20 Years Later Illustrator is still a Favorite
May 19, 2021
20 Years Later Illustrator is still a Favorite
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
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Overall Satisfaction with Adobe Illustrator CC
Adobe Illustrator [CC] is an industry standard for creating vector objects which can but used to create logos and other scalable digital assets that can be used for both print and web graphics as well as with in video and other types of multimedia animation. It can also be used for creating simple page layouts such flyers, brochures, business cards, mailers etc.
- Creates graphic assets which are scalable to any size with out loss of resolution
- Managing simple 1-4 page layouts/brochures
- Creating layered assets for animation projects
- Logo creation
- Fine Arts/Illustration/Drawing
- Illustrator Files can get large/cumbersome when you begin to incorporate high resolution photography, especially if you 'place' the photo instead of linking to it's source file
- Typography can sometimes be a challenge, especially if you working on different machines that may not always have the font you need installed or sending the file to a commercial printer
- OLDER versions of Illustrator can be a bit temperamental about being backward compatible though this issue has been greatly reduced with Adobe's move the Cloud Based subscription model
- Not great for large print layouts (books, magazine etc) you're better off to move the project to Adobe InDesign in that case.
- Integration with rest of the Adobe Creative Suite
- Very stable, rarely corrupts or crashes
- Various file outputs that are preferred by commercial printers
- The layered files for animated object reduce the need to store numerous redundant files
- Keeps marketing materials looking clean and professional regardless of scale from business card to billboards
- Great software for those who like to use tablets to hand draw/paint more illustrative assets
Macromedia Fireworks
Fireworks probably isn't available anymore as the parent company was bought out by Adobe, it's main selling point was it's seamless integration into FLASH animations which browsers no longer support. It wasn't a bad program but it's extremely dated at this point. Be wary of anyone still using it. There are other 'freeware' alternatives out there that you can easily find of Google but none of them have a fraction of the tools and features
Fireworks probably isn't available anymore as the parent company was bought out by Adobe, it's main selling point was it's seamless integration into FLASH animations which browsers no longer support. It wasn't a bad program but it's extremely dated at this point. Be wary of anyone still using it. There are other 'freeware' alternatives out there that you can easily find of Google but none of them have a fraction of the tools and features
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