Tools for the Job.
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- Centigrade0
People are simply saying that upgrading software will not automatically make you a better designer. Simple as that. I bet you could give a great designer a pen and a pencil and they'll do a better job designing a logo than most people will will the latest software.
- Glitterati_Duane0
I'm sorry Winnie but you sound like a rookie. Money is a big factor. Compatibility is a big factor. Jumping on the new shiny thing and getting smacked in the face with all the early bugs is another big factor. I have CS3 on one machine and CS4 on another and using neither makes me a better designer. I sincerely doubt that CS5 will either. Yeah it's good to be current but being too current can screw you over. You gotta think about the big picture. Your boss is right. Period.
- Rookie of tha Year.winnie_the_shit
- If ROI on software investments was a goal here.. then we WOULD upgrade.winnie_the_shit
- vaxorcist0
CS5 is good if the boss is asking you to retouch the hell out of photos that were shot without specifying things, like you can add sky gradients very easily..... so if you have vertical shots and need to make them square or horizontal, you may be able to photoshop LOTS of sky and grass more easily in CS5 than CS4....
So... indecisive or vague instructions to photographer = good idea to get CS5, otherwise, may not matter that much....
- MHDC0
Someone should change his handle "Whiny the Shit"
- I tried whining.. didn't work.winnie_the_shit
- give him a break, jesus.bigtrickagain
- Centigrade0
Get your boss to spend the money on sending you to a design conference / workshops or whatever. Get inspired by hearing other people talk about their work and processes. Better for you and better value for your boss.
- That's the most intelligent fucking response so far.winnie_the_shit
- Ranger0
Be careful what you wish for if your bonus comes out of the same department budget.
- I get bonused on the business I bring in, and how few sick days I use.winnie_the_shit
- You'd risk your health for the betterment of another man's business?ideaist
- no no, I get a bonus for every sick/personal day I have left at the end of the year.winnie_the_shit
- winnie_the_shit0
This isn't about my skill as a designer (I'm not a designer.. but that is a honest assumption), Or my skill at anything. There is nothing wrong with my copy of CS3. This is about wanting fancy new tools and what can I say to get them, because they look interesting and I am intrigued.
I'm not a noob, or a rookie.. I'm a manipulative, greedy, self centered (some would say whiney) son of a bitch who wants to get some social proof so he may get what he wants.
Ever want something new? or are all of you just so beat up that you are thankful for whatever rusty old shitbox computer you have in front of you is good enough?
Thanks for the piss in the face though.
I get where ideaist is coming from.. and that nobody ever NEEDS new stuff (granted). Centigrade had the best idea IMO.. Id take a trip to a design conference in NYC over 10 upgrades to Photoshop. But, my boss has even LESS incentive to do that, than to upgrade.
ROI? That's what WE sell.
- dMullins0
There are so many people not even on CS4 yet. I wouldn't bother touching CS5 until CS6 comes out...
- CALLES0
- New best response lolGlitterati_Duane
- Don't you have some undefinable thing to do on your iPad?winnie_the_shit
- d_rek0
Tell him you could get a hell of a good look at a T-Bone steak by sticking my head up a bull's ass, but I'd rather take the butcher's word for it.
- CALLES0
i have CS7 btw
- bored2death0
I'm going to side with your boss.
Are you a designer or just a software operator?
- whats wrong with cs3 ffs? and how is cs5 going to make you more passionate?hans_glib
- winnie_the_shit0
Wow, these are some jaded opinions.
How come you guys upgraded to CS3?
Whats wrong with photoshop 4?
- bulletfactory0
I would hold off until CS5 is more wide-spread to minimize file compatibility issues.
- <Centigrade
- and how will it become "more wide-spread" if nobody buys it?iCanHasQBN
- Centigrade0
The fact of the matter is that CS5 will probably make you less efficient (ironically) as you have to resave all your files back back to CS4/3 anyway unless they upgrade the whole studio. All the additional features will probably not transfer correctly to the older software.
The printer that receives your job will normally be a version or two behind you.
It's a bummer but hey thats the reality of it.
- +1 for "The printer..." We recently had an issue of a designer using a "Multiply" effect...ideaist
- She had an image on top of a colour box and used the effect that didn't translate to press...ideaist
- Needless to say, a shit storm followed because the image turned out to be a solid bar of colour...ideaist
- More features = less fundamentals...ideaist
- vitamins0
CS5 is coming out already?
- vitamins0
What else can they add to photoshop? It's been suped up to death now. How much more ram do I need for Hawkings sake??