Programmes which handle vector graphics -
a personal decision: 2 of 5
Maybe these are the questions - and some provisional answers...
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How much do I need a vector program? |
not every day, but it's lots of fun, and I certainly use it sometimes - my new logo is one real-world example |
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How much do I need something different from the FreeHand 7 I already have? |
- Illustrator is just a dream to use: those smooth vectors, with the brush, the pen, and type |
| The FreeHand book is equally seductive, claiming so many advantages over Illustrator: but they don't seem real or important: e.g. | |
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- I use InDesign or PageMaker |
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- it does in Illustrator too |
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- it doesn't open the picts usably |
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Have I wasted the money I spent on FreeHand Graphics Studio if I get Illustrator and InDesign? |
- I learnt a lot from the FreeHand tutorial - I still use Fontographer, I only paid $200 for the whole suite, just Fontographer (same version) is $450 now ... - buying the Macromedia Studio would leave me frustrated and feeling I had the wrong tools - if I don't get these OS X-compatible versions now, there's a risk I don't qualify for upgrades later on when I need OS X |
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What if I spend all that money and am disappointed? |
- what if I don't and always feel miffed and regret it? |
| I have the feeling that this smoothing in Illustrator must be available in FreeHand if you change the settings | - maybe so, but I couldn't find it, so the bottom line is that FreeHand isn't the right program for me while Illustrator is ... |
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