In today’s fashion world, companies want creative people who can meet the challenge of using computers to deliver original ideas on a tight schedule. This guide is one of the first to show both students and professionals how to take full advantage of the Adobe Illustrator vector-based design package—the most established application in the industry. It starts with the basics, showing how to create flat drawings of simple items such as vests, skirts, and shirts, and gradually moves on to more advanced skills that a studio designer has to know, from producing mood boards to building a library of trims to visualizing design ideas.