May 30 2007
knowhow Adobe and del.icio.us work together?
Adobe Illustrator is one of my favorite design tools, and as part of the redesign of del.icio.us I’ve been using it in a number of interesting ways. For example, I’ve written JavaScript code to pull in and parse del.icio.us RSS feeds then automatically render my latest designs in Illustrator using real data. This allows us to rapidly iterate on the design well before anyone has to write any real code.
So I was very interested when the Adobe Illustrator team came to visit us a few months ago. It turns out that Illustrator users are constantly making excellent online descriptions of their tips, techniques, and tutorials, and Adobe wanted a good way to collect and share these with other users online and within Illustrator. So why not use del.icio.us?
Adobe’s first step was to set up a del.icio.us account and start collecting the best bookmarks on Illustrator they could find. They then integrated del.icio.us into Illustrator CS3 as part of their “knowhow” palette, thereby allowing users to tap directly into Adobe’s bookmarks.
To try it out within Illustrator CS3, select the “Window” menu then “Adobe Labs” > “knowhow”. From the “knowhow” panel you can see contextual help for the tool you are using and search the Internet for more help. You will then notice that one of the tabs has the del.icio.us logo on it, which points you to the bookmarks Adobe has collected. Alternatively, if you don’t have CS3, you can also try out the “knowhow” palette on Adobe Labs or http://knowhow.adobe.com or of course you can always see all their bookmarks at http://del.icio.us/knowhow.
If you have found or have created any Web pages that you think other Illustrator users would find useful, simply tag them “for:knowhow” and the Adobe team will review and add them to their collection for all Illustrator users to enjoy.
Bernard Kerr · theteam Tags: showcase bookmark this
9 Comments
Absoblogginlutely | May 31 2007 at 7:35 am
sounds like a great idea, would have been better if it had been tagged knowhow:illustrator which would then allow the knowhow:productname to become a standard for other companies and products to use (substitute the : with a - _ or other character
zeki turk | Jun 7 2007 at 5:18 pm
thanks a lot
yehhu | Jun 7 2007 at 9:50 pm
i like sounds.. this real great..good that adobe illustrator team.. if http://www.yehhu.net site on up picture this great.this picture made in adobe, thats great adea..thanks for blog
Dean | Jun 8 2007 at 8:31 am
I’m new to the site and still trying to figure out the nitty-gritty. But hey, I’m loving it already! Great and delicious site! Please, keep up the good work!
iluzjoniści | Jun 12 2007 at 12:40 am
Interested.Thanks.
domy drewniane | Jun 13 2007 at 8:22 am
thanks a lot
Niels | Jun 13 2007 at 10:27 pm
I agree with Bernard, it would be awesome if we can standarise on a tag for a certain technology
nicole | Jun 18 2007 at 3:12 pm
I agree with absoblogginlutely’s statement: “sounds like a great idea, would have been better if it had been tagged knowhow:illustrator which would then allow the knowhow:productname to become a standard for other companies and products to use (substitute the : with a - _ or other character”
GREAT idea!!
nicole
Penina | Jun 19 2007 at 10:45 am
Bernard,
I want to know more about that Javascript trick for pulling in RSS feeds! I think it would beautifully solve a work issue I am facing at the moment.
Also, I went ahead and wrote up a little something on my own blog about the Adobe Illustrator-del.icio.us project (http://fantastic-machine.com/penina/?p=51), since it makes a great follow-up to a recent post there about using del.icio.us to manage projects (http://fantastic-machine.com/penina/?p=28).