I show how to use basic tools like the rectangle, ellipse, and pencil, and how to move and change shapes with the selection tools. I also explain layers, colors, and how to keep things organized. This ...

Adobe Illustrator CS5 ($599 list new, $199 list upgrade) marks the continuation of two fine traditions from Adobe. First is the mere existence of this powerful, vector-based image editor, which gives ...

Adobe Illustrator's vector graphics come in two basic types: open and closed shapes. Straight lines, s-curves, squiggles and partial ellipses all fall in the open category. Circles, rectangles and ...

In the early days of Adobe's PostScript innovation, drawing artwork meant issuing a series of text instructions to define a shape you wanted to print. Sensing the distance between the programmer ...