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Title: Illustrator 9 for Dummies by Ted Alspach, Matt LeClair ISBN: 0-7645-0668-4 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 01 November, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $21.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.62 (16 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: This is not a book for beginners
Comment: I've been using Illustrator 8 for awhile and decided to pick up this book to come up to speed with Version 9. In fact, I bought it because the reviewers on this site recommended it so highly. Unfortunately, I disagree with the other reviewers: this book is a real disappointment.
One thing I expect from a book like this is an overview of the various tools, but the author never summarizes the tools or their icons in one central location. Descriptions are scattered throughout the text. As you go through the various procedures to create artwork, he refers to these tools but forgets to show a picture of the tool he refers to. This forces the user to go through the toolbox until they find the right tool and even then, I am not positive because the tooltips don't always show up. I write user documentation for a living, and while the dummies books don't fall into the same class, I still expect basic information at my fingertips.
The information on paths is poorly explained. Truthfully, it is a difficult topic, but Alspach does nothing to make it easily understood and this concept is the heart and soul of the program!
In good conscience, I cannot recommend this book for beginners. Spend your money on something else.
Rating: 5
Summary: Not just a book for beginners-something for everyone
Comment: The day I got this book, I turned to page 1 and started reading. Two hours later, I had made it only to page 80. Why? Because this book is DENSE and FULL of tips and tricks that will expand the horizons of the beginning or intermediate designer. I spent a lot of time studying the numerous examples in order to soak up all the information that was being presented.
I've been using Illustrator since 1992 and now teach it at a community college. And yet with every turn of the page, I learned something new.
Rating: 1
Summary: I'm no dummy!
Comment: I only got 2 chapters into this book and closed it with the thought.... Why not give me step by step ways of doing what you show on the page. This book just has a glossy overview of it's features, but the author falls short in giving clear steps in the process of duplicating the book examples.
I returned it and ordered Adobe's book. I'm hoping it's better.
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Title: Photoshop 7 for Dummies by Barbara Obermeier, Deke McClelland ISBN: 0764516515 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 15 May, 2002 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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Title: Adobe(R) Illustrator(R) 9.0 Classroom in a Book by Adobe Creative Team ISBN: 0201710153 Publisher: Adobe Press Pub. Date: 04 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
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Title: Sams Teach Yourself Adobe(R) Illustrator(R) 9 in 24 Hours by Mordy Golding ISBN: 0672319381 Publisher: SAMS Pub. Date: 23 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Illustrator® 9 Bible by Ted Alspach, Kelly L. Murdock, Pierre E. Bézier ISBN: 0764534297 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 01 December, 2000 List Price(USD): $44.99 |
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Title: QuarkXPress 4 for Dummies by Barbara Assadi, Galen Gruman, John Cruise ISBN: 0764502425 Publisher: For Dummies Pub. Date: 16 January, 1998 List Price(USD): $24.99 |
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