A few weeks ago, Adobe released the HTML5 Pack for Adobe Illustrator CS5. I wrote up some information on it, detailing the support Adobe added for CSS3, more robust SVG, and some limited support for the canvas tag. Basically, Illustrator generates a canvas with a raster version of your artwork within it.
It is certainly exciting to see Adobe putting this kind of emphasis into Illustrator. However, to really take advantage of the HTML5 Pack for Illustrator CS5, you either had to be a developer, had to have a high level of development skills, or you had to work with a developer in order to get any real results. In truth, Adobe talks about the designer-developer relationship, where content can easily be moved between design and developer applications. In this regard, the HTML5 Pack brings a valid and solid workflow to the table, allowing designers to create their masterpiece in Illustrator, and at the same time, hand off something more useful than just a whole bunch of sliced up images to their developer.
But what about all the things that HTML5 promises? What about the real power that the canvas tag exposes? Wouldn't it be cool if you could generate great-looking and useful HTML5 content (with interactivity, motion, interaction, etc) DIRECTLY from Illustrator? Now you can -- with a new FREE plugin for Illustrator.
A blog about Adobe Illustrator and design in general
October 12, 2010
October 5, 2010
Illustrator CS5 for Web and Interactive Design now available on Lynda.com
My latest title, Illustrator CS5 for Web and Interactive Design is now available for viewing in the Lynda.com Online Training Library. Over 6 hours in length, the title covers the use of Illustrator in a variety of workflows covering general web and application design. The course is useful for anyone who designs graphics that are destined for display on a digital screen.
You're probably already familiar with some of the new features that Adobe added to Illustrator CS5, especially around better antialiasing. This allowed me to completely rethink this title from the ground up as I was able to focus more on workflow and instruction and less on workarounds (which were necessary in previous versions of Illustrator). The title also focuses on designing content no matter what your final delivery requires -- HTML+CSS, or Flash.
You're probably already familiar with some of the new features that Adobe added to Illustrator CS5, especially around better antialiasing. This allowed me to completely rethink this title from the ground up as I was able to focus more on workflow and instruction and less on workarounds (which were necessary in previous versions of Illustrator). The title also focuses on designing content no matter what your final delivery requires -- HTML+CSS, or Flash.
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