Product Description

Now fully updated to the new release of Adobe's Creative Suite, Exploring Illustrator CS3 shows designers how to use a great software tool to create dynamic design. Written by two authors who are experienced designers and educators known for their user-friendly style, Exploring Illustrator CS3 teaches the must-have software skills and how to use those skills to create exceptional design. The book examines the tools and features of Adobe Illustrator's newest release and shows how to create vector graphics and drawings for both print and the Web. Extensive artwork is expertly woven throughout the information-packed format to drive home key design concepts and show the way to great digital illustration.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #450494 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-09
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

About the Author
Annesa Hartman holds a Masters in Teaching with Internet Technologies, focusing her attention on instructional design for online technologies as well as web and graphic design concepts and programs. Currently she is an Instructional Designer for Landmark College's Institute for Research and Training in Putney, Vermont, where she designs and develops online courses for educators. For more than 14 years Annesa has taught computer graphics courses while creating graphic design for clients around the world. She is the author of Exploring Adobe Photoshop CS4, Exploring Adobe Illustrator CS4, and Producing Interactive Television.

Ken Sholar lives in Modesto, California, where he has worked as a Lab Manager and Instructional Assistant in the MAGIC Lab at Modesto Junior College for the past 13 years. A graduate of California State University, Stanislaus, Ken has developed online courseware in the MJC Computer Graphics department. He thrives on digital tools for his artwork.

Customer Reviews

Great Book
If you are completely new to Adobe Illustrator, I wouldn't get this. Take a basic class at a community college. But if you've used Illustrator in the past this is a great introduction to what's really new in the latest version and it revisits stuff from before but you probably forgot cause you didn't know what to do with it. Very practical and exciting. I read it in two days. Not required but it does get you pretty excited about using Illustrator CS3. Now...if only there was an expensive magazine from the UK that specializes in this program....(there ain't).

Recommended
I would recommend this to anyone who knows absolutely nothing about Illustrator CS3. This book helped me considerably. Most of the other work books are difficult if you do not have some familiarity with the program before you begin the exercises. This book is excellent.

Good beginner's book.
I was teaching myself Illustrator and this is a great beginner's book. Definitely going to be a reference on my shelf. Easy to follow instructions and lessons included with excerpts of skilled designers and outside links to review.