Adobe Illustrator Reviews: 4.6/5 — Highly Rated

I love doing graphics and painting (or at least attempting to) with Illustrator. And one of the greatest new features added, focuses on a big improvement on the brushheads (bristles) and brush width strokes.

Hmmm... this is kind of a perspective question because it all depends on what you want to accomplish. For example, are you creating a logo or altering a picture? Are you creating a multipage or single page document? Depending on what type of project you are looking to accomplish, you will have to chose the right Adobe program. But within Illustrator itself, I would say it is really great. It's less comprehensive than Photoshop and allowing you to do some really cool graphic designs.

Illustrator allows use to do more than just PowerPoint or Acrobat when it comes to marking up plans (i.e. construction drawings) that are more professional. It allows us to make borders and letterheads and even business cards extremely fast and of high quality.

I really love and use this program most to create CMYK builds, and prepare logos and illustrator based artwork into print ready files. It allows me to take complex builds and simplify them into one solid black color. Another fantastic thing about this program is it's ability to be compatible with so many image files. I can create files here that I can take to Indesign or Photoshop with ease.

I honestly wish this program had a few Photoshop features just so I wouldn't have to switch back and forth, but I understand this program is completely for illustrations. I love some of the small features this program has like the ability to make dotted stroke lines, or stroke lines with arrows at the end.

I'm able to create print ready files which are used to send to metal carving companies, who send the metal back to us so we can stamp products.

Fits my needs. Integrates well with other adobe software.

Files with several art boards or clipping masks sometimes freeze the software. Have had issues opening files with my illustrator only to have another person open the file with no issues.

Large format materials can be easily made in scale for eps export. The ability to generate files that can be opened by print vendors without adobe products is crucial.

The tool to make shapes and being able to merge things.

The way the eraser doesn't erase things perfectly

Using Illustrator the business I work for

Ability to shape shift elements in many different ways

Unable to find ways to problem solve at times. A little difficult to teach yourself.

Creating patterns and replication without copy and paste. Able to work for myself because of this program as well.

It is an industry standard for graphic designers. Thus: - There are tons of learning materials all around, in any language you need. - There is a plethora of plug-ins, almost tailormadefor things that you did not even know you needed. - On contrary to many Illustrator users, I would say It is not easy to use. But once you learn it, any other vector drawing software would be a piece of cake. Because every competitor copares and builds itself upon things they like or don't like about Illustrator. Also: - I learned using Corel Draw before I learned Adobe Illustrator. I think Illustrator was easier to learn. - Before I learned 3D modeling and rendering, I was taught to use Illustrator for product design rendering using gradient and mesh tools. It was life-saving and quite fun for my university years. - I use it as a part of my product design and vector sketching trio of Rhinoceros 3D - Illustrator - Photoshop. It saves a lot of time while doing quick ideation and 2D rendering work. This trio communicates well through AI format.

- Shape selection might be nightmare occasionally. Often I would pick the hole object while trying to pick a tiny dot or bezier handle or some other shape that is close to what I do not intend to select. - Not on every project; but sometimes, I just cannot handle working with bezier curves. As a product designer, I find NURBS splines as a great curve building method missing in Illustrator. - Similarly, freeform transfer can be much more controlled and smooth if it was something similar to Cag Edit from Rhinoceros. - Maybe because my workstation is a little old now, Illustrator CC works much slower and prone to freeze.

I use it for graphic design work, quickly sketching 2D ideas and as an intermediate software to transfer and prepare vector drawings for laser marking or printing.

This is probably my favorite program from Adobe. I love it's overall versatility. I use it for everything from decal work, to full vector imagery (ie: Cars, planes, people portraits etc), and it's so much fun to use. There is a learning curve to some of the tools, however if you have an afternoon free, just playing around in the program will help you learn how to navigate them. That said, I enjoy how there really is no limit to the level of creativity you can unleash via this program.

As mentioned above, there is a learning curve. However, YouTube is a wonderful tool in learning how to navigate through Illustrator, or any of the Adobe products in general. I was trained in how to use this product, however I learned on a much older version of the program and it has evolved greatly in that time frame. YouTube or even just general Google searches have helped me when it comes to new tips and tricks.

When I use Illustrator it's usually specifically for promo products that need to be made into multiple print sizes, and whats excellent with vector programs is that regardless of actual size, they do not artifact or pixelate which makes a huge difference in my work as I am able to get the giant print sizes I need and they are clean and crisp, every time.

tools are limited and simple to use, menu is well designed. love that search option opens tabs for me.

could snap shapes a little better. working with gradient is a more complicated ( harder to edit it )

design, branding. Logo design.

You can create anything that can be printed or cut with no limitations in size. The basic tools will get you very far with patience and learning. The files are basically universally accepted by majority of vendors.

Lack of photo support and issues with importing older files into newer versions. It is not really backwards compatible unless you export to a format other than ".Ai".

It allows me to create impressive pieces of design without having to learn a lot of new skills with each new iteration of software. It is easy to find support when I have problems.

Illustrator gives you tons of options and is a good choice for whatever you're designing, from huge banners to graphics for the web to logos to everything in between.

My previous biggest issue with Illustrator was that you couldn't crop photos within the program, but that has since been rectified. I do think there's a pretty steep learning curve to get up to speed in Illustrator.

Illustrator allows us to create infographics, logos, marketing materials and the like to support our business. In addition, it's bundled with so many complementary programs in the Adobe Creative Cloud that make it a really cost-effective solution.

I like being able to create vector graphics such as logos and icons.

The tools can be confusing to learn and work with at times.

Being able to easily edit vector graphics to be used on our website or print materials.

I love that many people know of Illustrator and that many jobs incorporate the use of it within their workflow. The types of creations you can produce with this platform are innumerable. I used this to create dvd jackets for shows that I helped film. It works well.

I think the thousands of features and options takes a good amount of time to learn and perfect.

We are using templates that help us create dvd covers quickly and more easily than other programs.

The flexibility with all the tools makes it so you are free to create anything you can imagine.

Some tools are harder to use than others.

Benefits of working with vectors.

The fact that you can expand the filesize to any resolution with affecting the vector quality.

It brings down the painterly look in a design.

Great for large size decals, screen prints, heavy repeats.

I've used many versions of Ai, and I appreciate that I can still find the tools I need as the interface chances.

There are some tools I wish were present in Photoshop in Illustrator so I don't have to use two programs for one project.

There is nothing out of the ordinary other than the basic need to design and complete projects.

What I like best about this software is that I can make my illustrations on this, I can trace VERY easily by locking the image underneath it. It is so simple! Pen took is literally the easiest thing on the software! You can adjust the stroke, color and easily DRAW!

I do not like the fact that I am unable to edit pictures on this software.

It helps me in making figure drawings, and complete my work on time easily!

I'm not a proficient user for Adobe Illustrator, but I found that it was easy to accomplish tasks I needed to do through work.

Sometimes it would lag a lot, think that depends on your computer and storage.

I specifically used illustrator to create Icons for PowerPoint presentations. It was actually quite easy to do, and was easy to get rid of the background to be user friendly in Microsoft.

Illustrator is probably my favorite platform from the Adobe Creative apps. I feel like I can be super creative while using it and discover new ideas just by accident because I play around with the tools.

Nothing too notable sticks out to me, I guess the saving features could be improved but really how it is now still works great.

creating graphics to be used in our collateral

There is a lot of versatility in the program and is similar to Photoshop. Adobe does a good job of creating their programs relatively similar so that the next program you tackle is easier to learn. I think of it like learning a language, once you know one, others begin to be easier to learn. The tools are easy to use and understand and there are a lot of videos you can use to learn the program better. I also like that it is easy to load fonts in the program as I use a lot of different fonts for my design work.

The program can be hard to learn at first and is not the most user friendly program out there. It's also fairly complex and takes time to learn. I would like a little more features to be able to create graphics more quickly.

I use Illustrator to create logos, graphics, elements to put together to create graphics as a whole.

Illustrator is a great tool. The ability to modify a pdf quickly was a very beneficial addition to the adobe suite and faster than editing in InDesign. I could do complete sketches or just touch ups. I really loved the flexibility Illustrator offered when working with PDFs.

I do wish that the software was more intuitive. there is a steep learning curve to working with it. the price is also fairly steep. we only had a few seats in our company so as soon as my responsibilities were passed to someone else so was my ability to use this software.

Illustrator allows you to sketch on or modify PDF documents. I found this a huge times savings instead of updating the source document at times. Illustrator was very useful to our design group. they could quickly sketch our product for approval drawings and that could also be imported into our cad software.

The ability to manipulate and adjust the anchors into the shapes and intricate designs needed for InDesign document use.

The Preferences would be better as a side toolbar because of adjustments need to switched on and off depending on the project or element worked on.

Adobe Illustrator's vector images are perfect for InDesign projects and are easier to manipulate than using the InDesign vector tools. Using the program for detailed art without pixelation allows for resizing without worry.

The best thing about Illustrator is the ability to make anything in the program and have it become scalable. With photoshop, it would take hours to make something super tiny, become large. In this program you can fly right by that problem. I also love the ability it has to "trace" objects so you can make them scalable. I've received tiny little logos, and using that tool I was able to to clean up the logo and make it useable.

I dislike that learning to use the tools is a little difficult, but most softwares of this nature are that way. Just like any other software the way you save your file makes a huge difference in the way that your file can be used and updated.

Illustrator allows me to create logos, banners, and other items needed for marketing and sales. It's great because I don't have to continually make multiple sizes or files of the same thing. I can change it easily and quickly to suit my needs.

The vast amount of features, settings, and tools packed into illustrator.

Takes a while to learn if you're not used to Adobe software, sometimes intensive on computer processing power.

Creating assets for motion graphics videos that easily integrate with other Adobe software, making custom designs for email campaigns.

Great program. Fast, responsive. Has every feature you could think of. Artboards are great. Pathfinder is super useful. A lot of brush/stroke options built in. Easy to create patterns. Smart guides are quite useful. Use of the graphic processor is nice if you have a decent chip. Can export to many different file formats - DXF, SVG, EPS, etc. Can open a lot of file formats.

Can crash fairly often. Has autosave feature built in now which helps a lot with this issue. Used to be a big pain .

Allows us to create vector imagery for web purposes. The best vector drawing program I have ever used.

The versatility of the programme is brilliant. Lots of options and functions allowing you to create excellent custom vector graphics

Little difficult to get the hang of initially, but an extremely powerful programme when you know what you're doing.

Creating vector logos have been easy with this programme. Also great for amending layouts on a pdf which you don't have an artwork file for.

I love how user friendly it is. I work in a marketing department that creates ads, one sheets, webpage designs, etc. It's the perfect software to build the framework for your collateral. I build a lot of webpage designs in illustrator. What's great about it is that you can build the design exactly the way you want it. It's basically just creating shapes. it's really easy to manipulate shapes to make any design you want. you possibilities are endless as long as you are patient and have the creative eye. I love that I can upload my color palettes so I don't have to always add in the same hex codes.

I wish it had more photo editing like photoshop. but it's not a deal breaker. I just hate having to switch back and forth.

The business problem I'm trying to solve is creating beautifully designed marketing collateral.

I like how simple illustrator is to use with some basic knowledge. It goes well with the Adobe Suite.

If anything, I guess that sometimes it goes slower than I would like, but that may be my old computer.

It's a quick way to make cool designs and presentations. It's pretty easy to use.

I enjoy the ease of use, as well as the fact that you can product high quality finished products.

I dislike the limitations on creating some realistic type of effects, although these are somewhere few and far between.

I am solving design needs for marketing materials. The benefits are the eye catching materials that are created that help market the company.

I like to use Illustrator for creating vector graphics

There are many tools and it takes a lot of training to know how to best use them.

I use Illustrator to create original graphics for my clients. I also use Illustrator to edit graphics. Using these tools allows me to produce better graphic design for my clients.

You can create vector artwork with all the different tools. Draw what you have in mind and scan the image and create right on top of to match what you are want. Creating images is so easy once you get to know the tools.

It uses lots of memory and you need a good computer to work with.

We have used it to create logos and design out standing artwork for print.