Product DescriptionAdobe insider Ted Alspach helps you unlock the power of CS3
The new CS3 version of Illustrator is light years beyond previous versions, and whether you're a novice or veteran designer, you'll want to get quickly up to speed on this powerful new tool. With clear explanations and plenty of examples, Adobe insider Ted Alspach reveals the secrets on how to best use Illustrator CS3 for Web graphics, integrate it with the rest of the Creative Suite, work in 3D—and above all, why it's such a radical step up from CS2. Tap the power of Illustrator CS3 for your projects with this in-depth guide from an industry expert.
Use Live Color to get color options you never had before
Integrate Illustrator CS3 seamlessly with Photoshop and Flash
Quickly start new documents with preset profiles
Work easily with transparency, fonts, styles, and effects
Get more out of Illustrator with hundreds of tips and tricks
Learn about scripting and Web graphics generation for online design
Customize the Illustrator workspace
Generate color sets with Live Color
Create graphics for the Web
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Only a user "reference" guide
I purchased this book because of the quality of the "Bible" series I have purchased in the past (Word, Project, Access, Excel, QuickBooks, Dreamweaver, Visio, PowerPoint, etc). This was by far the most disappointing.
The power of the Bible series is in the projects & examples included in each manual and accompanying CD; step-by-step instructions on "how to" use the features of the software. The CS3 Illustrator Bible contains very few examples; it is wordy and will not help you much ... Read More
Rating: - Illustrator CS2 Bible
This is a book that has everything you ever wanted to know about Illustrator CS3. The only draw back to this book is that it has no tutoring projects and for me that's an important part of a book.
Rating: - A must have for graphic designers!
I just love this book! I started learning Illustrator with CS2. I was connecting the dots with CS3 and decided to get the Illustrator CS3 Bible. By not having classes with Illustrator CS3, I was missing out on all the cool new tools like Live Trace. A great designer always has the best refrence books! I also have the Photoshop CS3 bible and the InDesign bible... get them all!!
Rating: - Is it trustworthy?
I purchased this book to help migrate from Fireworks 8 to Illustrator CS3. I have read six chapters so far.
Another reviewer commented on the "newspaper" pages, and while the pages are somewhat thin, it doesn't detract from my reading process.
The book's first few chapters covers all of the basics any newcomer needs to start drawing simple designs and my reading was going rather well until I read about symbols.
The author's description of a symbol is, well, nothing. ... Read More
Rating: - Ted does it again! Great Illustrator CS3 Bible reference
It has been 2 years from last "Illustrator CS2 Bible" and now we have updated version of it to CS3.
This time book again written by Ted Alspach alone and he stays the guard of this reference from version 7 (in far 1997). And the most interesting thing that every time Ted tried to power this book on 100% with information.
Bible keeps not only it's author, but also great style. With minimum clear explanation it gives you the most full information on an object. There're couple of color insert ... Read More
- Only a user "reference" guide
- Illustrator CS2 Bible
- A must have for graphic designers!
