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Illustrator CS3 Bible | 
 enlarge | Author: Ted Alspach
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Category: Book
List Price: £28.99
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Sales Rank: 6814
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 744
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 7.4 x 1.7
ISBN: 0470126345
Dewey Decimal Number: 006.686
EAN: 9780470126349
ASIN: 0470126345
Publication Date: August 28, 2007
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Ted does it again! Great Illustrator CS3 Bible reference March 22, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
It has been 2 years from last "Illustrator CS2 Bible" and now we have updated version of it to CS3.
This time book again written by Ted Alspach alone and he stays the guard of this reference from version 7 (in far 1997). And the most interesting thing that everytime Ted tried to power this book on 100% with information.
Bible keeps not only it's author, but also great style. With minimum clear explanation it gives you the most full information on an object. There're couple of color insert with nice Illustrator examples (seems very creative). Book consist of 700 pages. Pages are not not white shiny to make you blind, but pretty good indeed and in calculation of (book information*paper quality)/price buyer wins a couple of times.
All information you need is included: from novice to proffesional - this refernce is for everybody. To study new features or start from basics, to draw simple lines up to combine them in one complicated object and up to professional printing process of your work.
Great information order, information presented very clear and it is easy to follow, easy to find and it is explained step by step.
As we all know Illustrator belongs to Adobe family products, that's why almost every month such programs as Illustrator, Flash, Photoshop and other are used together to make work more easy and productive. Ted took one chapter of this time to expain the very basics of this programs integration (to expand our vision on this program and it's possibilities).
Illustrator is also a very powerful program and has a lot of "hot keys" and the complete list of it you can find in Appendix.
For people who never used Bibles, I would like to give table of content to let you know what you can expect from Bibles:
Part I: Illustrator Basics
-What's new in Illustrator CS3
-Understanding Illustratoc's Desktop
-Working with Illustrator Documents
-Understanding Drawing and Painting Techniques
-Creating Objects, Graphs and Symbols
-Learning how to select and edit
-Understanding Color, Gradients and Mess
Part II:
-Using Illustrator to Organize Objects
-Working with Type
-Using Creative Strokes and Fills with Patterns
-Applying Transformations and Distortions
-Using Path Blends, Compound Path and Masks
-Using Live Trace
-Using Live Paint
Part III:
-Working with Graphic Styles, Filters and Effects
-Creating 3D in Illustrator
-Customizing and Automizing Illustrator
Part IV:
-Understanding PostScript and Printing
-Creating Web Grepahics
Appendix: Shortcuts in Illustrator CS3
Index
But in couple of words, we have here a titanic work of Ted Alspach that was put on paper for your satisfaction. And I really can't imagine a person that would not enjoy it. This book is really all you need.
A Bible? You bet! September 9, 2007
9 out of 18 found this review helpful
What a weighty tome this is! The book is massive, and is barely readable in bed (Trust me, I've tried!). But boy! is it worth the struggle!
Ok, now down to the nitty-gritty. You get 1164 pages, 2 blank pages at the end & a 'free' CD for 26.99 in the UK & $39.99 in the US - less if you buy it from Amazon of course. it has 16 pages of coloured illustrations in the centre of the book, and what seem like hundreds of black and white diagrams, screen shots and examples. Some of these are found on the CD so that you can experiment and explore. The tutorials here, are themselves, worthwhile additions to your own library of 'How to do' examples. The book is laid out logically in 6 parts, and has a comprehensive index.
The Preface is interesting, which is more than you can say about most books, and it leads in nicely to the book itself. Each Part is divided into chapters and these are usually short and to the point. You could read this book from end to end ( if you have the strengh and the stamina), and pick up millions of tips and tricks, but for the dedicated Photoshop user, it has an even better side. Dip into it as and when you have the need, and you'll find that the answers to most of your questions about CS3 will be right where you expect then to be!
This book is well written, well researched and eminently readable. It both shows and tells you how to get the best out of Photoshop CS3 and is a credit to the authors who are themselves well versed in all things 'Photoshop".
In conclusion therefore, this is a book which will be like a 'bible' for me. I'll keep it to hand on my desk so that I can refer to it as and when I have the need. And yes, I'll even try reading it in bed again - once I've been to the gym for some weight lifting practice!
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