Adobe Illustrator Reviews: 4.6/5 — Highly Rated

I like how I can use vector lines when I bring in PDF files from other softwares like Revit.

I wish it had more editing features so I don’t have to keep transferring my files to photoshop

It helps with vector graphics

It's a powerful illustration solution and the industry standard. If you need to draw a vector there's nothing you can't do here.

Illustrator has become very bloated and tries to be everything to too many people. As XD and other products overlap with features it might be good to see them removed.

Vector illustrations. I can create complex graphics as necessary.

Easy to create line drawings and even complex design shapes and outlines.

It is a very comprehensive software, so there are many layers to it. Not every beginner can pick it up easily, even if you've used other packages from the adobe suite before.

Lines and designs.

The ability to save as PDF and preserve Illustrator editing capabilities

In 20 years I still can’t do bezier curves with the pen tool

Ability to customize artwork and make silhouettes for elearning

I like how I can create transparent logos.

There’s a steep learning curve. Not user friendly right away.

I used it to create my company’s logo and other graphics.

It really can create beautiful designs for you

It’s the hardest Adobe product to navigate and learn.

Creating one of a kind images and designs.

Adobe illustrator is highly useful tool for creating high quality vector images. It works efficiently on all operating systems. It can easily be integrated with all other adobe applications too.

Adobe illustrator is not quite user friendly. Its color libraries are hard to navigate as well. Its mobile application is not very user friendly either.

Adobe illustrator helps you create highly scalable vector images. The images can be printed and published in high resolution in different sizes. It provides quick and easy mockups for review.

The work that I can produce with illustrator is a cut above work others present. The options this software allows me to have are varied and seemingly endless.

The software is complex. you can do quite a bit with just knowing the basics but not anything you can't do on other software platforms. In order to really work the software to the fullest, you need to put in a considerable amount of time and effort into learning the different aspects. The software work produced is great but the learning curve I have found is a steeper climb than most other software I have had to learn to operate.

Presenting information in a concise but visually eye-catching manner.

This is the best software for creating vector files on the market. Industry standard.

There's more of a barrier to entry for this program than for Photoshop. Photoshop is easier to comprehend and utilize. This takes some thinking.

I create a lot of logos and large-scale printing items with Illustrator.

I really did enjoy using adobe illustrator for the most part. There are many options and once you figure out shortcuts for adobe products, creating art becomes easier.

Adobe products, for the most part, are not user-friendly and VERY expensive. For the price that I was paying, I except for the program to work well. Instead, I had many glitches that were almost daily. I would lose art often.

I loved being able to create quick and easy vectors. It helped with my productivity within my creative field.

The wide range of pre-selected colour palettes are good for diagram and logo production, saving time when it comes to selecting a cohesive visual scheme

The clipping masks are a complete pain to use, incredibly finicky. Moving objects between layers could also be considerably easier (currently, you have to find this function buried several steps into the menu).

I use this software for producing graphics and simplified maps of new project sites and their surrounding contexts/neighbourhoods.

I like the live trace function to convert rastered images into vector data.

Clipping masks feel clunky and difficult to work with.

I have used Adobe Illustrator for site mapping purposes to make attractive, legible diagrams for clients.

i loved adobe photoshop and as its sister product, my visuals have been incredible.

i dislike its image compression time, way too long.

graphic design

Adobe illustrator allows designers to easily print their work.

rhe Tools that you are looking for within illustrator can be hard to track down.

We use Adobe in our media lab to help illustration majors print their work. Many programs are unable to print correctly from within the program.

I like that I can free draw on a blank canvas.

I sometimes feel that I can achieve the same goals in InDesign and/or Photoshop as with Illustrator. I wish the Quick Keys and other functions were the same in all three of these Adobe products.

I have been able to do some graphics editing in Illustrator that didn't effect the resolution once completed.

great for editing, drawing, formating images

you cannot crop figures or images. i have to do it on another software and then bring it to illustrator

its a good tool to format text and portions of you images

I really like that there is so much help out there. I am not the best at technology in general but there are so many different avenues to get help so I am able to accomplish my goal.

I don't like that some tabs are hard to find. I have to click 10 different buttons to get to the simplest task.

I am able to create any type of document I want.

This quickly became my favored tool over photoshop for its Vector capabilities. The level of control and the ability to use the most photoshop tool in this program have been great.

Using plug-in's can be time-consuming to import and use, and can be outdated without knowing how to update easily. Recently this tool has been replaced by Sketch for its ease of use and speed of the program.

I have used this tool for putting together logos, presentations or one-sheet handouts. Exporting assets and sharing assets using the cloud tool has been amazing, and an easy way to share assets between different organizations.

I like the precision of the program and the similarity to other adobe programs. The commands are easily memorized (but confused with those from other adobe programs)

I do not like how difficult this program is to use and understand in comparison to the rest of adobe's products. There are commands that I appreciate in photoshop that i wish were part of illustrator's interface.

I use illustrator to make design diagrams.

El aspecto gráfico es un aliado fundamental para destacar los proyectos desarrollamos. Adove Illustrator permite la edición de fotografía, inclusive en formato .jpg

No me gusta el hecho de que el programa suela reiniciarse

El principal beneficio es que el programa permite resaltar los atributos de los gráficos con los cuales trabajamos frecuentemente

I like the ability to edit my designs to make them more creative. Using the layers is an easy way to edit my work to use multiple times. It is a way to draw your artwork and size it to what you want.

There was a learning curve and I felt like you couldn't just step in to use it with no prior training. Maybe there could be a simplified version to use before it.

It allows me to make my own postcards, flyers, signs, etc. for business use.

At first, I was afraid to jump into using Adobe Illustrator. It is a very steep learning curve and wasn't always an intuitive process. But, I've found it to be a great tool to use in my line of work for professional quality projects.

Not intuitive, the tools. Almost too powerful a tool. Even with plenty of videos on the web and tutorials, I find that it is difficult to jump into using the program.

Helps me create professional quality images and materials, like posters, flashcards and books.

I love illustrator for designing logos and drawing vector drawings. The art boards are easy too!

I dislike how it's more difficult than using sketch, which is still my go to

It's great for vector and companies making branding

Illustrator does a great job vectoring graphics.

Illustrator can be pretty difficult to use.

Vectoring graphics made in Photoshop.

The basic tools are very stable and sound, offering an easy way to create Illustrations. It accepts most industry standard file formats, including SVG, PDF, and AI. Layers are great for navigating complex illustrations that need to be animated in After Effects. It's interface is very similar to Photoshop and After Effects which helps the learning curve.

The lack of a clean modern interface is slowly becoming a problem for many designers I work with. They prefer an application like Sketch with better instancing, easier artboard navigation, and more export options for prototyping. Personally, as an animator, I use Illustrator for converting vector files and creating layered illustrations or scenes for animation. I feel the interface is clunky and the layout is not condusive to working efficiently.

Illustrator allows me to import a wide variety of design files, manipulate the contents, and export for animation. It's a necessary tool in my After Effects workflow.

There are features in the program that are worthwhile and some are slightly user friendly. You can make certain file types not available in other programs

Photoshop is much more user friendly overall and isolating layers is much more difficult. I would much rather use Photoshop unless specifically requested by a client.

There are not any business problems I'm solving with Illustrator. I don't use it unless asked for by a client.

Commercial art files often come AI native. Most any graphics person with any Adobe knowledge can use it to size images up or down and do basic functions with very little training.

Not intuitive software. Takes some training to do basic-basic stuff. Takes a world of training and experience to do anything higher end. Cloud saving is very buggy, even when integrating with Adobe Stock website.

We aren't a graphics company, so we mainly use Illustrator as a bridge taking images, logos, etc. up or down in size and converting file formats.

Integrated in Creative Cloud, best practices for vector illustration present in the toolset, love the artboard flexibility, love the pathfinder tools etc.

Crashes occasionally, loads slow and KILLS RAM when I use it with photography integrated.

Designing scalable marketing visuals as a library, easily exportable as .svg for web, lots of export formats available to meet any vendor requirement.

Vector everything. The way the pen tool works in Illustrator vs. in Photoshop

Lots of the tools work very differently than in other Adobe programs for no apparent reason. Same icon to use it, but different experience. makes no sense to me. Also...the gradient tool is the most confusing ever.

Icon creation mostly

I love the ability to manipulate text and have the overall freedom to create artwork. It's a must have for graphic design work such as tshirt design, product packaging, etc...

The fact that they are trying to make this a screen design tool. Too many unnecessary changes to interface when they now have a product that does screen design (Adobe xD). I wish they would keep illustrator simple and understand the clear value of it as a way to create illustrations and digital artwork.

Creating vector artwork for t-shirts, posters and other digital artwork. This program helps me create the work i do as a side business outside of my day to day as a product designer