Adobe Illustrator CS5 Digital Classroom

by Jennifer Smith, Jennifer Smith

A book-and-video training package provides a unique illustration to the basics of IllustratorAdobe Illustrator is a unique design and drawing program that allows you to create and produce brilliant art for a variety of mediums. This full-color book-and-video training package deciphers even the most complex Illustrator tasks and gets you quickly up to speed using the capabilities of the newest release of Illustrator. Thirteen self-paced lessons explain how to create and produce vibrant graphics using this robust vector drawing application. The complementary lessons featured on the videos are each approximately five minutes long and demonstrate the concepts and features covered in the lesson.Escorts you through the basics of creating and producing vibrant graphics using IllustratorDeciphers even the most advanced Illustrator tasks and makes them less intimidatingFeatures full-color, step-by-step tutorials in the downloadable videos that complement the topics covered in each lesson of the bookEncourages you to absorb each lesson at your own pace

Jam-packed with information, this book and video training package is just like having your own personal instructor guiding you through each unique lesson.

Note: DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook files. These materials are available for download upon purchase.

368 pages, Paperback

First published August 30, 2010

About the author

I’m Jennifer Smith – a designer, educator, and author. I’ve written more than one dozen books on digital imaging and Web publishing, including the recently published Photoshop CS5 Digital Classroom, Illustrator CS5 Digital Classroom and the Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium for Dummies and Wireframing and Prototyping with Expression Blend Sketchflow. I’ve done extensive work for corporations such as Adobe Systems and Microsoft, and last year traveled more than 100,000 miles visiting clients in Europe, Asia, Africa, and all around the United States. I deliver training and consulting for Fortune 100 companies, universities, and many independent software vendors.

I work extensively on designing and creating interactive applications and sites using Expression Blend and other Expression Studio applications. You can find many of my training guides and videos on Microsoft.com. I’m also the co-founder of the American Graphics Institute.