Creating a Universal Woman Symbol in Adobe Illustrator without Drawing At All

Deke's Techniques 188: Crafting an Infinity Symbol to Match a Font in Illustrator

This week, I give you infinity. You don't have to settle for a one-font-fits-all symbol that doesn't match your typeface of choice. I show you how to match it to any typeface.

Deke's Techniques 134: Adding a Border to an Image in Illustrator

This is the day that Deke's Techniques amps up from casual to serious. Because this very day, I begin in earnest to kick some seriously vector-based ass.

Deke's Techniques 132: Adding Photographic Texture to Vector Type in Illustrator

This week, I show you how to take a couple of cloud photographs and cram them into some vector-based text objects, inside Adobe Illustrator.

All Pirate Flag Files and Art

Adding Contrast and Color

In this preview of "Illustrator CS5 One-on-One: Advanced," Deke shows you how to make an authentic pirate flag. Today, Deke uses Photoshop to distill the base art into three colors: rich black, blood red, and page white.