Illustrator CS2 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide (Visual QuickStart Guides)

Illustrator CS2 for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide (Visual QuickStart Guides)

by Elaine Weinmann (Author), Peter Lourekas (Author)

Synopsis

If you're looking forward to using cool new tools like Illustrator CS2's Live Trace or Live Paint in your vector artwork, or eager to take advantage of its more than 200 professionally designed templates, you'll need to get up to speed on every aspect of Illustrator CS2 now with this Visual QuickStart Guide! As the standard Illustrator text in many design schools, this popular, task-based best seller has taught a generation of users how to make the most out of Adobe's vector-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 CS2 proficiency. Clearly marked locators indicate 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: 632
Edition: 01
Publisher: Peachpit Press
Published: 20 Sep 2005

ISBN 10: 0321336569
ISBN 13: 9780321336569
Book Overview:

If you're looking forward to using cool new tools like Illustrator CS2's Live Trace or Live Paint in your vector artwork, or eager to take advantage of its more than 200 professionally designed templates, you'll need to get up to speed on every aspect of Illustrator CS2 now with this Visual QuickStart Guide! As the standard Illustrator text in many design schools, this popular, task-based best seller has taught a generation of users how to make the most out of Adobe's vector-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 CS2 proficiency. Clearly marked locators indicate 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.


Author Bio

Elaine Weinmann and Peter Lourekas have written, designed, and illustrated Visual QuickStart Guides for QuarkXPress, Photoshop, LiveMotion, and Painter. Their books have been translated into 12 other languages and have sold more than 1.5 million copies worldwide. They have taught at Pratt Manhattan, Cooper Union School of Art, the New School Computer Instruction Center, and Parsons School of Design. Also wrote Illustrator CS for Windows and Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide (ISBN 0-321-19955-3).