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Illustrator is a must and a no-brainer.
October 17, 2019

Illustrator is a must and a no-brainer.

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 9 out of 10
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Overall Satisfaction with Adobe Illustrator CC

Adobe Illustrator CC is used by our Marketing department, specifically by graphic artists and production artists. We support the marketing efforts of the entire company, which includes national and international offices. Main reason we use Adobe Illustrator CC is because it is one of the most supported, standard design applications available, and it works cross-platform.
  • Logo and corporate ID design and development. No better app for this.
  • Detailed editing of PDFs, including pulling out embedded images not otherwise available.
  • File conversion, including the ability to simply copy from Adobe Illustrator CC and then paste into Adobe Photoshop CC.
  • Color management. Creation of color palettes for use across all Adobe CC applications.
  • An actual manual, like the old days.
  • Simplified functionality.
  • Easier way to spec and use colors.
  • It's necessary for creative production. ROI not measured, for that reason. Can't NOT have Adobe Illustrator CC.
  • Sometimes takes a longer time to load than other Adobe CC apps. "Pickier" when loading.
If you're using Adobe CC, it's a no-brainer to use Illustrator, as it's part of the suite AND the standard, go-to app for design work. It also works cross-platform and, if you know what you're doing, it can create almost any kind of image and any kind of file. Anything else is not worth the hassle.
Adobe's support isn't what it used to be. Most answers I've sought have been found in online forums, usually not even Adobe forums. Having said this, I don't think I've used Adobe support for Adobe Illustrator CC questions, meaning I haven't had any issues requiring Adobe support. InDesign is usually the Adobe application that requires support.

Do you think Adobe Illustrator CC delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Adobe Illustrator CC's feature set?

Yes

Did Adobe Illustrator CC live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Adobe Illustrator CC go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Adobe Illustrator CC again?

Yes

Adobe Illustrator CC is best suited for the creation of imagery, especially when it ultimately needs to be available in "high-res," or vector, format, such as logos. Great for creating charts that can be edited later by calling them up from InDesign; make changes to charts and they automatically update in InDesign. Great for creation of simple to complicated images. Great for copying and pasting text-based designs from InDesign for tweaking in Illustrator--GREAT when the graphic artist is more comfortable and able to use the fine-tuning ability of text offered in InDesign. Adobe Illustrator CC is not great for raster images, which is what Adobe Photoshop CC is for. Adobe Illustrator CC can be used for page layouts, but I prefer InDesign for that.