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Summary: Another good Bible book
Review: I've been a fan of the Bible books for a long time, and this book epitomizes why I like them so much. It covers everything about the product in depth, and has many examples and walk through samples to help you learn some of the more difficult areas.
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Summary: Excellent Reference Guide
Review: The best book I have on Illustrator, and I have several. This is a book to have on your desk at all times.
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Summary: Designer's best friend
Review: The book details everything about Illustrator -- giving before and after examples -- and then continues to tell even more! Above all else, the book forces you to focus on your design, while allowing you to take advantage of Illustrator tools and capabilities. It was a very easy read and one that provided useful arguments for users of other software. In fact, I wish all of my coworkers would read this! It is presented in a very clear and concise manner and the book design itself practices its own design principles. In summary, this book is great for anyone involved in the design process. It is a great reference when you need to understand how to use all the features in plain English.
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Summary: The Definitive Word on Adobe Illustrator
Review: The Illustrator Bible continues to be the best work on Illustrator available. The authors' wit and detailed explanations make learning even the arcane functions of this software bearable. Illustrator 9 has opened up a world of new capabilities, functionality, and styles that just aren't possible using other software. And this is the book that will have you designing for the twenty-first century. No other Illustrator book can match the Illustrator Bible for detail and in-depth explanations. A must have for every Illustrator user.
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Summary: Inspiring and powerful stuff!
Review: This book had the most profound and dramatic impact on my understanding of Illustrator. The sooner you read this book the better! The thing I like most about this book is the density of useful information. In this respect no other book I've read can overcome Mr. Alspach's achievement. Not even close. "The Illustrator 9 Bible" makes you think about drawing and computer graphics in ways you never thought before. Amazing and inspiring stuff!
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Summary: Excellent! I love this book!
Review: This book has easily the best coverage of Illustrator 9 that I have found anywhere. I also picked up the Illustrator wow book, and was sorely disappointed in that (although it has very nice pictures). This book provides the in-depth information that I need. Great coverage of the new features like transparency and live effects, too.
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Summary: Great Reference!
Review: This huge book has everything in it you need to know about Illustrator. It's the only Illustrator book I have on my desk at all times.
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Summary: Can't use Illustrator without it!
Review: This is the ultimate reference to Illustrator. More comprehensive and informative than anything else out there. It is written in easy to understand terminology and has excellent examples.
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Summary: Steep learning curve: Be prepared for confusion.... at first
Review: While I find this book to be one of the most informative books around on AI9 it has a few shortfalls. For one, it shouldn't use a word to describe itself!! This is one of my biggest peeves with this book in the earlier chapters. AI9 tools should be described in plain english. If your learning this for the first time be prepared to be a bit confused for a while. Second, many of the examples in the book are NOT clearly illustrated (how ironic) and last but certainly not least, some of the "step by step" examples should be made much easier to follow in the beginning of the book. For those that have some knowledge of AI9 or plan on doing this professionally, this is a must own!! Hopefully they will bring back the "disk included" for the next version. It is much easier to learn WITH the disk!! P.S. How about some more color for an illustration book.
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