P-Shop or Illstrtor. for Web Comps
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"Once I’ve honed in on a final design [in Illustrator], then I move over to Photoshop for a final polish and pixel-level precision for the site’s images."
... yep... but also -
I've learned to realy on smart objects w/CS2 and work back and forth w/illustrator and PS. I start in illy... get my pixels exact (corners, anything that's a solid lined object etc) and then begin moving the design over into photo shop - but bringing all the peices in as smart objects or paths depending on the need. Smart objects ROCK because all you have to do is double-click the layer and a temp illy file will open so you can edit it's contents (color, pixel count... etc)... then save it and jump back over to PS for the update. Any layer effects that you had applied to it in PS will stay the same... only the original .ai info will update...
... why is this good?!
Well - if you work with smart objects in PS... you CAN SCALE THEM TOO!! :)... meaning - the client gives you a lil jingle:
you: Hello?
client: love the site! need a brochure!
you: heeeey... i built it in ps at 72 dpi/ppi... i'll have to rebui...
*cough cough
... um... just change the resolution to 300dpi and tweak it a bit... and make sure to get hi-res photos of course and be done with it!!moral of the story - smart objects are indeed smart... super handy!