or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
 
Express Checkout with PayPhrase
What's this? | Create PayPhrase
Sorry!
More Buying Choices
80 used & new from $30.63

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Adobe Illustrator CS4 Classroom in a Book
 
 
Tell the Publisher!
I’d like to read this book on Kindle

Don’t have a Kindle? Get your Kindle here.
 
  

Adobe Illustrator CS4 Classroom in a Book (Paperback)

~ Adobe Creative Team (Author)
Key Phrases: graphic styles, press enter, document setup, Choose File, Choose Select, Choose View (more...)
4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

List Price: $54.99
Price: $34.64 & this item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details
You Save: $20.35 (37%)
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In Stock.
Ships from and sold by Amazon.com. Gift-wrap available.

Want it delivered Thursday, November 12? Choose One-Day Shipping at checkout. Details
56 new from $30.63 24 used from $31.74

Frequently Bought Together

Adobe Illustrator CS4 Classroom in a Book + Adobe Photoshop CS4 Classroom in a Book + Adobe InDesign CS4 Classroom in a Book
Price For All Three: $103.92

Show availability and shipping details

  • This item: Adobe Illustrator CS4 Classroom in a Book by Adobe Creative Team

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details

  • Adobe Photoshop CS4 Classroom in a Book by Adobe Creative Team

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details

  • Adobe InDesign CS4 Classroom in a Book by Adobe Creative Team

    In Stock.
    Ships from and sold by Amazon.com.
    This item ships for FREE with Super Saver Shipping. Details


Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Adobe InDesign CS4 Classroom in a Book

Adobe InDesign CS4 Classroom in a Book

by Adobe Creative Team
2.6 out of 5 stars (7)  $34.64
Adobe Flash CS4 Professional Classroom in a Book

Adobe Flash CS4 Professional Classroom in a Book

by Russell Chun
4.3 out of 5 stars (16)  $34.64
Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Classroom in a Book

Adobe Dreamweaver CS4 Classroom in a Book

by Adobe Creative Team
3.7 out of 5 stars (22)  $34.64
Adobe Fireworks CS4 Classroom in a Book

Adobe Fireworks CS4 Classroom in a Book

by Adobe Creative Team
3.7 out of 5 stars (6)  $34.64
Adobe After Effects CS4 Classroom in a Book

Adobe After Effects CS4 Classroom in a Book

by Adobe Creative Team
4.0 out of 5 stars (5)  $34.64
Explore similar items

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe Illustrator CS4

Adobe Illustrator CS4 Classroom in a Book contains 15 lessons. The book covers the basics of learning Illustrator and provides countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with the program. You can follow the book from start to finish or choose only those lessons that interest you.

Learn how to create artwork for illustrations, logos, stationery, page layouts, posters, and integrate with Adobe Flash® movies, Adobe InDesign® layouts, and more!

“The Classroom in a Book series is by far the best training material on the market. Everything you need to master the software is included: clear explanations of each lesson, step-by-step instructions, and the project files for the students.” —Barbara Binder, Adobe Certified Instructor, Rocky Mountain Training

Classroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, helps you learn the features of Adobe software quickly and easily. Classroom in a Book offers what no other book or training program does—an official training series from Adobe Systems Incorporated, developed with the support of Adobe product experts.


About the Author

The Adobe Creative Team of designers, writers, and editors has extensive, real world knowledge of Adobe products. They work closely with the Adobe product development teams and Adobe's Instructional Communications team to come up with creative, challenging, and visually appealing projects to help both new and experienced users get up to speed quickly on Adobe software products.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Adobe Press; 1 Pap/Cdr edition (November 22, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0321573781
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321573780
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,691 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

    Popular in these categories: (What's this?)

    #1 in  Books > Computers & Internet > Graphic Design > Adobe Illustrator
    #3 in  Books > Computers & Internet > Programming > Graphics & Multimedia
    #3 in  Books > Computers & Internet > Graphic Design > Web Design > Web Graphics

Inside This Book (learn more)

What Do Customers Ultimately Buy After Viewing This Item?


Tags Customers Associate with This Product

 (What's this?)
Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
 
(3)

Your tags: Add your first tag
 

Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store

If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store. Learn more

 

Customer Reviews

17 Reviews
5 star:
 (13)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:    (0)
2 star:
 (1)
1 star:
 (3)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
4.1 out of 5 stars (17 customer reviews)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Must-Have book to get started with Illustrator, March 3, 2009
By Tianzhen Lin (Oakton, VA USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
Ever since I got my hands on Adobe products, I find that Adobe's Classroom in a Book (CIAB) series always delivery quality instruction that would bring me from any level to at least intermediate level. The latest Illustrator CS4 is no exception.

I bought this book for a user who has never had any experience with Adobe products, within hours, the user was able to finish the tutorials without breaking a sweat. I further assigned the user some tasks, and the results were quite to my satisfaction.

Before CIAB, I borrowed "Illustrator CS4 for Dummies", honestly, the book has made both the user and I dumber. The author has spent lengthy time discussing various different concepts in chapter 1, the information has nothing to do with getting hands on with the software. In fact, the information is way too technical to be suitable for its "Dummies" title.

I would recommend this book to those who wish to get hands on with Illustrator, which is an excellent piece of software to learn after you have reasonable skill with Photoshop.
Comment Comment (1) | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Complicated and often confusing lesson plan, January 19, 2009
This attempt to teach CS4 is supposed to be aimed at a newbie trying to get a hang of the software. I bought this book to get a new employee started before any outside classes were undertaken.

The lesson plan is complicated, some instructions in the lessons don't follow the actual software, and after about a week of using the book, we abandoned it for another method.

Don't be confused, this is not a book that should be purchased to replace real classroom experience.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)



 
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars With the help of this book, you too can use AI, March 14, 2009
By Merry Quinson (Gaithersburg, MD United States) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
I downloaded the trial version of AI CS4 and ordered this book to see if I (a non-artist with no experience with this software) could learn to use it well enough to create decent looking covers for work projects.

The book is well laid out and got me up and working right away. The directions are clear and easy to follow. It is also lots of fun to see what I can do with this program.

As a complete novice, I cannot assess how helpful this book would be to an experienced user, but it does a first-class job of making an extremely complicated program usable by a beginner.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Most Recent Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Quality Worth The Price! (Which Was Half of The Regular! :)
The book, had no bents, no tore pages, no missing pages, and the spine was in fine condition! The book was overall, in a complete new like condition :)

The Shiping... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Sonia Olguin

1.0 out of 5 stars Very Disappointed
I've been using Classroom in a Book since they first came out, it was kind of my bible, for both my class and my practice, always easy to use/ follow instructions till this last... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Falstaf

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Way to Learn Adobe
I've been working with Adobe software for 12 years, and I still refer to this series of books every few upgrades. Read more
Published 3 months ago by ihavewebfeet

1.0 out of 5 stars Not satisfied Bad shipping
It seemed like the seller shipped the item last minute once I started to complain about how long it was taking. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ebony Davy

5.0 out of 5 stars Textbook 1
It was just what I needed for my classes. It came on time and was great. It was in great shape and looked brand new.Adobe Illustrator CS Classroom in a Book (CD-ROM Included)
Published 4 months ago by Michele Hahn

5.0 out of 5 stars Adobe Illustrator C54 Classroom Book
I bought this book for my husband but it was exactly what he needed.
He loves the program and Cd that comes with it. Thank You
Published 5 months ago by Katherine A. Castillo

5.0 out of 5 stars Illustrator CS4
This is an excellent resource for anyone and everyone! The exercises within are very helpful in learning Adobe illustrator CS4. Read more
Published 6 months ago by K. Witherite

5.0 out of 5 stars You Will Not Be Disappointed
I've read many books in the Classroom in a Book series for Adobe Creative Suite 4. And I must say that this book was well worth the money. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Rob

5.0 out of 5 stars Great learning tool
Adobe Illustrator CS4 Classroom in a Book comes complete with a CD filled with practical examples of using Illustrator. Read more
Published 7 months ago by T. Patterson

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
I found this book to be an excellent purchase. It helps teach you everything you need to know about CS4 Photoshop. From beginners to advanced this book is for everyone.
Published 7 months ago by Tammy A. Cain

Only search this product's reviews



Customer Discussions

This product's forum
Discussion Replies Latest Post
No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
 


Active discussions in related forums
Discussion Replies Latest Post
Beginners books for Indesign 16 1 day ago
Textbooks for Kindle DX? 61 3 days ago
textbook scam 66 8 days ago
Amazon is a great place to buy textbooks! 35 20 days ago
Search Customer Discussions
Search all Amazon discussions
   



So You'd Like to...


Product Information from the Amapedia Community

Beta (What's this?)


Look for Similar Items by Category


Look for Similar Items by Subject

 

Feedback

If you need help or have a question for Customer Service, contact us.
 Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
Is there any other feedback you would like to provide?

Your comments can help make our site better for everyone.


Your Recent History

 (What's this?)

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.