December 2008
Intermediate to advanced
600 pages
15h 34m
English
Overview
Real World Adobe Illustrator CS4 is the definitive reference to
Adobe's industry-standard vector graphics software and is now in
4-color. With an easy, engaging style, author and past Illustrator
product manager Mordy Golding takes readers through all of the
features of the program, explaining not only how to use the
multitude of features but also why and when to use them. This
edition has been thoroughly updated for Illustrator CS4 and
includes techniques on using the new multiple artboards for quicker
Illustrator work across a variety of designs, demonstrations of the
new Blob Brush tool and transparency in gradients, overviews of the
new cross-product feature support with InDesign, Flash, and Flex
(opening up new opportunities for collaborations between developers
and designers), and coverage on a whirlwind of other new useful
features.
Along with tips, sidebars, and expert commentary, there are also
numerous 4-color illustrations and screen shots from contributing
artists included to offer readers the most complete coverage on
this extraordinary application. Designers from all
fields--illustrators, animators, package designers, graphic
designers, web designers, and more--will find Real World Adobe
Illustrator CS4 their one-stop guide to creating powerful designs
in Illustrator.
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