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Feb 17 - Feb 24, 2002 |
Adobe Illustrator 10
By Alessandro Cancian
Originally Published: 2002-01-06
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A box shot of Adobe Illustrator 10
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I still recall my introduction to Adobe Illustrator some years ago. I remember the beauty of Botticelli's Venus, the trademark image for the package. Having reached version 10, Illustrator has been for quite some time the illustration program of choice for almost every creative artist out there.
The status of industry standard was gained by virtue of new versions consistently offering something more than the competition.
The release of Illustrator 10 is another milestone for the Adobe product, also considering the full compatibility with the current versions of Windows (XP) and Mac OS (X). In fact, the version we tested was the one for Apple's new OS, the natural environment for a product targeting creative artists. The application, while staying true to its tradition, sports a new polished interface that integrates well with Apple's own, called Aqua.
Despite the use of pulsating and multi-coloured buttons, and of rollover effects on the tools icon, the new interface does not distract an artist from her work, also thanks to soft colour tones. Definitely a bonus.
But Illustrator 10 is not just a cosmetic revamping: there's plenty of technical novelties, some of them indispensable to creative freedom, some others maybe less so.
The application's new approach to the Web is by far the feature that people will appreciate the most, considering the need for many artists to display their artwork on the Internet.
Illustrator provides several new enhancements, helpful during the transition to a Web format, beginning with the new slicing tool.
It's possible to choose between Object-based slices, which update automatically as one edits or repositions elements without the need to repeat the slicing process every time, and Manual Slicing that allows you to create slices that aren't tied to a specific object or group. It's possible to export your graphics in the preferred Web format, like GIF, JPEG, SVG or SWF (Flash format). You can also create finished HTML pages ready to be published on the Web.
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