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Who uses, recommends or left Adobe Illustrator, in their own words: each a verbatim quote with a link to where it was said.
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I've been using Adobe Illustrator for interface design. My favorite technique is to set up all the UI elements on separate artboards and then I can quickly export them out with full name to all sorts of different resolutions with a single dialog.
His Uses This interview, on the two workstations and remote-team tools behind Spry Fox.
2012-10-09·usesthis.com ↗
I then export the graph as an .svg file, and open it up on Adobe Illustrator or Figma
Her long guide to data visualization; the 'Which tools do I use?' section sets out her actual charting workflow. She names Illustrator and Figma as interchangeable steps in the same workflow.
2025-12-09·scientificdiscovery.dev ↗
For design I tend to stay in Adobe Illustrator, but sometimes jump into Photoshop and Sketch when needed.
The Setup (usesthis.com) interview: the small, deliberately unfashionable stack behind her side projects.
2020-12-04·usesthis.com ↗
Once the layouts are complete, I bring each page into Illustrator and do the lettering and borders there.
His Uses This interview, on the digital setup he draws comics with.
2014-08-12·usesthis.com ↗
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