Comments on: Quick Tip: Guides In Multiple Artboards

By: Rype

Rype — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:54:39 +0000

I don’t know of any way of creating a Horizontal Guide that appears on ever artboard when the artboard are aligned vertically. What I do is create one artboard with the guides exactly how I want them on all artboards, make sure the guides are unlocked, then use the Artboard tool, hold down Option/Alt a drag a copy of the artboard and guides, creating a exact copy.

The Artboard feature is new in CS4 so I think people are still finding out works best. Really, I think whatever works best for you is the right way to go.

By: William

William — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 21:20:50 +0000

Thanks for posting this!

In my case, the artboards are arranged vertically. I can easily put one vertical guide that runs across everything, but I can’t figure out how to do one horizontally that appears on all the boards.

Do people normally stack all their artboards? I’m getting back into Illustrator, and artboards are new to me.

By: Rype

Rype — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 12:33:00 +0000

Are all the artboards on top of one another? If they are, just a guide outside of the artboards to cover all the artboards.

By: Jimmy

Jimmy — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:08:59 +0000

Good tip – in related matters – do you know how to add identical vertical guides on all the pages? It’s driving me crazy!

By: D Ward

D Ward — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:08:23 +0000

He means designing packaging is easier in Illustrator – it’s kind of the unwritten standard for packaging layouts.

Packaging the files, on the other hand, is sorely lacking from Illustrator. I swear Adobe doesn’t include that just to try to make people use both Illustrator and InD.

By: Kristint

Kristint — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 12:46:22 +0000

@ SILICONJONES:

How is packaging easier in Illustrator than InDesign? I’ve googled how to do this and I can’t find out out how. I use InDesign the most and all you do is go to File>Package. How much easier can it be? I’m looking forward to your feedback as I’m been trying to find this out for a while–thanks!!

By: Rype

Rype — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 15:49:31 +0000

@ Dainis

My favorite new features are the Blob Brush and updated Gradient tool and Gradient panel.

I used the Calligraphic brush all the time with my Wacom. It used to be that I would have to Expand all the brush strokes, but with the Blob brush, it pretty much takes that step out.

The updated Gradient panel and tool makes it much easier to edit and control gradients.

By: Dainis Graveris

Dainis Graveris — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 23:11:31 +0000

I am not actually switched to new CS4 yet..but can I ask, what’s most useful features in Illustrator You find useful, besides new interface?

By: Siliconjones

Siliconjones — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 21:57:27 +0000

Packaging is much easier done in a drawing app than in a layout application. Period.

I also always start paper systems in an illustrating app and then rebuild properly and create masters in the layout app once a design has been chosen. I do tons of logos, for me multiple pages or crop areas is superior to the kludgy workaround of having every logo option on its own layers stacked upon one another.

Its Which is better drawing in a layout app or laying out in a drawing app? Six of one – half dozen of the other.

By: Omair Rais

Omair Rais — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 07:55:08 +0000

Hi,

Thanks for the tips.

Regards.
Omair Rais
http://www.omairarts.com