slapshot Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 I use Illustrator CS3. I haven't seen anything overly remarkable that's forced me to make the jump yet. Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andrewharrington Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Yeah. Ai CS4 had two pretty revolutionary features in the multiple artboards and the improved gradient tool. I don't expect much from CS5 on the Illustrator side. I still don't have a website, but I have a dribbble now! http://dribbble.com/andyharry [The postings on this site are my own and do not necessarily represent the position, strategy or opinions of adidas and/or its brands.] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordie_delini Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Agreed, not really expecting anything spectacular for CS5 in general. I maintain that CS6 will kick ass. But Andrew is right, multiple artboards and the improved gradient tool is awesome, particularly now that it supports transparency. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrandMooreArt Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 dont forget the ability to access Kuler directly from Ai and place swatches into your file GRAPHIC ARTIST BEHANCE / MEDIUM / DRIBBBLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidson Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 dont forget the ability to access Kuler directly from Ai and place swatches into your file ooh, didnt know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgd Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Using multiple artboards in CS4 allows you to do multiple page documents. I use it all the time now.You know there were ways of doing that in previous versions? Just set up a big art board (say 33 x 17 for a 3 page 11x17 document) and then in you're print dialog select "Tile Multiple Pages". Save (don't print) those settings and then go to "View>view page tiling" and bam, multi-page in Illustrator. You can even save as a multi-page PDF!Of course Indesign is much better and the way I showed doesn't really allow bleeds...but for quick multi-page PDFs with white backgrounds (Or if you don't have InDesign) its awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mings Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Yeah I only use the multiple artboards for quick multi page documents or to put all of my floor plans and such on a seperate artboard to bring into InDesign so I don't have an InDesign file that links to 30-40 files. I think it helps keep the file size down a bit as well.Basically its Presentation Boards and Portfolios are InDesign, quick things in Illustrator. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pcgd Posted March 31, 2010 Share Posted March 31, 2010 Yeah I only use the multiple artboards for quick multi page documents or to put all of my floor plans and such on a seperate artboard to bring into InDesign so I don't have an InDesign file that links to 30-40 files. I think it helps keep the file size down a bit as well.Basically its Presentation Boards and Portfolios are InDesign, quick things in Illustrator.Right, definatly not for "real" multi pagers in either my way or the CS4 way. Its for quick stuff. I mainly wanted people to know out there its possible. I never knew how to do that until about a year ago.. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewiek Posted April 26, 2010 Share Posted April 26, 2010 I've just upgraded to CS4. Pretty impossible to upgrade to CS5 for my til I upgrade my G5 to an intel mac.Anyway my bro has had CS5 for ages (he is Co-Owner/Art Director at Imagine Publishing) and he said not to bother upgrading the whole suite, that the only really cool upgrades are to Photoshop and InDesign. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckymack Posted April 27, 2010 Author Share Posted April 27, 2010 Well, those are what I use most! Whee! Sigs are for sissies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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