Adobe Illustrator 9.0.1 (Media Only) Academic License for PC (26001104E)

Pros: - Abundance of useful new tools - Web work made easier - Complete PhotoShop integration
Cons: - Limited stock fill effects

Sharing the look and tools of PhotoShop, Illustrator 9.0 now has the ability to create Web-ready graphics. Full integration with PhotoShop is an obvious bonus. Starting with Web graphics, Illustrator can easily export small vector graphics, complete with...

Pros: great web tools, photoshop compatability
Cons: expensive, slow, ram hog

Adobe Illustrator has been around for quite some time now, and version 9 finally gives us designers some long awaited features!!! Yeah! There's some new additions to this version that will make everyone happy from the web designer to the hard core...

Pros: Action Palette, Compatability with Photoshop
Cons: $$$

Ok so Adobe Illustrator is to Graphic Design as Apples' are to fruit salad... necessary!

Illustrator 8 is the latest version of Adobe's illustration software. I happen to like it, and feel like some of the improvements, while long in the...

Pros: Complete freedom, textures, vectoring, etc
Cons: A wee bit expensive....

After reading all these other reviews of Adobe Illustrator, I have to interject with my own view. Adobe, hands down, makes the best graphic design products in the sector today. I publish a small newsletter named Violent Grounds and I have to say without...

Pros: excellent Adobe feeling, lots of shortcuts, features and control
Cons: some quirks with bitmaps

Being a graphic designer, I often have to use a vector graphics software. I use mainly adobe illustrator, because it does almost everything I want it to do.

The interface: Adobe-like... If you use Photoshop, InDesign, Premiere, or any Adobe...

Pros: Easy to use, powerful, a nice blend of classic, functional tools and unique, customizable options.
Cons: Quite pricey (but worth it); maybe a little intimidating to a new user.

Adobe made the world of graphic design both fun and easy when they created Illustrator and Photoshop, two very different programs with just enough in common to work beautifully together. Since this review is about the former, I'll...

Pros: Flexible. Powerful. Godlike!
Cons: Longer than average learning curve for beginners.

I have used Adobe Illustrator almost every day since 1988, that's a long time! I have watched it grown through it's various incarnations to arrive at Illustrator 8. In my humble opinion Illustrator and it's sibling PhotoShop...

Pros: Versatile, Powerful
Cons: HUGE learning curve

In my studies, I have used Adobe Illustrator for many Projects. It is an excellent Image Processing Program. I have NEVER had AI crash on me while I was working on a project. AI can handle many different input formats, and is capable of exporting to...

Pros: Great at what it does...
Cons: Very specific uses, not the best all around tool...

I have been using Adobe Illustrator for a little while and for some reason it is not right for me. I was hoping to that I would like Adobe's product better than my current graphics solution, which is Corel Draw 9. So far it looks like I am going back to...

Pros: Smart Guides, well integrated with Photoshop
Cons: Expensive

Users of the usual business programs (word processor, spreadsheet, database) have had their interfaces standardized across the programs for quite a while, thanks to Microsoft. Now Adobe brings that same feel of standardized interfaces to the graphic...

Pros: Transparency and Effects!
Cons: Weak Tracing

I started into Adobe Illustrator at version 7, and have been heavily into version 8 since its introduction. I was hesitant to upgrade to 9 right away, until I heard about the transparency capabilities. After only a few hours into the current version of...

Pros: Makes drawing easier than other programs do
Cons: Frustrating at times, can't draw a simple line

Now, you may have gathered from the title that this program is generally used to make illustrations. The question is, how well does it do so, and how easy is it to use? Will it launch my graphic design career, or will I be ripping my hair out in...

Pros: Easy, cross-application interface, universal file format
Cons: Memory hog

THE signmaker's design software, unless you're ready to step up to a $3000+ sign program. Adobe Illustrator performs nearly all of the text and vector image design and distortions I can do in Flexi-Sign, CasMate and SignLab. That's a good thing,...

Pros: Fun to use, excellent results
Cons: A bit pricey but worth it

I'm a graphic designer, and I've tried out many different programs. Out of the 'big three' industry standard products (the other two being Photoshop and Quark XPress), Illustrator 8 is by far my favourite.

Nothing beats the simplicity,...

Pros: can do A N Y T H I N G!
Cons: price, RAM hog!

I've used Adobe Illustrator since the early 90's, and the latest version 8.0 is the BEST! If you are a graphic designer, the price is well worth it! Looking forward to the next version, or update. What will they think of next!? The new mesh tool is...