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Pros

Better Image Management: Users have appreciated the improved image management in Adobe Illustrator over Corel Draw, which enhances their workflow efficiency and organization of design assets. The enhanced image-handling capabilities allow users to work with various visual elements, resulting in a more streamlined design process.

Seamless Integration with Other Adobe Products: Users find Adobe Illustrator to have better connectivity with Photoshop and other Adobe products, streamlining their design process and promoting seamless collaboration between different software tools. This integration saves time and also ensures consistency across projects by facilitating easy transfer of files and resources among Adobe applications.

Huge Amount of Tools for Designing: Users appreciate the vast array of tools available in Adobe Illustrator, enabling them to create intricate and unique designs while having a wide range of creative options at their disposal. Users have used the extensive toolset to explore diverse design techniques, styles, and effects, fostering creativity and innovation in their projects.

Adobe Illustrator Reviews

4 Reviews
Professional, Scientific, and Technical ServicesDesign3Photography1

Still the best around

Rating: 10 out of 10
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use Illustrator for designing vector graphics and branding materials in conjunction with other programs in Adobe's creative suite. It is used mostly by our designers and helps us produce large format graphics for marketing materials. We use it for both internal and external projects and we consider it a core app we use to conduct business.

Pros

  • Managing vector formats is made pretty easy.
  • Pro tools for creating digital illustrations.
  • Robust features for complete control over your projects.

Cons

  • You can jump in as a beginner, but it takes a long time to master some of the more advanced tools.
  • It's a resource hog. If you're running multiple programs, make sure you have enough resources.
  • Artboards can be confusing at first.

Likelihood to Recommend

Illustrator is great for handling vector artwork. We use it for digital illustration, branding, iconography and anything else that would be helpful to create as a vector. I think it excels in handling artwork for print. I know many people also use it for designing interfaces, but I personally think it is less well-suited for that application.
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Nicholas De Salvo
Chief Executive Officer in Marketing at Edge One Media (Design, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Adobe Illustrator CC
20 years of experience
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Powerful Software for Vector Design

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I am a full-time professional freelance photographer, so I use Adobe Illustrator heavily for design projects, which is an important part of my business. Illustrator allows me to easily work with vectors text, and it contains many tools that Photoshop does not have (Photoshop is the other software I primarily use in my business).

Pros

  • Adobe Illustrator is probably the most powerful software for creating and editing vector-based graphics.
  • It integrates seamlessly with other Adobe systems, so in my case, bouncing back and forth between Illustrator and Photoshop is a breeze.
  • Projects that require precision and unlimited resolution are perfect for Adobe Illustrator.
  • Adobe Illustrator is not limited to one operating system; it works with both Mac and Windows.

Cons

  • This isn't a fault of the software, but a downside is that there is a steep learning curve with Illustrator. Be prepared to learn the extensive set of tools and features.
  • Illustrator doesn't do as great a job when it comes to working with images. I bounce between Illustrator and Photoshop when I need to incorporate an image into my project.
  • Illustrator will eat up most of your computer's resources so it will require a powerful desktop/laptop.

Likelihood to Recommend

Adobe Illustrator is well suited for design projects that involve vectors and graphics. It is extremely comprehensive with a steep learning curve for beginners, so it would be good to do your research before purchasing the software. I would not recommend it for projects which are more image heavy since Illustrator does not work with pixels; for that, I'd recommend Photoshop.
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Liz Wade
Photographer at Liz Wade Photography (Photography, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Adobe Illustrator CC
3 years of experience
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No Contest: Illustrator Is The Go-To Vector Art Software

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We create very high-end vector logos mostly for solo lawyers and small law firms. We create these logos for both digital and print (RGB and CMYK). We have many users that use and are proficient with Adobe Illustrator. We have created a standard within our company as far as how the product is to be used on how design files are to be layered and structured. Adobe Illustrator give us the power to create infinitely scalable, lossless graphics with maximum flexibility. We love this software.

Pros

  • Relatively easy to learn
  • There is nothing that you cannot do
  • The pen tool is an INCREDIBLE feature that helps even novices create very engaging artwork

Cons

  • When using Illustrator in tandem with Photoshop, there are controls that differ. This is not a big deal but it would be nice if the interactions were more comparable.
  • It would be nice if the layer systems worked more like Photoshop, as the Grouping of elements gets a bit annoying (quadriple-clicking to isolate something gets tedious).
  • The default settings seem "wrong" to me... This may be subjective but why would you ever want Document Raster Effect Settings Resolution to be 72? Just make it 300 out of the gate...

Likelihood to Recommend

Adobe Illustrator is fantastic for creating high-quality vector artwork for creating logos and visuals for digital and printed medium. It can be scaled indefinitely as it is created from equations as opposed to pixels (e.g. pixel-independent). It is not suited for raster work, such as photo-editing: use Photoshop for anything raster. Luckily, when working with Smart Objects, they work well together.
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Samuel Crawford
Founder in Product Management at Command The Web (Design, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Adobe Illustrator CC
3 years of experience
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Adobe Illustrator perfect for logos and general wireframe design

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It is being used by myself. It makes logos, wireframes and web design easier and quicker to accomplish. The process for making designs on Illustrator is streamlined. Beginners can pick up the program in a matter of a few days. I like that creating designs doesn't take very long at all.

Pros

  • Automatic tracing of line art you scanned in expedites the workflow
  • Layers keep everything organized
  • It's easy to understand how the program works and quick to pick up

Cons

  • No critiques

Likelihood to Recommend

Perfect for:
-Logo design
-wireframes
-mobile game menu design
-website design
-posters

You can scale your designs as large or as small as you want, and it doesn't lose quality because it is vector-based.

Not great for
-photo manipulation
-actual "painterly" designs

For these, I recommend Photoshop.
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Verified User
Employee (Design company, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Adobe Illustrator CC
3 years of experience