Announcements

We're back with the next round of our "similar tools" series. Last time we broke down the most commonly confused tool pairs. This time we're looking at two groups of tools that share a job but not a method - because Illustrator gives you more than one way to select an object, and more than one way to set type, and each tool works at a different level.Pick the wrong one and a quick edit turns into a fight with your own artwork. Pick the right one and you stay in full control. Selection Tool vs. Direct Selection Tool vs. Group Selection Tool — Same click, three different levelsThe Selection tool (V) grabs an entire object or group and lets you move, scale, or rotate it as one unit. The Direct Selection tool (A) goes a level deeper, letting you pick individual anchor points and path segments to reshape the artwork itself. The Group Selection tool sits between the two - it selects a single object inside a group without breaking the group apart. Object, path, or group: once you know which l

 Hey everyone!With the latest release, Illustrator’s engineering team has rolled out exciting artboard enhancements—shaped directly by your feedback. These updates bring faster setup, clearer canvas control, and export precision you can rely on.Explore the latest updates and enhancements in Illustrator. Update to Illustrator 30.3 using this link, or open the Creative Cloud desktop app and click Update next to Illustrator. For step-by-step guidance, check out the detailed update instructions. Enhancements in Illustrator 30.0 Now lock artboards with just a click. Simply right-click (or control-click on macOS) your selected artboard and choose from:Lock Selected Lock All Except Selected Lock All You can also lock artboards directly from the Artboards panel. Select the artboard and click the lock icon.With Illustrator v30.0, it's easier to preview your designs by allowing you to assign solid background colors to individual artboards. Whether you're designing dark UIs, social media template

We've all got a beach photo we love — a sunset, a shoreline, one perfect afternoon — sitting at phone resolution, too small to ever print. For this challenge, let's set one free.Welcome back to the Illustrator Creative Challenges, our monthly nudge to open Illustrator, try something new, and share it. Last time, we designed bakery logos; this month, we're tackling one of the most-searched things designers ever do — turning a photo into clean, scalable vector art. A beach, with its bold light and clear depth, is the perfect place to learn it. The BriefTake a beach photo — a holiday snap, an Adobe Stock frame, a sunset you can't forget — and rebuild it as vectors. Flatten it into bold poster shapes, chase a glowing gradient sunset, or go fully graphic: three colors, hard edges, travel-poster energy. The photo is your reference; the look is your call.What to includeA clear focal point — a palm, umbrella, surfer or boat to anchor the eye. Three layers of depth — sky, sea and foreground, on

 Hey everyone!We know that performance is essential to your creative workflow in Adobe Illustrator, and we’re excited to share our ongoing efforts to enhance the application's speed and responsiveness. You will experience noticeable improvements in common workflows, particularly when working with menus, linked images, effects, app launch times, file saving and more. Our roadmap includes extensive performance upgrades, with regular updates planned throughout 2025 and 2026.Explore the latest updates and enhancements in Illustrator. Update to Illustrator 30.3 using this link, or open the Creative Cloud desktop app and click Update next to Illustrator. For step-by-step guidance, check out the detailed update instructions. Enhancements in Illustrator 30.0 Faster saving: Illustrator now saves only the changes made, not the entire document, allowing quicker saves for complex artwork.   Improved crash recovery: Quickly and reliably restore your work after unexpected crashes.   Seamless edi

  Hello Illustrator community! We’re thrilled to announce the release of Adobe Illustrator 2026 v30.0 (MAX). This update introduces a refreshed font browser, advanced color and snapping tools, improved artboard management, and exciting new features like Turntable (Beta), Projects for collaboration, and centralized generative AI tools. What’s new in Illustrator 2026 (v30.0) This release focuses on boosting creativity and efficiency with smarter tools, faster performance, and seamless integration with Adobe Firefly and Adobe Express. Enhanced Font Browser Explore fonts effortlessly with streamlined sections, new filters, and direct access to Adobe Fonts. Organize and manage fonts using Creative Cloud Libraries—all within the font browser.Learn more about the enhanced Font Browser.Color enhancementsAchieve smoother gradients with dithering, control perceptual blending for natural transitions, and enjoy a faster, more intuitive Color Picker. Plus, apply creative gradient presets with ease.

Hello everyone, 🙋🏻Have you ever generated artwork you loved, only to wish you could tweak just one small detail, without regenerating the whole thing or hunting through layers to fix it manually?Then, we have something for you - Prompt to edit is now live in Adobe Illustrator (Beta) — Build #30.6.11!🤷🏼What is Prompt to edit?Prompt to edit lets you generate your artwork and then keep refining it conversationally — no starting over, no losing what you already liked. Just describe the change you want, and Illustrator does the rest.It works with two features you already know and love:Generate Vectors (Text to Vector) Turntable🤔How does it work?Generate Vectors (Text to Vector)Generate your artwork using any model. Hit Done and spot Prompt to edit in the contextual HUD. Enter a prompt describing your change, or pick from the suggestions provided. Hit Generate and watch your edits come to life.TurntableApply Turntable to any object and load your variations onto the canvas. Ungroup the v

Hey all!Illustrator 30.4 introduces powerful new AI-driven workflows and typography enhancements to help you create faster and with greater precision. This release includes Generative Expand for images, one-click background removal, editable generated text in vector graphics, enhanced style reference support in Text to Vector Graphic, and improved Japanese text formatting controls. For more details, check out the What’s New page.Generative Expand for Images Use Generative Expand to intelligently extend images beyond their original boundaries while naturally blending new generated content with the existing image. Easily adapt visuals to different aspect ratios and layouts without cropping or distortion.Learn how to expand images.Remove Background from Images Quickly isolate subjects with the new Remove Background feature. Create transparent-background images for layouts, packaging, social graphics, branding, and more with a single click.Learn how to remove image backgrounds.Edit Generat

 As a Creative Cloud member, you have access to a host of membership benefits to keep you ahead of the curve and support your creative work. This month, we've added a powerful new partner perk and a curated collection of free design templates to help you do more with your membership. Here's what's new:New Partner Perk: 50% Off Hootsuite + 30-Day Free TrialWhether you're a freelancer, marketer, or creative professional, getting your work in front of the right audience matters just as much as making it look great. That's why we're excited to announce an exclusive Hootsuite offer for Creative Cloud members: 30 days free plus 50% off your first year of Hootsuite Standard.With Hootsuite, you can plan your content calendar, publish across multiple social networks from a single dashboard, engage with your audience, and measure what's working, all in one place. And because Hootsuite integrates with Adobe Express, you can design your visuals and schedule them without ever breaking your creative

Hey all!Illustrator 30.3 introduces new features to enhance creativity and efficiency. Turntable enables multi‑angle viewing and dynamic exports, Auto Select generates multiple variations from a single prompt, style references now work across partner models like GPT Image and Gemini, and Export for Screens supports direct saving to Adobe Cloud. For more details, check out the what’s new page. Turntable: View 2D objects from new angles TurntableDiscover how to use Turntable in Adobe Illustrator to view both vector and raster objects from different angles.Smart Model Selection with Auto Select in Generative AI Learn about Auto Select in generative AI, a feature that helps you choose the most suitable models for your prompts. Style Reference Across Partner Models in Text to Vector Graphic Apply style references with new partner models in Text to Vector Graphic by using a reference image to guide your output across models like GPT Image and Gemini.Seamless Cloud Export from Export for Scre

Hello everyone We’re excited to kick off a new initiative for our Beta community — a focused 2-week Bug Bash to help us improve the stability and quality of the Beta build.  What’s the goal?Spend time testing the latest Beta build and report any bugs you encounter. You can report issues, check existing bugs, and upvote them—all in one place:   Bug Bash dashboard TimelineThis Bug Bash will run for 2 weeks, i.e. until 15th May 2026. You may report bugs you’ve observed in Beta from March 15th, 2026, onwards. Anything prior to that will not be considered. RewardsTo recognize your effort:The top 5 contributors (based on volume and quality of valid bug reports) will be rewarded. Each selected contributor will receive a $50 Amazon voucher. Please note: Public sector users are not eligible for incentives. Quality and clarity of reports will be taken into account.Your feedback directly shapes the stability and quality of the product, and this is a great opportunity to make an impact.Let’s make

Hello  EVENT ALERT: You're Invited! After some incredible presentations last year to our series — Collectively Creative with Capoor: Exploring creative journeys, one story at a time — we're back with our next jaw dropping session! Collectively Creative is a designer showcase series that celebrates the talent within our own community. Each time, one designer takes us behind the scenes of a project they’re proud of - unpacking the ideas, tools, decisions, and workflows that brought it to life. This month, we're thrilled to feature Victoria White, Adobe Expert and Adobe Illustrator’s prerelease member, as she dives into a delightful session of creating an artwork live themed "Houston, We Have a Vector: Calling All Space Cadets & Pixel Astronauts!" The event is planned for Thursday, 23rd April at 8:30-9:30 pm IST (8-9 am PST). You can use the registration link to register - Register here! Whether you're a designer, a curious creative, or someone who appreciates the craft behind good de

Introducing Sketch to Vector, now available in Adobe Illustrator (Beta). It is a faster, more flexible way to convert sketches or images into usable vector or raster artwork directly in Illustrator. Refine a sketch, turn it into an illustration or reimagine any image using just a prompt. Use the creativity slider to control how closely the output matches the original image. Prompt: fill the sketch with colors and fill the background wall with polka dots of red colorLow creativity and raster output of Gemini 3 model Unleash your creativity using any raster image. Start with a sketch, scan, photo, or similar input, and generate artwork based on your intent. We encourage you to test this feature across a range of scenarios and workflows. Some identified use cases are listed below, but the possibilities are endless.Sketch refinement: Turn rough sketches into more refined outputs Sketch to illustration: Convert rough sketches into filled artwork Photo to vector: Transform photos into styliz

 As a Creative Cloud member, you have access to a host of membership benefits to keep you ahead of the curve and support your creative work. Over the past month, we’ve added new benefits and enhanced others to make your membership more valuable. Here’s what’s new: Adobe Fonts: New Foundries and Sofia UpdateWe know everyone has their own type – which is why we’re constantly adding to Adobe Fonts to make sure there’s something for every project. With this update, we’ve added new expressive/display fonts, as well as fonts that support Korean, Hebrew, and Arabic. Plus, we’ve expanded the iconic Sophia Pro font family.Click here to explore the new fonts and foundries. New Partner Perk: 25% off Flickr ProPhotographers, this one’s for you! We’ve heard a desire from Creative Cloud members in the photo space for partner perks designed for photo use cases. Look no further!  We’re happy to announce that Creative Cloud members can take advantage of a 25% discount on various Flickr Pro plans. That

Hello everyone,We’re thrilled to introduce new Illustrator improvements with version 30.2, designed to speed up ideation, enhance AI results, and simplify how you export and share your work. You’ll now see smarter model recommendations for generative vector workflows, more third‑party model choices for shape fills, and new export capabilities—including TIFF support and easier cloud-based handoff—so you can create, refine, and deliver faster. What’s new in Illustrator   Get auto model recommendations when using Text to Vector GraphicAuto Select recommends the best partner model for your prompt when creating scenes, subjects, and icons.Learn more about Auto Select.Fill shapes with partner models when using Generative Shape FillAdd detailed vector graphics to shapes using GPT Image 4o and Gemini 2.5 (Nano Banana).Learn how to use partner models in Generative Shape Fill.Generate with new partner models when using Text to Vector GraphicGenerate cleaner, high‑quality, and more stylized scene

 Hey everyone!With the latest release, Illustrator’s engineering team has rolled out exciting snapping enhancements - shaped directly by your feedback. These updates bring faster setup, clearer canvas control, and export precision you can rely on.Explore the latest updates and enhancements in Illustrator. Update to Illustrator 30.3 using this link, or open the Creative Cloud desktop app and click Update next to Illustrator. For step-by-step guidance, check out the detailed update instructions. Enhancements in Illustrator 30.0 Use Snap to Tangent in Illustrator to draw or adjust lines that connect smoothly and precisely to curves. This feature ensures clean geometric accuracy by making lines touch curves at exactly one point—ideal for logos, technical drawings, and designs with circular or organic shapes.Use Snap to Perpendicular in Illustrator to align line endpoints at perfect right angles to straight paths—ensuring clean, precise geometric connections. Ideal for architectural layouts

Hey everyone!Browsing for fonts in Illustrator is more powerful; all your fonts at your fingertips with the ability to seamlessly browse your local and Adobe fonts, search by keyword and theme, apply filters based on font language and other characteristics, and organize your fonts into libraries that sync across your Adobe apps. To access it, go to Window > Type > Character, then open the font family dropdown in the Character panel. You can also find it in the Properties panel, Control panel, or the Contextual Task Bar when you select text on your canvas.  Check out this help article for more details.Explore options in the font browser in just a few steps. Try it in Illustrator using this link. Quick filtersQuick filters allow you to filter fonts by source:Show Favorite Fonts Show recently added Show Local Fonts In This Document Show Added FontsFiltersFilters allow you to filter fonts by categories:Languages & Writing Systems Font Technology Classification Weight & WidthT

 Explore new creative possibilities with Text to Vector Graphic in Illustrator, supporting your creative process by turning your ideas into customizable vector graphics with just a prompt!With the enhanced Text to Vector Graphic feature, you can now:Toggle prompt suggestions on or off for greater control over your designs. Create subjects and icons without a background layer, ensuring clean bounding boxes. Reset Style Reference, Effects, and Color & Tone settings independently or together, keeping them separate from other features.Follow along with a sample file to learn how to quickly generate vector graphics. Try it yourself in Illustrator using this link!Note: Patterns are now a standalone feature called Generate Patterns and are no longer part of Text to Vector Graphic.  Check out our tutorial for a firsthand look at Text to Vector Graphic in action.A special thanks to Paul Trani (Principal Worldwide Evangelist- Adobe) for sharing this video! Discover the incredible potential o