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Maximize the power of the number-one vector graphics program

This full-color guide is perfect for designers and artists looking to master the most powerful graphics program available. Whether new to the software or upgrading from an earlier version, you will learn how to use the most important features of the latest version and create print, Web, and motion graphics.

The examples in the book demonstrate how to develop logos, editorial and book illustrations, page layouts, magazine ads, business graphs and charts, and more. The book takes you step-by-step through the process of creating various types of illustrations, and demonstrates professional techniques, shortcuts, and solutions.

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About the Author

Sue Jenkins is a Web and graphic designer, illustrator, teacher, photographer, and artist. She is an Adobe Certified Expert, an Adobe Certified Instructor, and the author of several Web design books.
Product Details

* Paperback: 384 pages
* Publisher: McGraw-Hill Osborne Media; 1 edition (March 30, 2009)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0071603107
* ISBN-13: 978-0071603102
* Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.8 inches

Illustrator CS4 For Dummies (For Dummies (Computer/Tech)) (Paperback)

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Adobe Illustrator is the gold standard for creating exciting, color-rich artwork for print, the Web, or even mobile devices. Whether you’re stepping up to Illustrator CS4 or tackling Illustrator for the first time, you’ll find Illustrator CS4 For Dummies is the perfect partner.

This full-color guide gives you the scoop on the newest tools, tips on color control and path editing, ways to organize graphics, and how to get your work into print or on the Web. You’ve heard Illustrator is a bit complicated? That’s why you need this friendly For Dummies book! It shows you how to:

* Manage Illustrator CS4’s many tools, commands, and palettes
* Decide when to choose RGB over CMYK and how to get perfect color when printing
* Compare path and pixel documents, adjust points on a path, and learn to use the versatile Pen and Pencil tools
* Use the Character and Paragraph palettes and get creative with type on a path
* Work in pixel preview mode, create Web-specific vector graphics, and use Flash with Illustrator
* Set up your pages for printing and work with separations, or save files in Web-friendly formats
* Create basic shapes, straight lines, and precise curves, then bring it all together into eye-popping artwork
* Organize with the Layers palette, tweak color, and make the most of styles and effects
* Use Illustrator together with other elements of the Adobe Creative Suite

With plain-English instructions and colorful examples of what you can achieve, Illustrator CS4 For Dummies will make you an Illustrator pro in no time.

Real World Adobe Illustrator CS4 (Paperback)

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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.