Adobe Illustrator Tips
Adobe Illustrator is a commercial vector graphics software package for Windows and macOS (but not Linux).
Adobe Illustrator is a part of the Adobe Creative Cloud software suite.
Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) has a license for the complete Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, and it is installed on our Design Workstations 2 and 3.
Tips
Illustrator vs. InDesign
- When to use which design application.
View Menu Shortcuts:
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
- Essential techniques for beginners
- Use actions to automate tasks in Illustrator - Adobe Support
- Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet — makeuseof.com
Training — PPM Trainer(s) needed
PPM announces its Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup
Links to adobe.com:
- Adobe Firefly — Generative Recolor in Illustrator
- Illustrator Get Started course
- Adobe Illustrator Product Home Page
- All Products — Adobe
Links to other external sites:
Related Pages
Links to related PPM Wiki pages:
- CorelDRAW X6 Tips
- Inkscape Tips
- SVG File Format Tips
- Adobe Photoshop Tips
- Adobe InDesign Tips
- Adobe Bridge Tips
- Canva Tips
- Blender Tips
Curated Links
Links to member-recommended external sites:
- Illustrator 2022 MasterClass — Udemy class, recommended by Mathew P.
- How to Open AI Files Without Illustrator — makeuseof.com
- Adobe Illustrator Alternatives — alternativeto.net
- Avery Templates — design and print using Illustrator
Links to external sites:
- Adobe Firefly — A.I. image generation
- Adobe Illustrator icons — WIKIMEDIA COMMONS
- John Warnock: Bezier Tutorial — (1987) on YouTube
- Visionaries who shaped modern graphic design — book
- Inside the Publishing Revolution: The Adobe Story — on Amazon
- Adobe Fandom Wiki
For Additional Help
- 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.
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Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) is dedicated to supporting our maker community in their creative processes by providing shared space, shared tools, materials, software, and a knowledge base to turn their ideas into reality.