
The Non-Designer's Illustrator Book
Peachpit Press Publications
Published on 9. November 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-321-77287-9 (ISBN)
Description
Many designers and photographers own the entire suite of Adobe creative products, but they manage to learn only one or two of the applications really well. This new addition to the popular Non-Designer's series from best-selling authors Robin Williams and John Tollett includes many individual exercises designed specifically to teach the tools and features in Illustrator CS5.5 that designers (as opposed to illustrators) need to use. Along the way, the book offers many design tips for non-designers. Individual exercises ensure that a reader can jump in at any point and learn a specific tool or technique.
In this non-designer's guide to Illustrator techniques, you'll learn:
How vector images, as in Illustrator, are different from raster images, as in Photoshop, and when to choose which one
How to use Illustrator CS5.5's tools to create and work with lines, shapes, anchor points and control handles, color, etc.
How to draw your own shapes and trace others
How to enter text and control the design of it
How to take advantage of the symbol libraries, clipping masks, variable-width strokes, and much more
When and why to rasterize elements of your vector image
In this non-designer's guide to Illustrator techniques, you'll learn:
How vector images, as in Illustrator, are different from raster images, as in Photoshop, and when to choose which one
How to use Illustrator CS5.5's tools to create and work with lines, shapes, anchor points and control handles, color, etc.
How to draw your own shapes and trace others
How to enter text and control the design of it
How to take advantage of the symbol libraries, clipping masks, variable-width strokes, and much more
When and why to rasterize elements of your vector image
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkeley
United States
Publishing group
Pearson Education (US)
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 251 mm
Width: 180 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
498 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-321-77287-9 (9780321772879)
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions

Robin Williams | John Tollett
The Non-Designer's Illustrator Book
E-Book
10/2011
1st Edition
Peachpit Press
€22.99
Available for download

Robin Williams | John Tollett
The Non-Designer's Illustrator Book
E-Book
10/2011
1st Edition
Peachpit Press Publications
€32.99
Available for download
Persons
Robin Williams is the author of dozens of best-selling and award-winning books, including The Non-Designer's Presentation Book, The Non-Designer's Design Book, The Little Mac Book, and so many more. Through her writing, teaching, and seminars, Robin has educated and influenced an entire generation of computer users in the areas of design, typography, presentations, and the Mac.
John Tollett has co-authored numerous books with Robin, including Robin Williams Cool Mac Apps, Robin Williams Design Workshop, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, and many others. In John's career as a designer, illustrator, and art director, Adobe Illustrator has been a valuable and favorite creative tool since the very first editon of the program released in 1990.
John Tollett has co-authored numerous books with Robin, including Robin Williams Cool Mac Apps, Robin Williams Design Workshop, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, and many others. In John's career as a designer, illustrator, and art director, Adobe Illustrator has been a valuable and favorite creative tool since the very first editon of the program released in 1990.