Adobe MAX and Illustrator 24.0

[Om Nath Jha]

It’s Adobe MAX time and here you have Illustrator 24.0!  

The latest release of Adobe Illustrator includes several new features and enhancements like: 

• Path simplification – With the Simplify option, we can remove unnecessary anchor points and generate a simplified optimal path for our complex artwork, without making any significant changes to the path shape. 

          Here’s an article with more details. 

         You can discuss about this feature here. 

• Auto Spellcheck – In addition to the Manual spellcheck feature, which was already available in Illustrator, now, an automatic way of checking spellings is also available.  

          Here’s an article with more details.

          You can discuss about this feature here. 

• Background Save & Export – Your Illustrator files are now saved and exported with a background process. You no longer need to wait for the save and export process to complete to resume work on other projects. 

          Here are a couple of articles with more details:

          Saving an artwork

          Exporting an artwork

         You can discuss about this feature here.

• Faster Effect Execution – If you have ever wished for an improved performance when applying Illustrator Effects images and objects, you'll be pleased to know that this release brings a significant improvement in the execution of Blur, Drop Shadow, and Inner and Outer Glow effects. Applying these effects in Illustrator is now much faster and quicker!  

          Check this help article for complete details about this feature. 

         Share feedback and discuss about this here. 

• Performance and Stability – Here’s a list of improvements we made in the latest version.

      To learn more about the new features, see this link.

[richardl55954359]

Compared to some other Adobe products I kind of think Illustrator has mainly been forgotten when it comes to adding new features. Out of all the Adobe products, I use Illustrator the most and was looking forward to seeing what new enhancements had been added to the 2020 version. All I can say is it is very disappointing.

[Monika Gause]

Background save

Faster Effects

General performace & stability

Happen in the background ... but might influence your workflow stronger than any new feature might perhaps do. Or when was the last time you used the Flare tool?

[Chris_Padgett]

Looks like all their time went on developing the Ipad app instead, huge disappointment.

[oceanc74368700]

Personally I would prefer NO new "features" and all efforts focused on bugs and performance improvements - speed of use is much much more interesting imo

[AndrewBuckle]

I agree, I would like at least 'one new feature' though all the speed improvements etc are always welcome. I use the flare tool but perhaps not as a flare tool but it has its uses ! It is an ok release but little else, sadly. 

A symmetry tool / mirror tool would be nice as a new feature ...

[Monika Gause]

You can draw live mirrored: https://vimeo.com/203308388

[AndrewBuckle]

True but I was still thinking more of a proper inbuilt symmetry / mirror tool for 10 / 20 etc (I know MirrorMe exists !) with a lot more flexibility - great video and thanks for reminding me about the live transform feature and mirror

[not for publication]

Installed 24 and it hangs on launch. Tried cleaning problem fonts, uninstalling and reinstalling and it simply will not run. Is it incompatable with Mojave?

[Monika Gause]

I don't have issues with it on Mojave.

Did you try and transfer preferences when updating?

Maybe would be better to have new preferences.

[not for publication]

Didn't transfer prefs. 

[Monika Gause]

Do you have any plugins, Wacom, font management?

The previous version did run? Or is this a first install?

[hocphunxam2]

thank you so much