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Illustrator is a part of the Adobe Creative Cloud. It is available for Windows and macOS, but not Linux.
 
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Latest revision as of 20:01, 18 March 2025

Adobe Illustrator is a subscription-based, commercial vector graphics software package used to generate illustrations(!)

Illustrator is a part of the Adobe Creative Cloud. It is available for Windows and macOS, but not Linux.

Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) has a subscription for the complete Adobe Creative Cloud, and it is installed on our (Windows) Design Workstations 2 and 3.

Adobe Creative Cloud desktop applications at PPM


 


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Tips

Links to adobe.com:

Illustrator vs. InDesign

When to use which design application.

Essential techniques for beginners

Measure and add dimensions

Use actions to automate tasks in Illustrator


Adobe Illustrator shortcuts for View Menu:

Shortcut PC
Zoom In Ctrl++
Zoom Out Ctrl+-
Fit Artboard in Window Ctrl+0
Fit All in Window Alt+Ctrl+0
Actual Size Ctrl+1
Rulers > Show Rulers Ctrl+R

Open Illustrator Files Without Illustrator:

☐ Change the file extension .AI to .PDF, and open in your default PDF viewer.
☐ On a Mac, use Preview.
☐ Upload Illustrator files to Google Drive.

External Training

Links to adobe.com:

Illustrator Get Started course
Adobe Illustrator Product Home Page
Learn Adobe Apps
All Products — Adobe

Hand-Curated Links

Links to member-recommended external sites:

Illustrator Tutorials Covering the Basics — on vecteezy.com
Avery Templates — design and print using Illustrator

Links to other external sites:

Adobe Firefly — A.I. image generation
Adobe Illustrator icons — WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
John Warnock: Bezier Tutorial — (1987) on YouTube (7:23 mins)

Alternatives

Links to other external sites:

AFFINITY Designer — alternative to Adobe Illustrator
The Best Illustrator Alternatives — alternativeto.net

Additional Help

Links to related PPM Wiki pages:

Adobe Photoshop Tips
Adobe InDesign Tips
Adobe Bridge Tips
CorelDRAW X6 Tips
Inkscape Tips
SVG File Format Tips
Canva Tips
Blender Tips
  Computers — Windows  
Use the PPM Slack channel #computing
List of all PPM Slack channels
Note that we have a Slack channel (#job-board) for members to post, discuss, or accept job opportunities either within PPM or from the community.

Search the PPM Wiki — include Content pages as well as Multimedia.

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