Adobe Illustrator: Graphic Design for Beginners
Course 6: Show Your Work to the World: Saving to PDF
By Gilian Gomes , Graphic Designer and Illustrator
About the video: Saving to PDF
Overview
“In this unit, you will understand the correct way to save your project in PDF.”
In this video lesson Gilian Gomes addresses the topic: Saving to PDF, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 6: Show Your Work to the World. Learn how to export and share your design.
Partial transcription of the video
“ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR / COURSE 6 LESSON 2 - Saving in PDF A PDF file can have different resolutions and purposes. In this lesson, I'll explain how that works. Creating a PDF for printing or in high resolution is easy. We just have to keep in mind a few things we'll see now. To make the PDF file, I go to File, Save As. I choose PDF. I click on Save and a window pops up. We have some default settings for PDFs. I like to have it on High Resolution Print when I'm making a PDF for printing. That way, it already sets up a few things. I'll choose High Quality Print. Here in Compress, Illustrator is ta...”
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Course summary for: Course 6: Show Your Work to the World

Gilian Gomes
By Gilian Gomes
Gilian Gomes is a designer and illustrator, as well as a typography and art direction enthusiast. Born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, he holds a degree in design and a postgraduate degree in branding. He has more than 15 years' industry experience under his belt and now focuses on branding and packaging.
His creative process explores designs that express powerful and singular meanings. Through use of his illustration and typography skills, Gilian seeks unique and impressive results.
Throughout his career he's worked with large corporations, advertising agencies, and design studios like Sweety & Co. and Raison Pure. Some of his biggest clients include O Boticário, Sebrae, Grupo Zaffari, Enjoei, and Wordbank. He currently works as a freelance professional collaborating with clients all over the world.
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