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mybmodel · 13-03-2008, 12:37

I work a little Photosohp for internet and Corel draw for commercial print. What do you use?

abbasinho · 13-03-2008, 12:49

Can't look much further than than Illustrator/InDesign for all design work. I only use Photoshop to prepare photography to import into Illustrator/InDesign or to prepare images for the web. I tend to avoid it for everything else.

Coops · 13-03-2008, 12:50

Aldus Pagemaker

Limbo · 13-03-2008, 13:37

paint and powerpoint

Do Gooder · 13-03-2008, 13:42

indequarkmakershop

steveb · 13-03-2008, 14:28

Gimp and Inkscape, with Scribus for page composition.

rustybones · 13-03-2008, 15:52

Microsoft Word 97 and Microsoft Paint - it's all you need

womble · 13-03-2008, 15:58

photoshop, fireworks, blender

niksy · 13-03-2008, 16:04

Photoshop, HTMLPad, Notepad++ mostly.

minus brain · 13-03-2008, 16:15

A bic pen and napkin.

wheedwacker · 13-03-2008, 17:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by steveb

Gimp and Inkscape, with Scribus for page composition.

cheapskate

Adobe Creative suite for me.

freelancr · 13-03-2008, 19:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by steveb

Gimp and Inkscape, with Scribus for page composition.

And I thought I was the only one using opensource alternatives instead of cracking the creative suite!

gomes · 16-03-2008, 14:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by freelancr

Quote:

Originally Posted by steveb

Gimp and Inkscape, with Scribus for page composition.

And I thought I was the only one using opensource alternatives instead of cracking the creative suite!

How cool - open source fans!

How do you like the software? Any major flaws?

On a different note - what about programming...does anyone use Vim? Despite the learning curve, it's starting to seem like a very good option.

abbasinho · 17-03-2008, 11:52

if you're serious about getting print ready documents out to clients/printers you've got to be looking at creative suite. illustrator's and indesign's can import PDF settings which as saved me loads of time and earned me loads of money.

wheedwacker · 17-03-2008, 12:12

The problem with using all open source stuff is that if you try to look for a full time job, they will (99.99% of the time) want proficiency in the programs in the Creative Suite that apply to the job. It is very hard to find a company that uses open source internally.

dudefromthenet · 26-03-2008, 16:30

I use GIMP and Inkscape (vector illustrator) because they are both free, easy to use, do all what I want and work on my linux box

Renderz · 26-03-2008, 17:04

I just tell people to use their imagination when they come to my site, minimal effort and always browser compliant

H3LLRA1Z3R · 26-03-2008, 22:06

Freehand and Photoshop.

mindbomb · 27-03-2008, 16:03

Ahhh I just let the client to do their own design, it saves me the time and effort and I'm quids in - everyone's a winner.

Oooh but try telling them the difference between bitmap and vector and it's the off side rule all over again.

CS innit?, I've not met a printer that doesn't use it - yet, so should any slight problems arise they usually sort it out much quicker than other progs.

abbasinho · 28-03-2008, 12:33

i used to freehand back in the good old days before adobe took over. one thing i liked about freehand over illustrator was how you could have multiple pages open at once in freehand, illustrator can't do that - or i don't know how to do it in illustrator.

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abbasinho Branding Bitch Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 65	Can't look much further than than Illustrator/InDesign for all design work. I only use Photoshop to prepare photography to import into Illustrator/InDesign or to prepare images for the web. I tend to avoid it for everything else.

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abbasinho Branding Bitch Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 65	if you're serious about getting print ready documents out to clients/printers you've got to be looking at creative suite. illustrator's and indesign's can import PDF settings which as saved me loads of time and earned me loads of money.

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dudefromthenet Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 19	I use GIMP and Inkscape (vector illustrator) because they are both free, easy to use, do all what I want and work on my linux box

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abbasinho Branding Bitch Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 65	i used to freehand back in the good old days before adobe took over. one thing i liked about freehand over illustrator was how you could have multiple pages open at once in freehand, illustrator can't do that - or i don't know how to do it in illustrator.

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