Ebook Adobe Illustrator CC Classroom in a Book 2014 release Brian Wood 9780133905656 Books

Product details Series Classroom in a Book Paperback 480 pages Publisher Adobe Press; 1 edition (November 9, 2014) Language English ISBN-10 0133905659

Adobe Illustrator CC Classroom in a Book 2014 release Brian Wood 9780133905656 Books Reviews

• I am a professional designer with over three years VERY ACTIVE experience, using Illustrator and other applications in the Adobe Suite. This book is SPOT ON. I read some of the negative feedback. In almost every case, it appears that the individual either gave up too soon, or didn't know what he or she was doing as far as basic computer skills are concerned. Right from the start, I found that I was learning things I have been completely unaware that even existed within the program itself. The book is big, though you can get through it in two weeks by completed one chapter a day (each chapter should take no longer than an hour or two). I HIGHLY recommend this book. I rented it, though I am thinking about keeping the book because I want to keep it on my desk at work as a reference tool. The guys at work laughed at me, thinking it would be too basic, but it covers all the ins and outs of Adobe Illustrator. Definitely a five star book.
• To echo what others have said, be sure you don't get a used book! The lessons taught in this book incorporate different document/image downloads, so using this book without the support material would be pointless.
  That being said, I am enjoying the lessons in this book thus far! I believe I'm on Lesson 4 (each lesson takes about 45min) and have learned quite a bit! I'm slowly picking up how to navigate illustrator so that I may use it for whatever purpose I want. I grew up taking computer/excel/powerpoint/database classes and this book is very similar to the teaching books I used back then. The material and explanations are very concise and tend to over explain (which is good). Even though it is currently January of 2017 as I write this review, the changes that have been done to Illustrator since 2015 are negligible, in my opinion. There have been no changes that hinder or affect my progress through these lessons.
  I look forward to picking up the Photoshop class book next!
• The Classroom in a Book series is awesome! If you want to learn the Adobe suite ground up, these books are the way to go.
  
  Each chapter hosts a step-by-step project working toward a common theme, introducing new tools and short cuts along the way. The writer assumes only that you know how to turn your computer on, everything else has a very simple and easy to follow description of steps. It builds on the past chapter's knowledge in the same way an instructor would design a college course. Each of the 15 projects take about 45 minutes - 1 1/2 hours.
  
  DO NOT GET A USED VERSION! The books have unique codes used to download outside images that you use to follow along with each project. A used version may be fine if the previous user never actually used the book, but I always go new just in case.
• I bought this for my daughter who is a graphic design student. The University does not teach the students how to use the software of the trade, they are just expected to execute their creativity and projects using this and other industry standard software. This was frustrating for my daughter as she had very creative ideas but lacked the ability to execute them the way she envisioned being limited by lack of training on the software. I bought her this book and the one on InDesign. Great books for learning these programs. Now she can creatively execute her assignments in a fraction of the time.
• Locally one of our universities offers a 3 day intensive course in Adobe Illustrator at a cost of over $500 - that's when paying for all 3 days at once, otherwise it is over $750 for the 3 day intensive course. The problem was another student came to class every day - SICK with the flu, before the week was over many of us undoubtedly caught her bug. In the days prior when most of us were relatively healthy, people's cell phones kept vibrating them to leave the classroom. Sure everyone turned their ringers off, but the commotion of so many going in and out throughout the class was distracting. I missed a few key parts then was behind the entire rest of the series. Frustrating to say the least.
  
  The Adobe Illustrator Classroom in a Book is a FAR better value, particularly when combined with the plethora of Youtube videos available, many of them directly from Adobe. If you are someone who needs that classroom interaction and you live close to a training center AND you can afford it, then by all means go for it. However, if you are like us IT or Techie types who study better alone, working at our own pace, then Illustrator is perfect. I'm one of those who prefer to have the physical book, however I've found the Adobe series far easier to utilize on my while I'm working at the computer. Don't have a ? Virtually any tablet will work!
  
  I highly recommend a Wacom pen tablet, too, if feasible.
• There are many ways one could introduced Adobe Illustrator, this one is not my style of learning.
  If you like sitting down and working through examples from sample files, then this is for you.
  If you are looking for a catalogue of tools that explain what they are, how to use them, some quirks of the tool and how to use them in concert with other tools to do more complicated things, then nope.
• I had to use this book for a class in college. I actually enjoyed using this book, it was very straight forward on instructions and when you finished a project/lesson it felt very rewarding. The only thing I did not like is when it would tell you a long way around something, like saving or closing a project. I also disliked when it would have you do something and say "Delete, we are not using that." A little irritating when you put work into a little thing and then have to get rid of it. BUT I would definitely ay if you want to use Illustrator, this is the book.
• The embedded videos alone make this product is a "must have". Make sure to register and load the e-version which has the imbedded videos.