Illustrator for web
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- Benja82
Does anyone use illustrator for web design work?
- lvl_130
simple answer is no. longer answer is yes...but the people that do use it for web work(that i've come across) are usually not web designers.
- yeah, guys who dare use Illustrator are usually graphic designersmonospaced
- i personally never use it, other than to create vectors that I will bring into photoshop as smart objects.lvl_13
- or work in packagingD4W33D
- packaging is graphic designmonospaced
- lvl_130
@battle-i think he means specifically for laying out pages. obviously, Illy is needed (or ideal i guess) for vectors.
- graham0
Fireworks
- Continuity0
For page layouts? Not a chance. I do use it a fair bit for designing actually stuff to go in a layout, though.
- doesnotexist0
YES.
i ALWAYS use illustrator for web. so much easier to see a 20+ page site all at once across the board. using symbols and such, file sizes are way smaller.
- you don't use layer comps in PS?lvl_13
- nah. you have to turn shit on and off and can't see everything at once...right?doesnotexist
- doesnotexist0
^ plus you can zoom out (stand back and look at everything).
scale shit down without losing res when you have to scale it back up.
super easy to print out multi-page PDFs or bring boards into indd
i am a proponent of designing for web in illy.
- Daithi0
I use it all the time for comps.
- Benja820
I've used photoshop for years now but i've just picked up a project from another designer, it's all been done in illustrator and having multiple artboards is great for layouts and multiple page documents.
Not fully converted yet but i can see its uses
- goldieboy0
Is file size an issue when doing web in illy; compared to PS?
- detritus0
I start off all my sites in Illustrator these days, primarily because I never really liked vector handling in PS, but also inceasingly because the use of font-face means I'd rely upon Illy's better text handling.
When it comes to images and details though, I work in PS, then export web format via Fireworks.
- Jesus.
< written by a retard.detritus - Sorry, to clarify - I do all my layout and overall design in Illy - but NEVER export images, etc, from there.detritus
- right.doesnotexist
- Jesus.