Software · Vector graphics
Adobe Illustrator
Adobe's vector graphics tool for diagrams, mapping and presentation graphics that stay sharp at any size.
Knowledge
What is Adobe Illustrator?
Adobe Illustrator is vector drawing software. Where Photoshop edits pixels, Illustrator draws with paths, so diagrams, maps, logos and graphics stay crisp at any scale.
In practice it is the diagramming tool of choice: site analysis, concept diagrams, mapping, and the graphic layer of reports and boards. It also underpins identity and wayfinding work in some studios.
For your portfolio, Illustrator is how you make analysis and process visible. A clear vector diagram often communicates a design idea faster than a render.
- It draws the diagrams
Site analysis, concept and process diagrams are classic Illustrator work.
- It scales without loss
Vector graphics stay sharp from a report page to a competition board.
- It shows your thinking
Clear diagrams of analysis and process often say more than finished imagery.
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Diagram your ideas clearly.
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