ACA JJO case studies
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The ACA (Adobe Certified Associate) credential is an entry-level certification that verifies practical skill with Adobe creative software. The JJO profile here is organized around a single creative-application workflow: exam objectives and project planning, visual design and composition fundamentals, vector graphics creation and editing, color, typography, and layout, asset organization and document workflow, and exporting and publishing for target media. The ACA JJO case studies are 5 cases and about 2,732 words.
1Logo Redraw for a Sponsor Wall at Three Sizes
A regional cycling event asks you to rebuild a sponsor's logo as vector art. The client supplies only a 240 px wide JPEG on a white background, saved from a website.
624 words, about 3 min2Poster That Reads at 3 m and 30 cm
You are designing an A2 concert poster (420 x 594 mm) that will also be printed as an A6 flyer (105 x 148 mm). The lineup has 14 artist names of wildly different lengths, plus a headline, date, venue, and a QR code.
567 words, about 3 min3Brand Color That Shifts Between Screen and Press
A client approves a brand palette on screen: a vivid orange, a deep teal, and a warm off-white. You build packaging labels (printed), a website, and social tiles.
523 words, about 3 min4Asset Handoff When the Folder Is a Mess
You inherit a project mid-stream. The shared folder contains: 'logo final.ai', 'logo final2.ai', 'logo FINAL use this.ai', three JPEGs named IMG 2043, IMG 2044, IMG 2045, a font folder with two unlicensed-looking files, and a layered PSD with 40 unnamed layers.
505 words, about 3 min5Export Settings for a Banner That Must Not Blur
You deliver a web banner at 970 x 250 px for a client's homepage. The design includes a photo, a logo, and small legal text at 9 px.
513 words, about 3 min