feature an
overly ornate style. Convey a feeling of rich and sophisticated gravitas.
bleed - Answers- The part of the image extending past the cut edge to ensure an edge-
to-edge print.
blend - Answers- A multistep color and shape progression between two separate
objects. Blends are created via the Blend tool or the Make Blend command.
cast shadow - Answers- The shadow cast on the ground and on any objects that are in
the shadow of the form. Shadows fade as they get farther from the form casting the
shadow.
chaotic lines - Answers- Look like scribbles and feel unpredictable and frantic. Convey
a sense of urgency, fear, or explosive energy.
clipping mask - Answers- A special group of objects in which the topmost object crops
(masks) the objects that are below it. Portions of the lower objects that extend beyond
the path of the topmost object are hidden and don't print. The topmost object in a
clipping mask is referred to as a clipping path.
color - Answers- The perceived hue, lightness, and saturation of an object or light.
color harmonies - Answers- Color rules that are named for their relative locations on the
color wheel.
color profile - Answers- A description of the color-handling characteristics of a device,
such as a scanner, camera, printer, or display. A color management system uses device
