Astute Graphics - Hereford

David Lloyd

if you are a designer that uses Adobe illustrator for your work, you are really missing out if you are not subscribing to Astute Graphics. I have been a dedicated subscriber for many years and can't imagine Illustrator without it. Astute Graphics tools are everything that we wish Adobe actually put into Illustrator instead of trying to shoehorn AI into it to elevate stockholder shares. This suite will pay for itself in saving you time, headaches and in so many ways making illustrator actually fun to use again. Nicholas and his team are really dedicated to making illustrator amazing and it shows. There are tools that are included that I have only scratched the surface on and I am continually surprised and delighted. If only Adobe still ran their business like this! At least we have Astute Graphics. If you hadn't gotten it by now: I LOVE ASTUTE GRAPHICS!

Allen Cobb

Astute Graphics add-ins for Illustrator are not your typical third-party tools -- they're brilliantly designed to take Illustrator to the next level in many different areas (there are dozens of tools in the AG suite). After using them for a few years now, I can't imagine using Illustrator without them. Not only do they enhance the most important functions of a vector graphics app, but they're amazingly well integrated into the Adobe environment, and even more amazingly bug-free. The developers are accessible online, both management and programmers, and they respond to all kinds of queries within hours. They're also friendly and fun to work with. Recently, they've built a best-in-class help system, based on wonderfully detailed and illustrated explanations of every tool in the suite, and accessible through the app (while using Illustrator) and also through an artificial intelligence expert system that you can ask free-form questions and get pages of help text specific to your need -- even if it's not in the table of contents or any index. Astute is a rare find in software providers -- accessible design, expert engineering, unlimited support, direct access in realtime, fiendishly useful tools, and a sense of humor. I can't (obviously) rate AG add-ins for Illustrator highly enough to do them justice.

Derek Watson

I have been a user of the Astute Graphics Tools for longer than I care to remember, it is the first thing I install after Illustrator itself.

The growing suite of Tools make Illustrator so much easier and efficient to use but also adds so many additional features. The support is second to none if you ever need it.

I cannot recomend them highly enough!

Ari M. Weinstein

The Astute Graphics plug-in suite has saved me countless hours of work; it eliminates many frustrations in Adobe Illustrator, while adding numerous capabilities absent from the native software. The AG suite encourages creativity by making complex artwork easy to create. Importantly, the team at Astute is highly responsive. They constantly improve the plug-ins to squash bugs and add user-requested features. Highly recommended for professional Illustrator users!

Anna Robinson

Great plugins for ADOBE Illustrator that save a lot of time and money for graphic designers and illustrators. They make you "cruise" through your workday.

Astute Graphics also has a lot of help features which is super useful since there are a zillion features.

Also plenty of tutorials and examples + there's a community on Slack which is very welcoming and helpful. Amazing tools from amazing people!

Joel Jensen

The best plug-ins for Adobe Illustrator, hands down are by Astute Graphics. They speed up my workflow on a daily basis and are well worth it; I believe any artist who uses Illustrator on a regular basis should use them.

simon whiteside

Adobe Illustrator is an amazing app but it has lacked certain features Astute Graphics adds those. with the added bonus of an excellent training platform Astute Graphics are ahead of the game and help speed up workflow. As a testament over time adobe have adopted feature that astute graphics added sometimes years before. I love it!

Rob de Winter

The absolute best plugins for Adobe Illustrator! Working in Illustrator without Astute Graphics feels incomplete. The quality of the vectors is outstanding and often better and more efficient than what the standard tools in Illustrator can produce. If you’re an experienced Illustrator user, these plugins are a game changer, saving you an incredible amount of time and effort. Bottom line: where Illustrator’s tools leave gaps, Astute Graphics fills them perfectly!