Astute Graphics has previously appeared in MacUser magazine’s pages. Back in 2008 they reviewed Phantasm CS and awarded our original plugin 4/5 (see Phantasm CS reviews page) in its infamous mouse rating. This was good going; MacUser doesn’t award its 5/5 rating lightly. And when the readers nominated us later that year as a finalist in the annual MacUser awards, it was icing on the cake.

But today we are grinning from ear to ear as MacUser Vol 27 No 15 (yes, MacUser has been around since 1985!) has appeared on the shelves in the UK. And pride of place in the Reviews section is VectorScribe accompanied by the wonderful Chopper illustration by Iaroslav Lazunov as featured in the Vector Tut+ tutorial. And best of all? 5 mice nicely lined up in a row along with the “Editor’s Choice” banner. We’re flattered.

MacUser comments

“Rather than adding special effects, it turns complex actions into one-click processes”

“VectorScribe is a hugely useful and powerful set of plug-ins.”

“It’s a must-have add-on for the serious Illustrator user.”

Review conclusion

Pro

• Powerful manipulation tools
• Simpler path and curve editing
• Dynamic shape creation

Con

None