Adobe Illustrator

Many of the Adobe Creative Cloud apps include the ability to switch and create custom workspaces, making it possible to set the interface up for the specific task you are working on. The following video demonstrates how to switch workspace and create and save custom workspaces.

It is not necessary to download any files to follow along with this tutorial.

Adobe Illustrator’s artboard features make creating documents with multiple unique size layouts easy. The following video demonstrates how to create and arrange multiple artboards.

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An important part of almost any packaging project is constructing a line. A dieline clearly indicates where a document should be cut and folded using well-established print production guidelines. The following video demonstrates a technique for creating a dieline using the pathfinder tools in Adobe Illustrator.

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First appearing in Adobe Photoshop version 3 in 1994, layers are one of the fundamental features of a lot of Adobe's contemporary software. Layers in Adobe Indesign and Adobe Illustrator behave slightly differently from the way they do in Adobe Photoshop, however, the concept is still the same. The following video demonstrates some tips and techniques for working with layers in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign.

You can download the working files for this tutorial: layers in Adobe inDesign and Illustrator.

Vector graphics are awesome. Being able to infinitely resize an object without any loss in quality is amazing. However, vector formats are not always appropriate, practical, or supported. Adobe Illustrator includes a range of tools for exporting vector graphics in formats and sizes that are specific to particular productions. The following video demonstrates how to select, define, and export assets in Adobe Illustrator.

You can download the working files for this tutorial: Exporting assets in Adobe Illustrator.

The typographic tool in Adobe Illustrator differs slightly from the ones found in Adobe InDesign. The following video demonstrates how to use some of the more interesting type features in Adobe Illustrator, including converting text to outlines and using alternative glyph options.

You can download the working files for this tutorial: Type tools in Adobe Illustrator.

Converting raster images and graphics in vector illustrations or assets is often referred to as tracing. Images can be traced manually using the drawing and shape tools or programmatically using Adobe Illustrator’s built-in features and presets. The following video demonstrates how to use the image tracing features to convert images into vectors.

You can download the working files for this tutorial: Image tracing in Adobe Illustrator.

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Stroke Basics

How to create a logo

Illustrator for beginners

Adobe After Effects is a digital visual effects, motion graphics, and compositing application developed by Adobe Systems and used in the post-production process of filmmaking and television production. Among other things, After Effects can be used for keying, tracking, compositing, and animation. It also functions as a very basic non-linear editor, audio editor, and media transcoder.

Below is a tutorial that you can follow along with, that demonstrates how you can use Adobe After Effects to create motion graphics and visual effects.