Easily create distinctive vector artwork for any project. Used by design professionals worldwide, Adobe Illustrator CS5 software provides precision and power with sophisticated drawing tools, expressive natural brushes, a host of time-savers, and integration with Adobe CS Live online services. CS Live services are complimentary for a limited time.

NOTE: To be able to download the Adobe Illustrator CS5 trial you will have to register for an account on the developer's website.

Here are some key features of "Adobe Illustrator":

Sophisticated vector drawing controls:
· Create distinctive designs with precise shape-building tools, fluid and painterly brushes, and advanced path controls.

Gradients and transparency:
· Gradients and transparency enhanced
· Interact with gradients directly on your objects and control the transparency of individual colors in gradients and gradient meshes.

PlayBeautiful strokes:
· Beautiful Strokes
· Fully control variable-width strokes, arrowheads, dashes, and art brush scaling along a path.

n-panel appearance editing:
· Edit object characteristics directly in the Appearance panel, eliminating the need to open fill, stroke, or effects panels.

PlayAdobe CS Review:
· Integration with Adobe CS Review new
· Create and share online reviews for clients down the hall or around the world with Adobe® CS Review, one of the new Adobe CS Live online services.* CS Live services are complimentary for a limited time.

Industry-standard graphic file format support:
· Work with almost any type of graphic file — including PDF, EPS, FXG, Photoshop® (PSD), TIFF, GIF, JPEG, SWF, SVG, DWG, DXF, and more.

Adobe PDF file creation tools:
· Create more secure, multipage, graphic-rich PDF files with Illustrator® layers retained. Share files confidently with service providers, including support for PDF/X standards.

Advanced typography:
· Design beautiful text for virtually any media with professional controls for paragraph and character styles, support for OpenType®, transparent effects, and more.

PlayPerspective Drawing:
· Use perspective grids to draw shapes and scenes in accurate 1-, 2-, or 3-point linear perspective and create the look of realistic depth and distance. See it in action

Multiple artboard enhancements enhanced:
· Work on up to 100 artboards of varying sizes in one file — named, organized, and viewed the way you want. See it in action

Take a closer look:
· Draw behind, disregarding stacking order. Draw or place an image inside, instantly creating a clipping mask. See it in action

Integration with Adobe design applications:
· Share files smoothly with other Adobe professional design applications and easily create artwork for multiple uses.

Requirements:

· PowerPC G4 or G5 or multicore Intel processor.
· 1GB RAM
· 2.5GB of available hard-disk space (additional free space required during installation).
· 1,024x768 monitor resolution with 16-bit video card.
· DVD-ROM drive.
· QuickTime 7 software required for multimedia features.
· Internet or phone connection required for product activation.
· Broadband Internet connection required for Adobe Stock Photos and other services.

Limitations:

· 30 days trial period.

What's New in This Release: [ read full changelog ]

The Adobe Illustrator 15.0.2 update addresses a number of issues related to stability, including the following:
· PSD files lose saturation of spot colors when imported into AiCS5
· Performance problems when guides are set to dot
· Acrobat 10 documents with passwords fail to open
· Improved precision with DXF import
· Links are broken in legacy formats when image name contains Japanese characters for voiced sound marks
· Rounded Corner Edges that curved inside flipped to curve outside
· Non-Specific Crash when opening or closing files
· Security Issues