Exploring Illustrator Cs

by Hartman, Annesa

• ISBN13: 9781401843625
• ISBN10: 140184362X
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-12-30
• Publisher: CENGAGE Delmar Learning

Summary

Exploring Illustrator« 11 strikes a perfect balance between developing digital design skills and fostering creativity. The most current tools and features of Adobe« Illustrator's newest release are delivered through a reader-friendly, design-based approach that shows users how to create vector graphics and drawings for both print and the Web. Content is delivered in classic classroom fashion via an instructor and workshop leader skilled in clearly communicating the essential features of the software. Extensive artwork is keenly woven throughout the information-packed format to drive concepts home. Readers will develop confidence as they learn to navigate through the changes and enhancements specific to Release 11.

Table of Contents

Preface	x
A Discovery Tour	2	(22)
Jumping In	4	(16)
About Illustrator	20	(1)
Summary	21	(3)
The Lay of the Land	24	(20)
Historical Landmarks	26	(11)
A Closer Look	37	(5)
Summary	42	(2)
Survival Techniques	44	(22)
It's More Than Cool Tools	46	(1)
Characteristics of Bitmaps and Vectors	46	(5)
Design Principles with Illustrator	51	(12)
Summary	63	(3)
Drawing Lines and Shapes	66	(34)
The Simplicity of Lines and Shapes	68	(2)
Geometric, Freeform, and Precision Drawing	70	(28)
Summary	98	(2)
Using Color	100	(34)
Seeing Is Not Necessarily Believing	102	(1)
Choosing a Color Model	103	(4)
Getting in the Mode	107	(1)
Applying Color	108	(17)
Color in Design	125	(1)
Summary	126	(8)
Adventures in Design: The Moods of Color	130	(4)
Value and Texture	134	(40)
Implying Surface	136	(1)
Stroke and Fill Attributes	137	(34)
Summary	171	(3)
Working with Type	174	(40)
Creating Type in Illustrator	176	(9)
Formatting Type	185	(2)
The Story of Fonts	187	(18)
Designing with Type	205	(6)
Summary	211	(3)
Object Composition	214	(52)
Combining Paths and Shapes	216	(19)
About Composition	235	(24)
Summary	259	(7)
Adventures in Design: Making a Wine Label	262	(4)
Spatial Illusions	266	(30)
Making Space	268	(26)
Summary	294	(2)
Print Publishing	296	(18)
A Friendly Conversion	298	(3)
Getting into Details	301	(5)
About the Print Dialog Box	306	(5)
Summary	311	(3)
Web Publishing	314	(30)
Optimization	316	(17)
Image Slicing	333	(9)
Summary	342	(2)
Index	344