August 12th, 2007, 01:48 PM
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Re: Which Graphics Software Do You Use ?
Like Sue, I began using Freehand when I first started learning computer graphics in the late '80's. I actually bought both Freehand and Illustrator, but found Freehand to be more intuitive and easier to understand. I called Adobe, asked if I could return Illustrator for a refund, and they agreed! That gave me a good impression of that company.
I have mostly kept up with the upgrades and have the Macromedia MX Suite with Freehand, Fireworks, Dreamweaver and Flash and work on a new 24" Intel iMac. I consider myself a Freehand expert, and I'm pretty good with Fireworks and Dreamweaver, but Flash has got to be the most un-user friendly program I've ever tried to learn! I recently upgraded my Quark to version 7, but rarely use it anymore, since so many laymen do their own design.
It seems nowadays, everybody has a Dell and a clip art CD and think that's all it takes to be a graphic designer (so I could buy a scalpel and be a surgeon?). That's unfortunate. It's hard to sell graphic design to people who think they can do it themselves, yet have no training or experience, and don't know the difference in good design and amateur work. Our local community college recently advertised a workshop where anyone could "Master the art of Graphic Design in Two Evenings." I guess I should have attended because I've been a graphic designer for over twenty years, and I still haven't mastered it.
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