Photoshop Vs Illustrator
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- NeverEver
Which one of these do you use for for web or app designing?
I've heard the argument is that you use PS because it's pixel perfect, but the illy has that mode now too so i'm wandering what are the other benefits that PS provides that illy can't
- nb3
What year is it?
- oey0
I was wandering that too...
- where to?Knuckleberry
- just underlining his own wandering berry...oey
- set4
- section_0140
html
- CyBrainX1
Even in the late 90s, there is no vs. Both have their different uses.
- omahadesigns-9
Photoshop is not a design program.
- see_thru-5
- autoflavour0
For webdesign i am old school.. i only use my windows 98 box with MS Paint.. best BMP in the business..
- docpoz0
I have heard that neither Photoshop nor Illustrator is the way to go.
- ShenanigansTV0
Photoshop.
- falcadia0
Quark vs InDesign?
- inv0
Maybe depends on your style? I tend to use photoshop more
- monNom2
Use both. They both have strengths and weaknesses.
Personally I use illustrator for higher level planning and multi-page / multi-breakpoint design. You can block out a page layout as quickly as a wireframe, many times, or if your smart about your wires and set things up as symbols, you can style those symbols directly and have all your wires transformed to low-fi comps that are easy to tweak. Illustrator gets unstable with too many images in it, so it's not well suited to higher fidelity multi-page design, as your .ai file may never open again if you push it too far.
Multipage stuff is all way too tricky in PhotoShop. You end up with a million folders or layer comps and changes are slow. But for finessing the final design of a single page, or key elements of a template, nothing beats PhotoShop. Being able to add subtle effects to elements, tweak color levels in context, evaluate each screen for its composition, and have assets in raster format without guessing how they'll export - PhotoShop still rules for that, and the results from reworking in PhotoShop are pretty evident in the final product, IMO.
In the end, it depends what you trying to accomplish, and what your role is.
- monNom1
I should add that between illustrator and PhotoShop, I'll usually build a prototype to make sure everything works before doing final artwork/styling in PS. That way any logical inconsistencies get ironed out before the PhotoShop fiddling, as it can be tough to change across multiple screens.
- hotroddy1
photoshop for prototyping. illustrator for wireframes and logos. html for responsive design.