This article is published as part of the exclusive AG blog series Avoiding 10 Illustrator Publishing Pitfalls 
Adobe Illustrator is the de-facto design package for the majority of designers and publishers the world over. Its power is very well demonstrated and covered by a myriad of images and tutorials covering the internet. And yet, for the unwary – both novice and experienced, it can still allow costly and embarrassing mistakes on the road to printing your client’s work.
This exclusive series on the Astute Graphics blog brought two essential tips each day of the week for all levels of Illustrator user on how to avoid a range of potential perils. Techniques covered include native tools found within Illustrator, Phantasm CS’ tools and other 3rd party extensions.
Here are the articles published:
- Banish overprint white
- Last minute embedded image editing
- Linked artwork perils
- Over-complex live Effects
- Rich black strokes and text
- Black not set to overprint
- Grayscale conversion and desaturation
- Excessive ink coverage
- Synchronizing duplicate images
- Get it proofed and approved
[Edited 16 August 2010 following the publication of all articles]