- Illustrator CC allows you to round the corners
of a rectangle by dragging a tiny circle
that's known as the Round Corner Widget.
Yes, the Round Corner Widget, that's its name.
So, you can make a rounded rectangle, big whoop.
But here's the thing, there's a lot you can do
with a rounded rectangle, this for example,
not to mention this, and then put them together
to make this.
Naturally, I'll show you how it all works at length in fact,
but that's not the half of it, this round corner widget,
it's not just a rectangle thing, it's applicable
to any path outline that contains corner points
regardless of how you draw it, so let's say you
lay down a bunch of corner points with the pen tool.
Just by clicking, nothing more, then switch
to the white arrow tool, and all the corner points
light up with corner widgets, and then you can drag them
to create smooth transitions on the fly.
Sure, you can make rounded rectangles,
and then un-round one or more corners any time you like,
but you can also draw with these things,
which is amazing, and between you and me,
a whole lot of fun.