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Description

Illustrator Intermediate: Building Illustrations, Infographics and Logos

Achieve cleaner paths and a stronger method to produce vector visuals that are genuinely workable

  • 2 days — 14 h
  • In-person or virtual
  • Intermediate
  • Up to 6 participants

Many Illustrator users draw reasonably well yet produce files that are difficult to pick up again: duplicated paths, unnamed layers, colours outside brand guidelines, logos that cannot be scaled down. The time saved while drawing is lost when the file is reopened, and quality degrades at print or export stage.

These two days consolidate vector drawing practice. Participants revisit the drawing and formatting tools, learn to build a logo that can be adapted across formats, structure a legible infographic and make their exports reliable for both print and screen. Every concept is applied to a file that must remain easy to reopen and edit.

Learning objectives

  • Build clean and editable paths using the pen and shape tools
  • Combine objects with Pathfinder functions and compound shapes
  • Manage colour
  • gradients and appearance attributes in a reusable way
  • Design a logo and its variants for different media
  • Lay out a legible infographic and prepare suitable exports

What makes this programme different

Every exercise requires a clean file that another participant then takes over
A logo is built and then adapted into monochrome and small-format versions
Exports are tested under both print and screen display conditions

Programme

1Paths and Object Construction

Drawing accurately and keeping files editable

  • Command of the pen tool
  • anchor points and curves
  • Basic shapes
  • precise alignment and distribution
  • Pathfinder
  • compound shapes and shape builder
  • Distortion
  • transformation and repetition tools
  • Organisation into named layers and groups

2Colour and Appearance

Achieving reusable formatting

  • Swatches
  • global colours and building a coherent palette
  • Gradients
  • blends and gradient mesh
  • Appearance attributes
  • multiple strokes and effects
  • Graphic styles and symbols
  • Choosing between process colour and spot colour according to the intended output

3Logo and Variants

A mark that holds at every size

  • Geometric construction and clear space rules
  • Handling typography and outlining text
  • Monochrome
  • dark background and reduced-format variants
  • Checking legibility at small sizes
  • Assembling a set of deliverable files

4Infographics and Export

Making information legible and delivering it

  • Visual structuring of numerical information or a process
  • Creating a consistent set of pictograms
  • Managing imported images and links
  • Exports for print
  • for web and for use in other software
  • Pre-delivery checks

Who is it for

Junior graphic designers · communication officers · marketing assistants and anyone producing vector visuals as part of their role.

Prerequisites

Regular use of Illustrator and working command of the selection | path and text tools.

Dates & locations

36 scheduled dates between November 2026 and December 2027. Seats are confirmed in the order enquiries are received.

November 2026

December 2026

January 2027

February 2027

March 2027

April 2027

May 2027

June 2027

September 2027

October 2027

November 2027

December 2027

None of these dates suit you? We open additional sessions on request, and any programme can be run privately for your team.

Practical details

Before the programme
Online positioning questionnaire. Your development objectives are shared with the trainer, who tailors the practical case studies to your context.
Teaching methods
Theoretical input, workshops and practical case studies. Digital course materials and method sheets provided.
Assessment
Multiple-choice tests and role-play exercises. Assessment of learning at the start and end of the programme, with immediate and 60-day follow-up evaluations.
After the programme
One year of access to the e-learning platform. Self-assessment of the skills acquired and a 30-day follow-up session with your trainer.
How to register
Registration online or on the basis of a quotation.
Lead time
11 working days after confirmation of registration.
Accessibility
Accessible to people of determination. Contact our accessibility coordinator to design a suitable solution: contact@mpf-academy.ae
Start dates
Rolling intake: in addition to the scheduled sessions, this programme can start on request.