9781401843625

Exploring Illustrator Cs

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  • ISBN13:

    9781401843625

  • ISBN10:

    140184362X

  • Edition: CD
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-12-30
  • Publisher: CENGAGE Delmar Learning
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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

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