The Adobe Community Team wishes a pleasant July to all of you.
2022 Women's FIH Hockey World Cup is here. Share your love for your favorite teams by creating 3D posters and flyers using Illustrator. In this edition of the newsletter, you will find links to tutorials by Paul Trani, live stream updates from Andrew Hochradel, troubleshooting tips, and a feature on one of our most tenured members in the Adobe Community Barbara Ash.
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Adobe Community Professional Spotlight
Barbara joined the Illustrator community in July 2007. She is one of Illustrator’s most prolific contributors to the Illustrator community. Her expertise of Adobe’s products, especially Illustrator, has helped millions of users that visit our community get the answers they were looking for. We're honored to have her as a part of this community.
Barbara in her own words:
Years passed. I progressed to major in Interior Design at San Jose State University.
After a convoluted series of jobs, I landed a position at Hewlett-Packard as a Graphic Designer, where I worked for 14 happy years. In the beginning, I was doing everything by hand. (Does anyone remember pasteboards and wax machines, and how little pieces would sometimes pop off the board, never to be found?)
Eventually, my supervisor ordered a computer for me and I started using Adobe applications. One of my favorites was Illustrator. It took a while to become proficient with the Pen tool, but once I did, I was unstoppable. And it was utterly freeing to have “undos”, an impossibility when working by hand.
When my division at Hewlett-Packard was disbanded I decided to go out on my own, freelancing as a graphic designer and teaching the Adobe applications that I had been using at work. It wasn’t long after that that Adobe initiated the Certified Instructor program. I was accepted into that program with certifications in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Acrobat, Framemaker, and Captivate.
I loved teaching, sharing my knowledge and real world experience, and seeing attendees get excited about the amazing capabilities of Adobe applications. I still use them daily, especially Illustrator and Photoshop.
Adobe has changed my career path and my life in ways I could never have imagined, and all for the better. Thank you Adobe!
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Behance Live Stream Update
Check out the latest Design Challenge by Andrew Hochradel where you can learn about lighting effects for 3D renders.
Andrew Hochradel is a content creator, speaker, and brand strategist with a passion for making creative education entertaining, accessible, and informative. You can follow him on social media or by subscribing AdobeLive.
Website: Hoch.co
Social Media: @HochDotCo
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Troubleshooting tips
Have you noticed Illustrator running slower than usual, tools are not working, UI is glitchy or the application is behaving unexpectedly? Check out our newly published tutorials to resolve these issues in 2 mins without losing your preferences.
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For macOS:
Trending Issues
- Issue:- Image (placed PNGs) color changes after reopening the document.
Action:- Bug has been logged with our engineering team for further investigation.
Workaround:- Embed images instead of "Include link files" while saving a document.
UserVoice Link: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/45228802-illust... - Issue:- Illustrator not responding while creating new files and opening existing files.
Action:- Bug has been logged with our engineering team for further investigation.
Workaround:- In multiple cases, we have found that the issue is related to third-party fonts. Clearing fonts caches, validating fonts, and removing 3rd Party fonts may help in resolving this issue. The steps are shared here.
Note: If the issue doesn't get resolved by following these workarounds, please create a new post on the community and we will help you.
Tutorials
- Learn how to Create a Scatter Brush in Adobe Illustrator with Paul Trani.
Paul Trani is our Principal Worldwide Design Evangelist for Creative Cloud apps. With experience spanning more than 30 years, he has become a wizard when it comes to Illustrator.
Check out his recent Design Master Class Session and subscribe to Adobe live for upcoming sessions.
https://www.behance.net/paultrani/livestreams
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