Successful graphic design grabs your attention and conveys a message — and nothing grabs attention like 3-D graphics that seem to pop off the page. But most 3-D programs are expensive and difficult to ...

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Illustrator CS ($499; $169 upgrade) is a renowned 2-D drawing program. But this version of the program literally breaks out of the world of flat illustration and into the third dimension. Much of the ...