Illustrator CS2 Bible

by Brian Underdahl and Ted Alspach

Book Overview

If Illustrator CS2 can do it, you can do it too ... With its array of enhancements, Adobe Illustrator CS2 has made this quintessential artist's tool even more indispensable. This comprehensive guidebook has been updated to help you take advantage of every one. Part 1 introduces each new element and walks you through Illustrator basics. Parts 2 and 3 take you deeper into mastery of Illustrator, while Part 4 tells you all you need to know about outputting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764595814
• ISBN13: 9780764595813
• Release Date: February 2006
• Publisher: Wiley Publishing
• Length: 716 Pages
• Weight: 2.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.3" x 9.4"

Customer Reviews

Nice and hefty!

Great price, so much information. I read it the whole way through and it really is thorough and clear in the uses for Illustrator.

Its a bible

Indeed a marvelous tool, if you know where to look for something specific. Can get a bit technical for me. But great resource.

Love This Book

You will get a lot of information from this book. I love this book. I was so excited to receive the book. I tried some things just to see if the information given would be easy to follow. It is and I am going to become very knowledgeable in Illustrator CS2

this book was most helpful in getting me started

I rate this book at a 4 because when I got IDCS I had no knowledge of it and never considered desk top publishing. Not only did it get me going, but it help gave me a good overall understanding of working with a commercial printers, typography, and other concepts I had never heard of or considered. Using it I was able to do a personal project (multi-language calendar) from start to finish with good results.

Another great self-trainer

I like the 'Bible' series of technology books from Wiley, and I've got quite a collection of them at this point. I am currently updating my knowledge of Illustrator with this book, covering CS2. I can't cover every chapter, but let me summarize with a list: * Great appendices - nice coverage of key commands and shortcuts, as well as the reference URLs for websites that I haven't even scratched the surface on yet. * Good coverage of the Illustrator desktop and some of the new features as well - it always changes a bit, so the first part of the book was a good summary. * Chapter 9, 'Working with Type' is great... I do copywriting, both with designers and with my own stuff, so this chapter was very useful to me. * Chapter 16, on 3D objects and drawing, is fun. I'm still working on my skills here, but the coverage of the tools in Illustrator is great. * Chapter 18, on printing with PostScript, is also a must for me. I submit so many printing jobs to various printers, that this helped me understand some of the limitations (and options) that I sometimes encounter. Overall, no complaints with the book. I've come to expect a certain level of coverage from Wiley's Bible series, and this one makes the grade. If you are new to Illustrator and want JUST THE FACTS, I can recommend this new edition with confidence. J