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kmk
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Username: Kmk
Post Number: 1022
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 11:08 am: | 
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I am ready to move onto something more powerful, and less irritating, than Microsoft Publisher.
I have seen Adobe Illustrator and it looks great but I am so confused by all the Adobe products available out there...
What suite of products would you all recommend?
I am just a creative gal who likes to prepare all sorts of forms, invitaitons, and other text-based documents that usauly include images.
Also ,my daughter is totally into anime and is showing quite an apptitude for computer-based graphic designs - even with our very limited software.
I figure the investment in the software can be justified because it will be used by the whole family.
I need a PC based suite of products that will let me type, cut, paste, scan, paint and generally "fiddle with" a design.
I would love to hear your opinions. |
Dave
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Username: Dave
Post Number: 8706
Registered: 4-1997
| | Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 11:38 am: |
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Illustrator is primarily a vector drawing program (images that can scale in size without losing resolution).
For desktop publishing: Adobe InDesign ($699)
Animations: Flash Basic ($399)
Adobe offers free trial versions, so check those first. |
monster
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Username: Monster
Post Number: 2159
Registered: 7-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, February 19, 2006 - 6:42 pm: |
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RagTime is free, http://www.ragtime-online.com/Content/startpage/index.html
Serif Page Plus is free, http://www.freeserifsoftware.com/
check out the other free software there too.
602Pro Suite, http://www.software602.com/products/pcs/
Open Office is free, http://www.openoffice.org/ |
Charles De Mar
Citizen
Username: Charles_demar
Post Number: 210
Registered: 1-2005
| | Posted on Monday, February 20, 2006 - 8:02 am: |
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Illustrator is a great program, but expensive. If you can swing Creative Suite 2, that is the top of the line. |
kmk
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Username: Kmk
Post Number: 1024
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Monday, February 20, 2006 - 9:24 am: |
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Thank you folks!
I think I will spend a few days with the freeware and the free trial.
I like to buy things once, and buy it right the first time, so it does make sense to "kick the tires" of each of these. |
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