Using Adobe Illustrator 10 - Softcover

Bauer, Peter J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0789727048 ISBN 13: 9780789727046

Publisher: Que Pub, 2002

Synopsis

The only book on Illustrator 10 you need!

Special Edition Using Adobe Illustrator 10 is best suited for the graphics professional who has at least some working knowledge of the software. The book is written by a leading expert, Peter Bauer, who brings years of Illustrator experience and knowledge of how Illustrator operates within the Adobe family of products. Peter draws special attention to new features including: full Mac OS X coverage; new drawing capabilities including grids, lines, arcs, compound-shape enhancements, and Flare tool; enhanced Web features including symbols, slicing, dynamic data-driven graphics, enhanced Flash and SVG support; improved effects including warping and envelope distortion, and Liquify tools; increased productivity with new Magic Wand selection tool, dynamic data-driven graphics, improved interoperability with other Adobe products, and asset management scripting. All of this information is organized by feature so that graphics professionals can easily find the information they want when they want it. Special Edition Using Adobe Illustrator 10 also has several appendices that serve as a quick guide to all of Illustrator's tools, palettes, and

About this title

About the Author

Peter Bauer is the help desk director for the National Association of Photoshop Professionals, the largest graphics association of its kind. He is an Adobe Certified Expert in both Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. A computer graphics consultant, he writes a weekly column for the graphics portal PlanetPhotoshop and is a contributing editor for Photoshop User and Mac Design magazines. He is also a member of the instructor "Dream Team" for Photoshop World.

He is the author of Sams Teach Yourself Adobe Illustrator 10 in 24 Hours (with Mordy Golding), Special Edition Using Illustrator 9, and a contributing author for Photoshop 6 Web Magic, and has served as technical editor on a number of Illustrator and Photoshop books. Pete also writes software documentation and does software testing for a variety of Illustrator- and Photoshop-related products.

Pete and his wife, Professor Mary Ellen OUConnell of the Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, live in the historic German Village area of Columbus, Ohio.

From the Back Cover

The only book on Illustrator 10 you need!Special Edition Using Adobe Illustrator 10 is best suited for the graphics professional who has at least some working knowledge of the software. The book is written by a leading expert, Peter Bauer, who brings years of Illustrator experience and knowledge of how Illustrator operates within the Adobe family of products. Peter draws special attention to new features including: full Mac OS X coverage; new drawing capabilities including grids, lines, arcs, compoundshape enhancements, and Flare tool; enhanced Web features including symbols, slicing, dynamic datadriven graphics, enhanced Flash and SVG support; improved effects including warping and envelope distortion, and Liquify tools; increased productivity with new Magic Wand selection tool, dynamic datadriven graphics, improved interoperability with other Adobe products, and asset management scripting. All of this information is organized by feature so that graphics professionals can easily find the information they want when they want it. Special Edition Using Adobe Illustrator 10 also has several appendices that serve as a quick guide to all of Illustrator's tools, palettes, and menus.

Reviews

Virtual Classroom covers basic program features and techniques step by step, with helpful notes and shortcuts. Per the series, it also includes video lessons on a CD-ROM that show and expand on the techniques in the text. Adobe's official effort, Classroom in a Book starts with a quick tour of common functions and moves on to more detailed lessons on specific topics and techniques, such as creating web graphics and working with layers. The review questions and suggestions for further practice ending each chapter, as well as the CD's lesson art files, are useful self-study aids. QuickStart jumps right into the Illustrator interface, though it does so a bit messily at first. Other chapters, however, provide helpful illustrations and screen shots. This is better reference than self-study material readers can easily look up how to accomplish common tasks. Special Edition is more appropriate for intermediate to advanced users, spending extra time covering version 10's new features and advanced topics like dynamic data-driven graphics. Troubleshooting sections at the end of each chapter answer common questions. All of these titles are appropriate purchases for public libraries. Institutions owning version 9 guides should upgrade for coverage of 10's new features.
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Edition details

• Publisher: Que Pub
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0789727048
• ISBN 13: 9780789727046
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 784