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Author Talk: Sharon Steuer on the Best New Features of Adobe Illustrator CS6 (Podcast Transcript): Oct 18, 2012; Publisher Nancy Ruenzel chats with author Sharon Steuer about the most exciting features of the new Illustrator CS6 software. Sharon also discusses the process of revising the newly released Adobe Illustrator CS6 WOW! Book, now in its twelfth edition.

Get Familiar with Panels in Adobe Illustrator CS6: Sep 27, 2012; This chapter will help you become more intimately acquainted with the Illustrator interface features that you will be using continually as you work: the panels.

Working with Image Trace in Adobe Illustrator CS6: Sep 26, 2012; Brian Wood, contributor to Adobe Illustrator CS6 Classroom in a Book, demonstrates how to trace raster images like the pros by using the Image Trace tool in Illustrator CS6.

Hidden Gems in Adobe Illustrator: Sep 19, 2012; Brian Wood, contributor to Adobe Illustrator CS6 Classroom in a Book, shows you how to optimize content for use in projects such as websites, apps, and more.

UI Design with Adobe Illustrator CS6, Part 3: Visualizing Interactions with Animation: Sep 10, 2012; Rick Moore, author of UI Design with Adobe Illustrator, takes us on a whirlwind run through creating animations to test interactions in Illustrator. Hold onto your hat!

UI Design with Adobe Illustrator CS6, Part 2: Creating Vector Icons: Sep 3, 2012; Wish you had an efficient way to create custom icons in multiple sizes for use on your websites and in your applications? Adobe Illustrator CS6 grants you the power, as demonstrated by Rick Moore, author of UI Design with Adobe Illustrator.

UI Design with Adobe Illustrator CS6, Part 1: Flipping Wireframes: Aug 27, 2012; Adobe Illustrator makes it easy to create wireframes and then seamlessly flip them to final art. Rick Moore, author of UI Design with Adobe Illustrator, demonstrates how to use Illustrator's symbols, graphic and character styles, and the Find Font tool to turn a sample user interface wireframe into a presentation-ready design.

The Building Blocks of UI Design with Adobe Illustrator: Aug 23, 2012; This chapter takes a look at the basic features that Illustrator provides for the building blocks of UI design.

UI Design with Adobe Illustrator CS6: The Illustrator Workspace: Apr 23, 2012; The Adobe Illustrator workspace is designed to allow you to be as creative as you want without a lot of distractions. In this excerpt from UI Design with Adobe Illustrator, Rick Moore shows you how to choose the right measurement units, select the optimal color space, and create artboards and organize your work.

Using the New Gradient on a Stroke in Adobe Illustrator CS6: Apr 23, 2012; This excerpt from Adobe Illustrator CS6 Classroom in a Book shows you how to apply a gradient fill and gradient stroke to a rectangle that will become a painting.

The Non-Designer's Illustrator Book: Drawing with Shape and Line Tools: Dec 1, 2011; If you feel that you’re drawing-challenged, follow the tasks in this chapter and then play with the tools in Illustrator. You’ll discover that you’re able to create all sorts of amazingly creative and useful images.

Taming the Vector Monster: Mar 31, 2011; Vector basic training is all about taking your drawn design and helping you build it with precision in vector form using the methods and process covered in Vector Basic Training. This step-by-step tutorial will walk you through a real-world creative project that utilizes the systematic methodology and build methods covered in the book in order to create a monster illustration.

Adobe Creative Suite 5 Design Premium How-Tos: Working with Illustrator: Feb 16, 2011; Whatever task you throw at Illustrator, or whatever your particular artwork needs are, there are a multitude of features that help you explore creatively, work efficiently, and publish reliably.

Using the Brush Tools in Adobe Illustrator CS5: Feb 9, 2011; Brian Wood, contributor to Adobe Illustrator CS5 Classroom in a Book, creates custom brushes in Illustrator for all sorts of purposes. Follow along with Brian's tutorials and videos, and soon you'll be equally addicted to creating custom brushes for your own Brushes panel.

Pen Tool Mastery in Adobe Illustrator CS5: Dec 16, 2010; Have you been ignoring Illustrator's Pen tool? Brian Wood wasn't crazy about working with the Pen tool, but after a bit of experimentation he has come to rely on it. Tune in here to learn some of Brian's best Pen tool techniques.

Creating Flash Animations in Adobe Illustrator CS5: Nov 9, 2010; Brian Wood, contributor to Adobe Illustrator CS5 Classroom in a Book, demonstrates a handy technique for animating Illustrator artwork or creating simple animations without the help of Flash.

Round Trip Between Illustrator/Photoshop and Flash Catalyst: Oct 27, 2010; What’s easier than creating the content (look and feel) for your project in Illustrator and/or Photoshop, then bringing that directly into Flash Catalyst? Okay, if it was created for you, that would be easier… Brian Wood shows you how Flash Catalyst enables you to add interactivity to that content and export it in the correct format or hand it over to an Adobe Flex developer to add database integration, and much more.

Shading with the Adobe Illustrator CS5 Mesh Object: Oct 19, 2010; Simple lines can convey straightforward ideas, but subtlety often requires shading. Brian Wood, contributor to Adobe Illustrator CS5 Classroom in a Book, demonstrates using mesh objects to add gradients to curves. Brian shares his best tips for saving steps and preventing headaches as you work with mesh objects.

Create a PDF Portfolio Using Adobe Illustrator: Oct 18, 2010; Adobe Illustrator’s multiple Artboards feature saves some students and professionals the time it takes to learn a new software program. In this article, a multi-page PDF portfolio—an essential document for students and professionals alike—is created in Illustrator. If you’ve never used InDesign, but you need to make a multi-page document, author xtine burrough explains how this process is just what you need.

Taking Advantage of Layer Strategies in Adobe Illustrator CS5: Oct 12, 2010; Whether you want to create multiple versions of a single object or you're building incredibly complex artwork, layers can be very helpful for controlling and keeping track of your Illustrator art objects and documents. Brian Wood, contributor to Adobe Illustrator CS5 Classroom in a Book, demonstrates strategies for making layers really useful.