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Creating Shapes Using the Shape Builder Tool

One of the great tools introduced in Adobe Illustrator CS5 was the the Shape Builder tool. This particular tool has the ability to combine and separate shapes. If you are already familiar with Illustrator, you probably already knew there was-

Using Multiple Artboards in Adobe Illustrator

 When Illustrator CS4 was released in October 2008, one of the greatest new features was the addition of multiple artboards and the multiple artboard tool on the toolbar. It’s hard to imagine, but pre-Illustrator CS4 you could not create multi-page-

What Is Adobe Illustrator Used For?

Many people contact us with questions about what Adobe software class is right for them. They know what they want to use the software for, but unsure what software will provide the tools they need to do it. We find-

How Using an Outside Training Firm Can Save Your Company Money

With today’s economy, companies everywhere are tightening their budgets while still trying to maintain an edge on their competition. This can leave a quandary when it comes to training. Employees need to learn new information as well as have their-

What Is ePub?

I keep hearing the term ePub—what is it? You may have seen/heard the term ePub (or Epub, ePUB, EPUB, epub) and now you are starting to pay attention…but you still aren’t sure what it is or why it would be-

The Benefits of Using a Drawing Tablet

A graphics tablet can increase your efficiency and productivity if you are working in a creative application such as Adobe InDesign, Illustrator or Photoshop. But how? I will explain the different features and advantage of working with a drawing tablet.-

Adobe Illustrator Fosters Design Innovation for Business Owners

One of the things that slows down graphic design projects, and which makes ‘herd think’ common, is the time it takes to do iterative explorations of the design challenge. It’s much simpler than it was before, in the days-

Adobe Illustrator’s Gradient, Mesh and Blend Tools Can Powerfully Enhance Your Designs

One of the places where vector based illustration programs shine is in their complete control over the stres of s and the fills of objects; this can be done in raster programs as well through the use of layer masks,-

How Adobe Illustrator Integrates With Other Adobe Applications

As wonderful a tool as Illustrator is, the entire Creative Suite of products shows that it’s just one in an entire, complete tool kit. We’re going to go through broad integration between Adobe Illustrator, and its suite mates in the-

The New Features in Adobe Creative Suite CS5

The Adobe Creative Suite CS5 is a complete package of Adobe’s top products from Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, Flash Catalyst, Dreamweaver, and . The programs you get depend on whether you get the standard, premium, production, or master collection. So with-