The 2021 release cycle began in late 2020 and saw several incremental updates before the transition to the 2022 (version 26.0) release. Release Date Key Focus Area October 2020 Initial 2021 Launch; Recolor Artwork, Cloud Documents January 2021 Repeat Objects (Radial, Grid, Mirror) February 2021 Collaboration (Share for Edit), Japanese Glyph snapping Native Apple Silicon support; iPad version enhancements August 2021 Stability and minor feature refinements Major Features of the 2021 Cycle
Prior to 2021, aligning text to a path or object was visually inconsistent because alignment was calculated based on the text's bounding box, not the actual glyph shapes. Illustrator 2021 introduced "Text Align to Glyph," allowing designers to snap text precisely to the outline of a vector object. This feature was particularly vital for logo design and typographic posters, eliminating the tedious manual kerning and adjustment previously required to center text on irregular shapes. adobe illustrator 2021 version history
The Creative Suite (CS) era saw significant updates to Adobe Illustrator, with versions CS to CS6 introducing: The 2021 release cycle began in late 2020
, this allowed users to extract color palettes from photographs and apply them instantly to vector artwork using the Color Theme Picker Enhanced Cloud Documents : This update made it easier to track version history This feature was particularly vital for logo design