Illustrator CS for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide (Visual Quickstart Guides)

Illustrator CS for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide (Visual Quickstart Guides)

by ElaineWeinmann (Author), PeterLourekas (Author)

Synopsis

Ready to use Illustrator CS' new Scribble Effect to lend a loose, hand-drawn look to your artwork? Eager to take advantage of its more than 200 professionally designed templates to jump-start your own projects? If so--or if you simply need to get up to speed on every aspect of Illustrator CS now--you need this guide! As the standard Illustrator text in many design schools, this popular task-based guide has taught a generation of users how to make the most out of Adobe's graphics powerhouse. Now it's back--revised and updated--to teach the next. Using simple step-by-step instructions, loads of screen shots, and an array of time-saving tips and tricks, this volume represents the quickest route to Illustrator cs proficiency. Clearly marked locators to new and improved features (such as enhanced type capabilities, powerful 3D graphics tools, enhanced PDF support, and more), a 24-page color section, and highly readable text create a winning combination for every level of Illustrator user.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 616
Edition: 01
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Published: 16 Apr 2004

ISBN 10: 0321199553
ISBN 13: 9780321199553
Book Overview:

With a slew of new features and tighter-than-ever integration with the rest of Adobe's design, graphics, and publishing tools (all of which are now in perfect sync as part of Adobe's Creative Suite), Illustrator CS ($499; upgrade, $169) promises to make designers' lives a whole lot easier-especially if they have this task-based guide! As the standard Illustrator text in many design schools, this popular guide has taught a generation of users how to make the most out of Adobe's graphics powerhouse. Now the Visual QuickStart Guide is back revised and updated-to teach the next generation. Using simple step-by-step instructions, loads of screen shots, and an array of time-saving tips and tricks, this volume represents the quickest route to Illustrator CS proficiency. Clearly marked locators to new and improved features (such as a the Scribble Effect, enhanced type capabilities, hundreds of professionally designed templates, enhanced PDF support, and more), a full-color section of inspiring Illustrator artwork, and highly readable text create a winning combination for every level of Illustrator user.


Author Bio

In addition to this book, Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas have also written, designed, and illustrated Visual QuickStart Guides to Illustrator, Photoshop, LiveMotion, and Painter. Their books have been translated into 12 languages and have sold more than 1.3 million copies worldwide. They have also taught at Pratt Manhattan, Cooper Union School of Art, the New School Computer Instruction Center, and Parsons School of Design.