Item: Adobe Illustrator CC
Rating: 7
Author: Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Adobe Illustrator CC

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Adobe Illustrator CC to creative graphics for marketing collateral for the college. A lot of those graphics are used on our social media channels, imported into InDesign for printed pieces and for animations created in Adobe After Effects. Illustrator helps us create vector-based graphics that are easily scalable and can be used in other various programs. We also use Illustrator a lot to create logos for different departments.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Vectors
Easily create for desktop or moblie
Illustrations
Scalable graphics

Cons

Usability
Software updates reset workspace
Learning Curve

Most Important Features

Creating scalable vectors
Cloud libraries
Brushes
Graphics
Colors
Font search

Return on Investment

Helps us quickly and easily create and manage numerous logos
Cloud libraries allow us to access commonly used colors, fonts, logos and other design elements quickly
We are able to provide high-quality, scalable college logos for print and digital which give us a more professional, credible look.

Alternatives Considered

Adobe InDesign and Adobe PhotoShop

I like to use Illustrator concurrently with PhotoShop and InDesign. Illustrator is better for working with vectors, whereas PhotoShop is better for using pixels, editing and creating raster-based art. When it comes to Illustrator in comparison to InDesign, the latter is better for multi-page printed documents. With InDesign, you can set up master pages for your documents, but you cannot do that in Illustrator. This is why I prefer to create any necessary scalable graphics in Illustrator and then import them into InDesign.

Key Insights

Do you think Adobe Illustrator CC delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Adobe Illustrator CC's feature set?

Yes

Did Adobe Illustrator CC live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Adobe Illustrator CC go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Adobe Illustrator CC again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Adobe InDesign, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe After Effects

Likelihood to Recommend

As a graphic designer, I use Illustrator a lot concurrently with other programs. I was taught the program during my undergraduate years, so I have been working with it for a long time. I have a lot of coworker as for advise on what program to use for certain things, and while I would recommend Illustrator first when necessary, I am hesitant to suggest it to those who aren't familiar with it at all or any of the other Adobe programs. If you have dabbled in Adobe (InDesign or Photoshop), it will be easier to navigate Illustrator, but if you have never seen it before, you will need a bit of instruction on where things are and how they work.

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Worth the Investment