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This updated guide to Adobe Illustrator is designed to be useful for any of the one million graphic and web designers currently using the application to lay out publications for print and the web, as well as for those using it for creating logos, advertisements and fine art illustrations. The book guides any user, at any skill level, through the program's highlights, from the basic, to the sophisticated techniques such as application of transparency attributes, creating effects and the best use of layers, and the included CD-ROM provides demos, custom brushes, actions, stock photos and other Illustrator add-ons. Richly illustrated in color. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)