
The Non-Designer's Illustrator Book
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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
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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.
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