Illustrator 10 Shop Manual: Amazon.ca: Steve Kurth: Books

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Detailed reference features an intensive walk-through of Illustrator's entire interface. Every tool and command, every last button and box, is accompanied by a description of its proper use and recommended settings. Covers Illustrator 10. Softcover.

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"The Illustrator 10 Shop Manual is the only resource of its kind. This detailed reference features an intensive walk-through of Illustrator's entire interface. Every tool and command, every last button and box, is accompanied by a description of its proper use and recommended settings.

"Wherever appropriate, detailed lists of avoidable mistakes and special issues flesh out a topic's realistic production-oriented context. Additionally, appendices list complex techniques expected of today's graphics professional--from selection strategies to advanced XML variable workflows.

"This book contains no tutorials. It doesn't hold your hand or try to entertain you with witty commentary. Like you, author Steve Kurth uses Illustrator for a living. When the clock is ticking, he knows you don't want to flip through page after page of unnecessary text for the information you need. He presents the facts--and only the facts--so you can get in, get out, and get back to work. Any serious Illustrator will find this book an invaluable resource."

It doesn't hurt that Mordy Golding, the Adobe Illustrator Product Manager, took a look at the book and told us "Some books belong on a shelf, others on your desk. For serious Illustrator users, "The Illustrator Shop Manual" is the one that goes on your desk." We hope you agree. Let us know how it works for you, and thanks for listening.... Steve Weiss, executive editor, New Riders. steve.weiss@newriders.com

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5.0 out of 5 stars The Only Illustrator Book Worth Owning, Mar 8 2003

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Guy Wire (Austin, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Illustrator 10 Shop Manual (Paperback)

For some reason, books on Adobe Illustrator are always terrible: they either pander to new users, recycle out-of-date content, or rehash the same boring techniques as every other book. Steve Kurth's Illustrator 10 Shop Manual puts the competition to shame, digging deeper in a single page than the other hacks do in a whole chapter.

Kurth has actually documented EVERY LAST feature in the program, down to the tiniest checkmark in each dialog box. He understands how I need to use the software, and offers the most specific and helpful advice I've ever seen.

A perfect example: a designer in my company needed to convert all the shapes of an expanded gradient from CMYK values to a single spot ink. If you think you know the answer, guess again -- it's not as easy as it sounds, and I've used Illustrator professionally for 8 years. The Shop Manual gave me an answer in less than five minutes.

And that's the key -- notice how I said "it gave me the answer," and not "I found the answer." No book could ever predict the above scenario and give clear-cut steps to the reader -- and that's why the others fail. Because it covers so much so well, the Shop Manual actually LEADS you to the connections you need, using Kurth's experience and a surprisingly intelligent layout.

I bought two copies: one for work, and one for home.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very good, Feb 11 2003

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Pumpsie Green "Sox fan" (Tel Aviv, Israel) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Illustrator 10 Shop Manual (Paperback)

There's not much to say: I picked it up off the shelf, everything I needed to know is in there and it's easy to use. Simple praise, but rare praise indeed for today's often obtuse computer manuals.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good Illustrator book, Nov 8 2002

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Stacey LeBlanc (boston) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Illustrator 10 Shop Manual (Paperback)

This book is very good. I read it and learned a lot about the program. No nonsense. Later, I ask him questoin from his web site and he knew the answer right away. I look forward to other books by the author

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