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  • What is Adobe Illustrator (AI)?

    Adobe Illustrator is essentially a vector graphics editing tool by Adobe Systems. It’s typically used for creating company logos, charts, illustrations, diagrams, graphs, cartoons of real images, etc. The tool helps create vector images in both digital and print form.

  • Who is Adobe Illustrator for?

    Adobe Illustrator has been developed for designers of various kinds who want to churn out illustrations, digital graphics and typography for different forms of media: web, print, video, mobile and interactive mediums. The tool can be used by both professional designers and amateur artists.

  • Why are vector graphics important?

    Vector graphics are among the most commonly used graphic design formats, along with bitmap graphics. These graphics are resolution independent, meaning they could be infinitely resized with zero loss of quality. For instance, a logo design could be used on a credit card-sized business card and can also be blown up for placement onto a large billboard.

  • What hardware configuration shall run AI fast?

    The tool’s speed depends on its ability to dig into the RAM. With 64-bit support, Adobe Illustrator can take complete advantage of available memory. With more RAM, performance gains would become noticeable, especially when running many applications simultaneously. As far as the 2015 release goes, GPU performance is offered for both Windows and Mac OS.

  • What is GPU acceleration?

    GPU (graphics processing unit)-accelerated computing provides major boost in application performance as compute-intensive tasks are offloaded to the GPU. The remaining portion of the application is handled by the CPU. GPU acceleration within the vector graphics domain is a relatively new concept, and the majority of graphics rendering is still the CPU’s job.

  • What are some touch-enabled attributes of Illustrator?

    Adobe Illustrator provides Touch workspace for Windows tablet users. This workspace brings up the essential controls and tools for multi-touch gestures and editing and drawing using a pressure-sensitive pen. Multi-touch capabilities are also brought to Free Transform, Path Segment Reshape and Touch Type tools.

  • Will Adobe Illustrator work with my current plug-ins?

    Existing plugins would work with newer versions of AI only if the former are updated. The good news is vendors of popular plug-ins are making the newer versions of their offering available at the earliest. In case, your favourite plugin is yet to be updated, get in touch with the plugin maker.

  • Can a user modify the interface colour?

    The short answer is ‘yes’. The tool has a darker UI by default, so that it blends well with other Adobe products such as InDesign, Adobe Premier Pro and Photoshop. The brightness levels could be easily changed in the Preferences setting.

  • Is there a free version available?

    There is no free version of Adobe Illustrator available, primarily because a lot of research, time and money has been expended into making the tool. However, people who are on the fence about buying the tool can opt for the free trial first to test waters.

  • How to switch to a paid membership from trial version?

    To make the switch, users would have to buy the premium membership by heading to the Creative Cloud site. Post membership purchase, the trial version would get automatically licensed.

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