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:'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAbjajnLZY0 John Warnock: Bezier Tutorial]''' — (1987)<br>'''[https://pikp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/PPLD/search/results/?qu=GRAPHIC+ICONS&te=ILS Visionaries who shaped modern graphic design]''' — paperback book
 
:'''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAbjajnLZY0 John Warnock: Bezier Tutorial]''' — (1987)<br>'''[https://pikp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/PPLD/search/results/?qu=GRAPHIC+ICONS&te=ILS Visionaries who shaped modern graphic design]''' — paperback book
 
:[https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Publishing-Revolution-Adobe-Story/dp/0321115643 '''Inside the Publishing Revolution: The Adobe Story''']
 
:[https://www.amazon.com/Inside-Publishing-Revolution-Adobe-Story/dp/0321115643 '''Inside the Publishing Revolution: The Adobe Story''']

Revision as of 18:00, 24 July 2023

Pikes Peak Makerspace (PPM) is dedicated to supporting our maker community in their creative process by providing shared space, shared tools, software, materials and a knowledge base to turn their ideas into reality.

Adobe Illustrator is a commercial vector graphics software package for Windows and Macintosh (but not Linux).
Adobe Illustrator is a part of the Adobe Creative Cloud software suite.
Pikes Peak Makerspace has a license for the complete Adobe Creative Cloud Suite, and it is installed on our Design Workstations 2 and 3.



Adobe Illustrator application icon
Adobe Illustrator icon


Tips

- View Shortcuts:
PC Mac Shortcut
Ctrl + = Cmd + = Zoom in
Ctrl + - Cmd + - Zoom out
Ctrl + 0 Cmd + 0 Fit to window
Ctrl + 1 Cmd + 1 View actual size
- Use actions to automate tasks in Illustrator - Adobe Support
- Share your artwork with others using the Package command.
- Create efficient Illustrator files | Improve print performance

Training — PPM Trainer(s) needed

Pikes Peak Makerspace announces its Upcoming events, including classes, on Meetup

Links to external sites:

Adobe Firefly — Generative Recolor (beta) in Illustrator
Illustrator Get Started course — Adobe
Essential techniques for beginners — Adobe
Illustrator Keyboard Shortcuts Cheat Sheet
Adobe Illustrator Product Home Page
All Products — Adobe
AdobePress — All Classroom in a Book Titles (163 titles) $$
Illustrator 2022 MasterClass — Udemy class, recommended by Mathew P.

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.

See Also

Links to related PPM Wiki pages:

Inkscape Tips
SVG File Format Tips
Adobe Photoshop Tips
Adobe InDesign Tips
Adobe Bridge Tips
Canva Tips
Blender Tips
  Computers  

Curated Links

Links to member-recommended external sites:

Avery Templates — design and print using Illustrator
35 Adobe Illustrator Tutorials to Master Vector Design
How to Open AI Files Without Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator Alternatives

Other Fun Stuff

Links to external sites:

John Warnock: Bezier Tutorial — (1987)
Visionaries who shaped modern graphic design — paperback book
Inside the Publishing Revolution: The Adobe Story
Adobe Fandom Wiki
PPM Tool Color Map — Interactive
Search the PPM Wiki — include both Content pages and Multimedia
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