In Illustrator CS5 New Features, author Mordy Golding discusses noteworthy features and improvements in the latest upgrade of Adobe's vector graphics editor and drawing program. This course includes overviews of perspective drawing, expressive bristle brushes, and variable-width strokes, as well as anti-aliasing features for web design, a new Artboards panel, improvements to symbols and drawing modes, and integration with Adobe Flash Catalyst. Exercise files are included with the course.

1. Key Concepts
2. Creating New Documents
3. Working with Documents
4. Making Selections
5. Drawing and Editing Paths
6. Building Shapes
7. Working with Text
8. Quick Project: Building a Logo
9. Applying Appearances and Effects
10. Using Color in Illustrator
11. Applying Fills and Strokes
12. Using Groups and Layers
13. Managing Multiple Artboards
14. Transforming and Positioning Art
16. Working Efficiently with Symbols
17. Working with Masks
18. Drawing in Perspective
19. Printing, Saving, and Exporting