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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-
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-
Why A Quality Logo Is Important For Your Business
Logos are all over the place, and represent many different products and businesses. Some of these are recognized the world over, and others come and go as quickly as the businesses and products the represent. Why is it that some-
The Case for Adobe Illustrator as Business Software For Projects
Corporate IT departments—whether for large companies, or for small ones, have to justify the purchase of software packages to higher ups. Bean counters, as it were. One of the hardest software justifications to buy is something that isn’t clearly business-
Adobe Illustrator Tip—How to Use Transparency in Gradients
One of the reasons Adobe Illustrator is such a great program is that it is able to take advantage of its opacity masks to create gradients with transparency (new feature in CS4). This allows the user to utilize the gradient-
The New Features in Adobe Illustrator CS5
Adobe Illustrator CS5 is the newest in the Adobe Illustrator . The previous version offered many great features but what does the CS5 bring to the table? Let’s take a lo at some of the new features in Adobe’s graphic-
