Nov 11, 2016 08:33 PM
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The software introduces three new features, which will be a useful addition to every designers toolkit. The first of these is the Touch Type Tool – something I’ve wanted for years. Being able to edit(rotate, resize, recolour, and so on) each letter individually, without having to change the type to outlines is fantastic, though I can't understand why Adobe hadn't offered this option before. As you adjust individual letters, Illustrator maintains the kerning, but most designers will still tweak this themselves.
I’ve always been a fan of Brushes in Illustrator, and this version has one great improvement – you can now have a brush made up of a raster image. So you could, for example, paint linework with a photo, or develop detailed brushes of your own.
The downside is that the Image Brushes supplied are a little uninspiring, and not of the highest quality. They are also already starting to look a little dated. However, it's relatively easy to create your own and – as with most resources like this – it won’t be long before the usual sites offer Image Brushes for you to download.
