Illustrator - My Go-To Tool
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Illustrator is my go to tool as a graphic designer. It is how I ideate, create storyboards, create illustrations and logos. I can create a character and start turnarounds. It is the single most important tool for my business. I love how I can quickly create patterns and now I can incorporate AI to help me generate ideas. When I need to create an environment, the perspective tools are critical. On a day to day bases, it gives me all the tools I need and seamlessly works with the document layout tool InDesign. I can also take my illustrations into Photoshop as smart objects and refine or enhance. I think of it as the cornerstone of my work.
Pros
- logos
- illustrations
- perspective drawing
Cons
- There are some text formatting tools in InDesign that could be incorporated into Illustrator.
- Some things require too many menus or digging to get to.
- The turnaround for 3d is still being developed, but definitely can use some refinement
Likelihood to Recommend
It is the only tool that I use to create logos. It gives me the flexibility to create sharp text and marks and they can then be resized at will, color changes in a second and perfect way to export. I know that some people use Illustrator for document layout, it is not ideal. While I can easily create documents here, it really is InDesign that is the perfect tool.
