Illustrator 8 Bible

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Great for learning Illustrator [Posted on 2000-05-15]
This is a great book for learning the basics of Adobe Illustrator 8 in a very short time. The examples it provides really help you along, and you are doing cool looking logos in no time. Yes, there are better books out there, but this one is great for people who are just starting out. Worth the read.

Gentlemen, Start Your Mice [Posted on 2000-07-12]
This is such a great way to learn Illustrator basics! Don't be intimidated by the size! It is written in plain English and uses humor to help you become familiar with many non-familiar and intimidating terms. There are illustrations (!) for almost every step in the process, which are very helpful. It is not organized as lessons but instead, begins with the description of each tool and its use and then tells you how to implement the tool and shows you illustrations of what the result should look like. It then tells you, in successive chapters, the various ways to combine the basics and enhance them with devices like color, gradients and type to make an illustration. It demystifies such esoterica as "masking", "paths", "layers" and "Bezier curves"and explains what they do. Then it explains why you should master them and how to implement them. I haven't even gotten to the included CD yet, I'm saving it for when I finish the book! It contains a sampling of effects and fonts and some utilities that you can use with Illustrator. An excellent beginner's book and an encouraging way to get started in Illustrator.

More is not better [Posted on 2000-07-23]
I bought this book online, and therefore without having the opportunity to flip through it. I was disappointed. Grip #1 I was left with the impression that the schtick of the "Bible" series is to put out really fat books implying that it's a complete treatment. Don't be fooled. There is a LOT of filler in the 775 pages. Gripe #2: It seems poorly organized, as if slapped together. Overlapping and related information is covered in multiple parts of the book. The flow of ideas is sometimes unpredictable, again making it look unedited. Gripe #3: the examples are hypothetical - not applied. (I wonder about the authors' graphical talent based on the unprofessional illustrations peppering the book.) So while you might learn what effect various settings have, it's pretty much up to you to figure out how you'd use it in real life. (For a contrast, see Photoshop 5/5.2 Wow book, which shows you compelling end-results and shows you how you apply Photoshop's tools to create it. I wish the Illustrator WOW book was as good!) I will admit that I learned some basic techniques with this book, but overall I cannot recommend it.

The best book for learning Illustrator [Posted on 2000-12-29]
My dog-eared copy of this book has seen me through dozens of clients and tons of issues I would never have known how to deal with otherwise. The perfect reference guide for Illustrator.

Use it with other references [Posted on 2002-01-22]
A great reference too for Illustrator. Don't use it on it's own though but in conjunction with other references. Has some great thought provoking ideas on using Illustrator.

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