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Adobe Illustrator Symbols, Symbol Libraries

Within the Adobe Illustrator Symbols, Symbol Libraries page below you'll find high quality commercial and free Adobe Illustrator symbols and symbol libraries. Many of the freebies include accompanying Illustrator tutorials and tips, along with other commercial or free Illustrator brushes, symbols, shapes, vector images, and more. Some Illustrator symbol creators also offer beautiful commercial symbols, brushes and other graphics products for Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and more. All listings below come highly recommended, and I've personally tried and used many of the Illustrator symbols and symbol libraries listed here.

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9 Free Adobe Illustrator CS3 Brushes and Symbols
Rounded triangle symbols, alert symbols, warning symbols. Includes versions with and without the Web 2.0 style mirrored glass table reflections. Great for websites, blogs, applications, or other purposes. Fully customizable - change the colors, the sizes, etc. Free for personal or commercial use. Available as Illustrator brushes or Illustrator symbols. [Illustrator brushes dated 04/05/2008, by Shirley Kaiser, SKDesigns, for Brainstorms and Raves.]
12 Glossy Buttons
Vectorized glossy round buttons in 12 different colors. Button colors are gradient, nicely done, with gray outer border. Free. [Illustrator Symbols dated 12/06/2007, by Anya82, for DeviantART.]
Adobe Illustrator Symbols
Lots of free and commercial Illustrator symbols here. Also helpful listing by categories, similar to the brushes - Most Recent, Most Popular, Highest rated. Wide variety of symbols here. Business objects, light bulbs, fruit and vegetables, swirls and curls, holiday symbols, glass buttons, speech bubbles, flags, maps, money stacks, transparent tape, and so much more. [Illustrator Symbols part of Adobe Illustrator Exchange, Adobe.com.]
Cartographic Symbols and Map Symbols
Beautifully created vector map symbols for Adobe Illustrator, FreeHand, and Corel Draw. “A complete, well-designed contemporary set of map symbols packaged into an Illustrator vector library covering most of the features that need symbolizing on a map. Each library contains point, line and area symbols (including colors and patterns) which are fully editable and scalable.” Inexpensive. Download free symbols to try before purchasing. [Illustrator Symbols by Steven Gordon, Cartagram, LLC.]
Code Zebra Symbols
Commercial, high quality vector Illustrator Symbol Libraries include: Architecture, Building Services, Landscaping, Electrical, Mechanical, Fasteners, General. Hundreds of symbols (maybe over 1000). Prices run about $89 per symbol library, $359 for complete set - check site for current pricing. For Illustrator 10, CS, CS2, CS3. [Illustrator Symbols by Hot Door.]
Conceptual Diagram Symbol Libraries
Free IAN symbol libraries include over 1500 vector symbols. “The IAN symbol libraries contain over 1500 custom made vector symbols (in 32 categories) designed specifically for enhancing science communication skills. The libraries are designed primarily for use with Adobe Illustrator (requires version 10 or better), however we also offer eps and svg versions for non-Illustrator users. The symbols allow diagrammatic representations of complex processes to be developed easily with minimal graphical skills.” Included in the download are: 32 self-installing symbol libraries, 1500+ science/ecology symbols, 100+ custom swatches, Ecosystem landscape diagrams, Interactive multimedia tutorial, PDF index of all symbols. [Illustrator Symbols by IAN (Integration and Application Network) IAN (Integration and Application Network), University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science.]
Free Download: Adobe Illustrator Symbols (floral)
Nicely done free flowers as Illustrator vector symbols. [Article/tutorial dated 09/20/2007, by bsilvia, Graphics-Illustrations Blog.]
Free Symbol Libraries for Adobe Illustrator
Illustrator symbols libraries, including St. Patrick's Day & Shamrock Symbols, Halloween Symbols (Halloween Spooky Witch Broom Hat Bat Spider Web Boo Spiderweb Pumpkin Jack-O-Lantern Ghost). More upcoming. [Illustrator Symbols by Sara Froehlich, Contributing Writer for About.com's Adobe Illustrator and CorelDRAW, Graphics Software.]
Map Symbols & Patterns for NPS Maps
“Standard cartographic symbols and patterns used on National Park Service maps.” Free map symbols include recreation pictographs, north arrows, bar scales, road shields, etc. Other symbols include pictographs for accessibility, winter recreation, water recreation, etc. Also available are map patterns, including Lava/reef, sand, swamp, and tree patterns (accessed as a swatch library in Adobe Illustrator CS or later). Available in PDF format, Adobe Illustrator Symbol Libraries, TTF fonts. [Illustrator Symbol Libraries by U.S. National Park Service (NPS).]
Vectorportal.com: Illustrator Symbols
Hundreds of free Illustrator symbols. Embellishments, starbursts, orbits, much more. [Illustrator Symbol Libraries by VectorPortal.com.]