If you haven’t had a chance to play with the new Width tool in Illustrator CS5, it’s worth finding the time. To see what I mean, create an S-curve with the Pen tool (P) and increase its Weight in the Control panel to 20 pt. Then choose the Width tool (Shift+W) and click near the …
When I click and drag across text with my Type tool (T), sometimes the resulting selection falls short of what I wanted. Is there some way to add to a selection without having to click and drag with my mouse again? Yes! Select some text, and give this a try. Hold down your Shift key …
In working on a complex design I found myself zooming in with my Zoom tool (z) to work on the details and then pressing Command+0 (PC:Control+0) to return to my full artboard to see the overall design. Is there an easier way to Zoom in to exactly the same closeup view each time? Yes! Just …