About Adobe Illustrator
Adobe Illustrator CC is an industry-standard tool in vector drawing and editing for professional design and artwork. Users can create graphic designs that go virtually anywhere including print, websites, video games, logos for brand corporations, packaging for general merchandise, as well as business cards, billboards, bus wraps and even clothes.
Illustrator CC enables graphic designers to create sketches, typography and illustrations for print, web, video, and mobile, and offers a wide set of tools, filters and effects. Illustrator works with vector graphics which are resolution independent and defined mathematically for quality control, and also with the more traditional, raster graphics.
Illustrator CC comes with thousands of royalty-free stock art and all projects can be loaded into InDesign for a complete design workflow. The solution also integrates with animation and video apps like Animate CC, Premiere Pro, and After Effects.
With the seamlessly integrated Adobe Creative Cloud, users can easily access, organize, and share creative assets with other users, as well as other Adobe desktop and mobile apps.
Adobe’s mobile apps include Illustrator Draw, Capture CC, and Comp CC that let users intuitively capture creative vision with shapes, color, and typography with their mobile devices and seamlessly continue projects on the desktop with Illustrator CC.
Pricing starting from:
US$19.99/month
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
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Key benefits of Adobe Illustrator
Typical Customers
- Freelancers
- Small Businesses (2-50)
- Mid-size Companies (51-500)
- Large enterprises (500 and more)
Deployment
- Cloud-based
- On-premise
Markets
Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany , United Kingdom, India, Japan, Mexico, United States and 5 others
Supported Languages
Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English , Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian and 16 others
Pricing starting from:
US$19.99/month
- Free Version
- Free Trial
- Subscription
Top 5 alternatives to Adobe Illustrator
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Features
Total features of Adobe Illustrator: 22
Alternatives
CorelDRAW
Affinity Designer
Inkscape
Canva
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- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Adobe Illustrator Designers Choice
Reviewed on 26/7/2022
I have used Adobe Illustrator to create my own calendars and websites. This has helped me save my...
I have used Adobe Illustrator to create my own calendars and websites. This has helped me save my money and invest on other businesses
Pros
Adobe Illustrator is an easy to install software. It's compatible to most OS and computers. Marque Tools, Bucket, rubber, etc are very helpful tools.
Cons
The software is quite heavy. One is advised to buy computers with good Rams and storage. Cutting images needs lots of patience. I wish it could be made more easier.
Alternatives Considered
Adobe PhotoshopReasons for Choosing Adobe Illustrator
Illustrator images are more clearer than those of PhotoshopSwitched From
Adobe PhotoshopReasons for Switching to Adobe Illustrator
It produces quality images after editing- Industry: Design
- Company size: 2-10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
My go-to for everything
Reviewed on 4/8/2022
An absolute value for money solution to a lot of your design woes. I've worked on branding, web...
An absolute value for money solution to a lot of your design woes. I've worked on branding, web design, print, editorial, and vector (logo/icon) design projects and it has recovered its own cost a thousand times over.
Pros
I started using the software about 6 years ago and the best thing about it is how it adapts and evolves every year. From vectors to web design, Adobe Ai is my go-to software. It doesn't gobble up RAM as quickly as other software do (also depends on the optimisation of your workflow), has a seamless and easy-to-use UI, versatility.
Cons
It definitely could take a couple of quick lessons from Figma. There are so many intuitive things that Figma has and Adobe Ai could desperately integrate into their own software.
Reasons for Switching to Adobe Illustrator
Value for money, familiarity and other perks that come with the Adobe ecosystem.- Industry: Airlines/Aviation
- Company size: 51-200 Employees
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Looking for a tool to boost your art to illustration
Reviewed on 1/8/2022
Pros
The most impactful feature is the never ending file exporting and file recovery support. The interface is very helpful with in-panel editing feature. There are massive discounts provided from creative cloud. The files are also in manageable sizes.
Cons
The thing that can be improved is the training it requires to master this tool as the curve to learn it is very steep. Also adding to it is the lack of tutorials given for designs with complexities. The major improvement that would be nice is the shortcuts for softwares of adobe. The cost is something to bear in mind for business users, also the the space it requires is alot. The users need to have patience to work on this tool.
- Industry: Design
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 1+ year
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Ideal software for graphic designers!
Reviewed on 15/6/2022
My general experience with using this program is great. I would recommend the use of Adobe...
My general experience with using this program is great. I would recommend the use of Adobe Illustrator to any designer, especially print and graphic designers. The tools are very useful and very easy to learn to handle, it only takes a little time. I have been using this program for a long time and I do not plan to stop. Very useful for making sketches and drawings. I’m sure it serves artists and illustrators well.
Pros
What I like most about this program is the ability to manipulate the tool. The tools are various and they can achieve anything you want. For me personally, this program was mostly used for logo design and for the preparation of promotional materials. It is much easier to design promo materials and vectors in Illustrator than in Photoshop.
Cons
Although all the tools are useful to me and I enjoy using this software, I would like to draw your attention to the speed of running the program. The start time of the program varies and sometimes I wait longer than a minute. Anyway, it's worth the wait, the software is great.
- Industry: Import & Export
- Company size: 11-50 Employees
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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Design attractive interfaces with Illustrator
Reviewed on 27/7/2022
I often use Adobe Illustrator to create social media interfaces for the organization I work in...
I often use Adobe Illustrator to create social media interfaces for the organization I work in INDEXA, as it allows the interfaces to be designed by the company’s brand and identity in a very beautiful way.
I approved the designs that I made using Illustrator on Facebook, Instagram, and Linkedin
Pros
From my point of view, Adobe Illustrator is the best program for designing beautiful and creative interfaces. It has the appropriate tools that allow you to clearly show your artistic touch as a graphic designer.
What is better is that it is the program that is perfectly suitable for commercial designs because of its very attractive, ready-made, and flexible fonts that can be modified, allowing the completion of excellent designs in the shortest possible time
Cons
Like other Adobe programs, it requires time to learn and reach professionalism, as well as some movement and attractiveness in the user interface compared to what is available in the After Effects and Photoshop programs
Adobe Illustrator FAQs
Below are some frequently asked questions for Adobe Illustrator.Q. What type of pricing plans does Adobe Illustrator offer?
Adobe Illustrator offers the following pricing plans:
- Starting from: US$19.99/month
- Pricing model: Subscription
- Free Trial: Not Available
Individuals US$19.99/month Latest version of selected app ProSite portfolio website Typekit desktop and web fonts 20GB of cloud storage Business US$29.99/month (per license) Choice of one creative desktop app or the entire collection of 20+ apps Team website, premium fonts, and up to 100GB of storage for collaboration 24/7 technical support Additional pricing options for students & teachers, schools & universities.
Q. Who are the typical users of Adobe Illustrator?
Adobe Illustrator has the following typical customers:
Self Employed, 2-10, 11-50, 51-200, 201-500, 501-1,000, 1,001-5,000
Q. What languages does Adobe Illustrator support?
Adobe Illustrator supports the following languages:
Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Traditional Chinese, Turkish, Ukrainian
Q. Does Adobe Illustrator support mobile devices?
Adobe Illustrator supports the following devices:
Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile)
Q. What other apps does Adobe Illustrator integrate with?
We do not have any information about what integrations Adobe Illustrator has
Q. What level of support does Adobe Illustrator offer?
Adobe Illustrator offers the following support options:
Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base, Phone Support
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