Illustrator 10 For Dummies [Paperback]

Ted Alspach (Author), Barbara Obermeier (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0764536362 | ISBN-13: 978-0764536366 | Publication Date: November 15, 2001 | Edition: 1

Illustrator 10 For Dummies covers the latest updates to Adobe Illustrator, including Web graphic tools and new effects you can apply to your images. The book also covers several timesaving shortcuts, creating brilliant graphics, exporting artwork to other applications, and printing your projects like a pro. Discover how to create curves, add transparency to elements, develop professional looking logos, and use layer effects. Packed with great information and plenty of humor, Illustrator 10 For Dummies is the fun and easy ticket to becoming an Illustrator expert with out any of the pain.

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From the Back Cover

Get the scoop on new visual effects and Web tools

Features nifty time-saving tricks that help you produce designs faster

The pain-free way to create brilliant graphics — no experience required! Illustrator 10 is packed with tools for creating brilliant graphics, but all those palettes, menu items, and techniques can seem overwhelming. Relax! With two friendly experts at your side, you'll be able to transform your creative ideas into sophisticated graphics for use on the Web, in print, or in dynamic media projects — in no time!

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About the Author

Ted Alspach is Group Product Manager, Illustration Products, Adobe Systems, Inc. Barbara Obermeier cowrote Photoshop 6 For Dummies and teaches computer graphics at UC Santa Barbara and Ventura College.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: For Dummies; 1 edition (November 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764536362
• ISBN-13: 978-0764536366
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #520,321 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Good Place To Begin, August 19, 2004

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N. SCHUETZ (Indianapolis) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Illustrator cs for Dummies (Paperback)

I am a complete novice to any drawing software. So when I bought Adobe Illustrator CS and listened to the accompanying "training" tape, I knew I had to have a lot more instruction. I have found that most software manuals are like dictionaries--fine if you already have a good idea of what you're looking for, but not if you don't. So usually a great place to start is a "good" Dummies book. This Dummies book is better than most. It is written in a clear, concise manner with instructions on how to accomplish each feature covered in the chapters. If a simple earlier instruction is needed in a later chapter, it is repeated instead of referred to from the earlier chapter. This saves a lot of time flipping back and forth. And I appreaciated Ted Alspach's humorous approach to topics--at least the first time around. If you have to go back and re-read, it just gets in the way. The only drawback to the book is that it needs either an accompanying CD filled with Illustrator graphics for practice or an Internet source for such vector graphics. Often the instructions say, "Select a piece of artwork..." and I'm left struggling to find a decent example.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good learning book, December 4, 2003

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John Feld "Writer on graphics" (Berkeley, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Illustrator cs for Dummies (Paperback)

This book is a great place to start learning. The information is accurate, well written and excellent. Alspach uses humor to make the learning of Illustrator a little less intimidating. The illustrations are well done and explain the theory well. The book is full of tips that will make the reader more productive and efficient with the application. Maybe not for intermediate or advanced users but a great starter book for Mac and Windows users.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Book Illustrator CS for Dummies, May 31, 2006

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Wil B (LaGrange Ga) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Illustrator cs for Dummies (Paperback)

I have found that this book is a great place for a beginner or someone trying to improve on their graphic abilities to start. This book can be a very good tool to help review and remind you of some thing that my have slipped your mind. If you need to rate this book on the 5 star scale then I would give it a 4 . The reason it fails for the full 5 stars is that it only had a few full color pages(16) and in some small areas, it is hard to find some things it asked you to process. You have to changed a few things (setup view), then they are where they say they are. One more little bit of info, if you are looking to buy this software and use this book, buy the book only and download the try me version of the "Illustrator CS". This way if you don't like the software then your only out the cost of the book.



Wil Bailey

LaGrange, GA
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