PS or AI for web design?
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- PonyBoy0
... i wish Adobe would come out w/something of a PS/Illy hybrid where items were selectable like in illy... but had the pristine polishing abilities of PS.
... and no... it's not called 'Fireworks'... that program is dated and ready for the waste-bin... unless you want to... you know... waste time and dick around w/bullshit that you won't use (like silly .js features etc built-in-to-it... GeAY!!).
- univers0
I was up at the AIGA design camp in northern Minnesota. Anyways, they had the Adobe reps up there, and they said Adobe CS3 is their first steps on a direction towards one unifying program to do everything. I think it would be stupid to go down to one program, however, to make the transition between programs seamless is do-able. I could see PS and AI coming together.
- I think i was at band camp when you were doing your aiga thing... i shoved a trombone up my ass... it's sunday night and I'm drunk.PonyBoy
- ... i'm drunk...
... too bad for you there's no ignore feature tonight... cuz I may be at it a while. :DPonyBoy - I had a talk with an inside source at adobe and he told me the exact oppositeMeeklo
- e-pill0
AI for everything.. PS for PSbs only
- PonyBoy0
^^ why would it be stupid?
I say keep PS for hi-end photo-editting/prepping for print etc...
... and illy for vector illustration / logo production... anything you need to scale w/out issue...
... THEN... score us that hybrid built for knocking out polished work for screen...
I see nothing stupid in finally having a 'web-design' program...
... GIMMIE GIMMIE!!!!!
- univers0
I dont mean stupid that the programs should unite to one. What I mean having one program running the entire thing would eat up soooooo many resources it wouldn't be productive. I want this bridged hybrid so that you can turn on and turn off different aspects from all the different suite programs so that you run efficiently but the whole creative process is seamless. (No work arounds!)
- you and me are now super-pals. :) Ilike that idea... I love that idea... I want that idea... let's pitch it!! $$$$!PonyBoy
- univers0
Pony... you would agree. A designer that is well lubed, air resistant, and independent with those swimming caps is a better designer. I want a Adobe Head unit installed so that I can have my interface showing up in my right eye. I am sick and tired of having to do the back and forth with clients. I also want a chip installed in my brain so that Action Script is created with out any issues just from simple thought! I am sick of code errors and things not working and I dont understand! *cry face* *grabs another beer*
- cheers!akrokdesign
- Oh no, he's back on the drink...ElectroLAX3000
- Meeklo0
I use both, and it depends on the project.
sometimes illustrator works better, and sometimes is the other way around, there is no right or wrong option. It all comes down to what it needs to be done and who is doing it.
- utopian0
Paintshop Pro and Microsoft Excel, "more gooder" than PS or AI, hands down.
- bort0
I hear Quark is making big steps forward on the web development front.
- jamble0
Fireworks.
Occasionally photoshop.
- joqui0
weird question...
- ovsm0
i was a diehard photoshop user, until my friend showed me fireworks. i completely rejected it at first. then little by little i migrated over to fireworks. everyone makes fun of it, but when you learn what it can do, it is the best program around.
anyone who says it is not a viable option hasn't explored the program enough.
one of the best features is the direct export to flash(swf). it's tight.
- OBBTKN0
Web design: Fireworks, and a little PS (for photo retouching or the other things FW is not doing well...)
I´m not pro-Illustrator (CS3 is sloooooow on my machines), i´m still using Freehand.
- monoboy0
I say use what you are comfortable and proficient with. I'm an Illy fan but had to switch to PS when I joined my current team. Took a while to learn, but glad I did. Use it happily now. Illy is still by far the quickest tool for the job imo. It's a design and layout tool. PS is a bitmap based imaging tool. Yin vs Yang.
- Is a website not typically composed of bitmap based images?thismanslife
- Yes, but don't you have to design it first?monoboy
- monoboy has a pointMeeklo
- RIZ0
Great thread by the way!
- WeLoveNoise0
microsoft paint
- no wonder your site is not up. lol.akrokdesign
- yeh it is mate
- try againWeLoveNoise - hahapeterorpete
- kushman0
used to use ps but find illustrator far better for grid work. Plus it's easier to much around with composition once this are on the the page.
- ...?thismanslife
- (You can fuck around with stuff easier)creative-
- (Thanks)thismanslife
- Utopianacht0
photoshop for almost everything.. Ilustrator for flash sites.. the challenge here.. all the ones that use only one of those programs, close it just for today and use the other one..!!
- no thanks! I think my clients/studio manager.boss/other workers would be pissedkelpie
- mkuplens0
Definitely Photoshop - in fact I've got a neat PSD+ATN combo you can use that quickly sets up layers and groups with IE7 or Firefox 2 browser chrome plus the URL and window/tab title in the right places. You can grab it at http://www.thoughtguy.com/browse…