Creating Infographics with Adobe Illustrator: Volume 2: 2D and 3D Graphics

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J. HarderCreating Infographics with Adobe Illustrator: Volume 2https://doi.org/10.1007/979-8-8688-0041-2_4

4. Illustrator’s 2D Effects for Creating Infographics

Jennifer Harder¹  

(1)

Delta, BC, Canada

 

In this chapter, we will focus on applying a 2D look to your infographics.

The graphs are not just limited to the effects found in their options in the Graph Type dialog box, you can apply 2D and 3D effects to them as well, some of which are better than others, depending upon the effect settings chosen.

While in this chapter, we will look at a few 2D effects found in the Effects menu, later in Chapters 5 and 6, the main focus will be on using the 3D and Material ...