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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.686
EAN: 9781418000530
ISBN: 1418000531
Label: Delmar Cengage Learning
Manufacturer: Delmar Cengage Learning
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 392
Publication Date: 2005-07-22
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Studio: Delmar Cengage Learning
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:  
Summary: Learning can be fun
Comment: I use Adobe After Effects. I needed to get up to speed on basic Illustrator in order to "feed" vector graphics to AE. Although I have only had this book for a short while ... it allowed me to get to that point very quickly. I am finding it fun to read and am astonished by what Illustator CS2 can do. There is some leaning towards "learning by doing this exercise exactly as we tell you" with excercises ... (which I am not fond of) ... but it does help if you are a beginner (like me). I bought this book along with "Adobe Illustrator CS2 How-Tos: 100 Essential Techniques" and found that to be a great complimentary book. Highly recomended.
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Summary: This one's got the answers I need!
Comment: Exploring Illustrator CS2 has been a great resource for me. I'm a web developer and definitely NOT a graphic artist. I'm proficient in Photoshop for my needs but occasionally need to do work in Illustrator and always feel like I'm lost. This book gave me a grounding in the overall process of using the software. While it uses a tutorial/lesson approach, it performs well as a how-to resource for specific tasks. I always take it out before I start any work in Illustrator.
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Summary: Nothing Different from Illustrator CS Version!
Comment: It's sort of sad that a book being advertised as being "Completely Revised" is completely the same. Even the date on the CD is 2003! I have the version for Illustrator CS and nothing has been changed between the two volumns, NOTHING! So save yourself some money and buy the version for Illustrator CS if it available. I'm so mad that I purchased this book I could scream. But instead I'm just going to rate the book with a big, fat one star. Maybe the author will get a clue for her next version.
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Summary: easy uses of powerful methods
Comment: Purely for the digital artwork, the book will be a pleasure to some readers. Certainly, the artwork is impressive. But the point of the book is how you can also aspire to creating such output using Illustrator CS2.
The emphasis on the book is on treating the reader as an artist, rather than as a computer programmer. It explains the many powerful techniques available to you. But you can and should treat these purely as a means to instantiating your efforts.
The book shows that Adobe has gone to some lengths to make very complex to implement methods be as simple as possible to use. The text also covers both making digital images for the Web and for hardcopy. Illustrator handles both well.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Now fully updated to the new release of Adobe's Creative Suite, Exploring Illustrator CS2 shows designers how to turn a great software tool into great design. Written by an experienced designer and workshop leader known for her user-friendly style, Exploring Illustrator CS2 teaches the must-have software skills and how to use those skills to create exceptional design. The book examines the tools and features of Adobe Illustrator's newest release and shows how to create vector graphics and drawings for both print and the Web. Extensive artwork is expertly woven throughout the information-packed format to drive home key design concepts and show the way to great digital illustration.
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