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The editors liked
Intel-native
Excellent new color features
Helpful interface tweaks
Useful improvements to the Control panel.
Color exploration easy with Live Color. Usability improvements. Flash integration greatly improved. Universal binary.
Live Color
Streamlined interface.
The editors didn't like
Basic color picker still a bit of a hassle
No changes to some older features
Such as the 3-D tools
Can’t create multiple-page documents.
Interface can be overwhelming and obscure.
Still no multipage support
Grouping objects forces them all to the same layer
Abstract: Its been about 20 years since Illustrator first appeared as a Postscript vector program. It still is a Postscript vector program, although it has gone through a "few changes" in those intervening years. Over that time, some of the updates have been ...
Color exploration easy with Live Color. Usability improvements. Flash integration greatly improved. Universal binary.
Interface can be overwhelming and obscure.
In a sense, Adobe shot itself in the foot by producing such good recent versions of Illustrator: Most users wont have a pressing need to upgrade unless they design for mobile devices or use Flash. But nearly everyone will enjoy Live Color, the improv...
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Published: 2007-05-17, Author: Lori , review by: cnet.com
Live Color; streamlined interface.
Still no multipage support; grouping objects forces them all to the same layer; cant manipulate multiple Bezier handles.
Though it remains an excellent vector drawing tool, theres not a lot in Adobe Illustrator CS3 to compel CS2 users to upgrade. Price range: $195.95 - $210.34 See all products in the Adobe Illustrator CS3 series
Intel-native; excellent new color features; helpful interface tweaks; useful improvements to the Control panel.
Basic color picker still a bit of a hassle; no changes to some older features, such as the 3-D tools; can’t create multiple-page documents.
Upgrading to Adobe Illustrator CS3 is a no-brainer for longtime Illustrator users. I was hoping that some of the older tools would get some tweaks—especially the 3-D tools and the color picker, and I’d love to see the ability to create mu...
Abstract: By Aaron Lee and Dennis Sellers Adobe Illustrator CS3 was introduced recently with the rest of Adobe’s Creative Suite CS products. There are several reasons that this is an worthwhile upgrade for serious illustrators, including Live Color, integrati...
Speedy with good stability, Works with Flash better than before
Gradient panel is still due an overhaul
During the course of its last two incarnations, Illustrator developed from a design tool to a medium unto itself. Just witness the digital art trends that have been affected by its tool sets: with the release of CS, boxy vector art exploded, cropping u...
Published: 2007-05-17, Author: Ben , review by: macworld.co.uk
Intel-native; excellent new colour features; helpful interface tweaks; useful improvements to the Control panel.
Basic colour picker still a bit of a hassle; no changes to some older features that haven’t been upgraded in a while, such as the 3-D tools; can’t create multiple-page documents. Min specs: Universal binary. Works with Mac OS X 10.4 or later.
Upgrading to Adobe Illustrator CS3 is a no-brainer for longtime Illustrator users. I was hoping that some of the older tools would get some tweaks—especially the 3-D tools and the colour picker, and I’d love to see the ability to create multip...
