How to Do Everything: Adobe Illustrator CS4 [Paperback]

Sue Jenkins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 30, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0071603107 | ISBN-13: 978-0071603102 | Edition: 1

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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Editorial Reviews

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 7.2 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #691,859 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Sue Jenkins is a web and graphic designer, illustrator, fine art photographer, software instructor, and author. She is the owner and creative director of Luckychair.com, a full-service web and graphic design studio serving businesses across the U.S. since 1997. In addition, Sue is an Adobe Certified Expert and Adobe Certified Instructor teaching 3-day courses in Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and Illustrator at Noble Desktop in New York City.

Sue has written 7 instructional books on design including "Smashing Photoshop: 100 Professional Techniques", "Web Design For Dummies All-in-One Desk Reference", "Dreamweaver CS5 For Dummies All-in-One Desk Reference", and "How To Do Everything Illustrator CS4". Sue can also be seen in six award-winning Adobe Training DVDs by ClassOnDemand: "Complete Training for Adobe Dreamweaver CS5", "Complete Training for Adobe Photoshop CS5", "Dreamweaver For Designers", "Designer's Guide to Illustrator", "Designer's Guide to Photoshop", and "Fundamentals of Photoshop Elements".

To learn more about Luckychair's web and graphic design services, visit: http://www.luckychair.com

To view Sue's fine art photography portfolio, visit: http://www.suejenkinsphotography.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best book to learn Illustrator!, March 30, 2009

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J. Allinger "Illustrator, Graphic Designer" (Santa Cruz, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Do Everything: Adobe Illustrator CS4 (Paperback)

If your new (or even intermediate) to Illustrator, you will learn plenty by using this well laid out book. The tutorials are very easy to follow and having full color examples, are more helpful than b/w images!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Full Color Book, June 12, 2009

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Jeff Noble (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: HTDE ADOBE ILLUSTRATR CS4 EB (Kindle Edition)

This is a great book if you are just getting started with Illustrator or if you are like me and just need a refresher on what some of the features are in this latest version. The full color examples (figures, color palettes, panels, etc) made it easy to follow along in the book and the color tips really make helpful information stand out.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Better books out there, December 25, 2009

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R. Saling (Surprise, arizona United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How to Do Everything: Adobe Illustrator CS4 (Paperback)

This is not what I expected. Everything, should mean everything, and it doesn't cover everything. The "Real World" series is a much better line of books for teaching the graphic design software. It's not even a good reference. I was looking for a specific task such as converting text to paths and it doesn't show it. In other places it refers to buttons but doesn't say where they are, etc.