How do you define a serious Illustrator user? How about one who uses Illustrator to produce robust and professional-looking vector graphics but also needs the program to be flexible and efficient in workflow and production cycles. If this describes you or the user you strive to be, then you need this book Filled with the industrial-strength techniques and best practices required to get you up to speed fast on Illustrator CS2 without missing a beat in your production workflow, Real World Adobe Illustrator CS2 is the definitive reference for the serious Illustrator user. Thoroughly updated for this version of the software, Illustrator pro Mordy Golding offers a complete guide to the new features such as Live Trace, Live Paint, the Control Palette, Custom Workspaces, and expanded support for Mobile devices, to name a few. You'll also find practical insights on creating type, symbols, graphs, color, effects, Web graphics, and more. Along with tips, sidebars, and expert commentary, there are also numerous illustrations and screen shots included to offer readers the most complete coverage on this extraordinary application. Designers from all fields-illustrators, animators, package designers, graphic designers, web designers, and more-will find Real World Adobe Illustrator CS2 their one-stop guide to creating powerful designs in Illustrator CS2.

• The Illustrator Environment
• Vectors 101
• Objects, Groups, and Layers
• Advanced Vectors
• Brushes, symbols and masks
• Typography
• 3D and Other Live Effects
• Mixing it Up: Working with Vectors and Pixels
• Graphs, Distorsion, and Blends
• Illustrator and the Web
• Prepress and Printing
• Saving and Exporting Files
• Automation with Illustrator
• Moving from FreeHand to Illustrator
• Application Preferences