Research suggests efficiency may be worth as much as the cool features.
by Jeremy Schultz
REVIEW: DrawPlus X3 Does Some Catching Up
The latest version of Serif's DrawPlus sports new features, some of which are familiar to Photoshop and Illustrator users.
Adobe CS4 and ROI: Is Productivity The New Killer Feature?
Research suggests efficiency may be worth as much as the cool features.
REVIEW: Corel Painter 11 Produces Beautiful Work, Makes Small Improvements
The new Painter 11 is very similar to its predecessor—many of its improvements are small and increase efficiency and compatibility. But a few new features will excite artists and illustrators.
Compared to the other CS4 applications, Illustrator CS4 does not have a lot of upgrades and new features—but one in particular almost answers a decade-old problem. Almost.
99 Free Valentine’s Day Fonts
Designorati romanced every free font resource, sampled every heart-shaped box of chocolatey, type treats, and arranged this bouquet of 99 ways to type "I love you."
Milestone Release Radically Improves Creative Workflow Efficiency; Redefines Collaboration Between Designers and Developers
CS4 Design Standard includes four applications: Adobe InDesign CS4 Adobe Illustrator CS4 Adobe Photoshop CS4 Adobe Acrobat 9 Pro Since Acrobat 9 isn’t new, I’ll concentrate on the first three programs in this first look. (...)
Adobe Announces Creative Suite 4
Today, Adobe Systems announced Creative Suite 4 (CS4).
REVIEW: Serif Jumps The Pond With Four Creative Pro Apps
Serif releases four applications in the US, delivering solutions for page layout, graphics, photo editing and webpage creation.
An interesting new link has shown up on the Adobe Systems Web site.
FreeHand, Macromedia’s vector drawing tool, is at end-of-life, according to latest information from Adobe, but is still available for purchase FreeHand, Macromedia’s (now Adobe’s) 2D vector drawing tool, similar in reach to Adobe Illustrator, has been ended as an evolving tool, according to Adobe. (...)
The online color community from Adobe Labs delivers themes right into AICS3-via RSS Many illustrators and Illustrator users now make use of an innovative new venture from Adobe Labs–Kuler. (...)
The CS3 suites and the main applications are available now! (...)
One of the most anticipated Adobe Illustrator upgrades ever is right around the corner. (...)
Corel is now shipping the next generation of Painter: Painter X! Painter X has new features including the new RealBristleâ„¢ Painting System and new composition tools, and a printed user guide. (...)
PRESS RELEASE Next-Generation Art Studio Delivers a Natural Painting & Illustration Experience Unmatched by Any Other Software Ottawa, Canada, February 6, 2007 - Corel Corporation (NASDAQ:CREL; TSX:CRE) today announced that Corel® Painter(TM) X, the world’s most powerful painting and illustration software, is now available for pre-order from www.corel.com/painterx. (...)
Corel is pleased to announce that CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X3 has been Certified for Windows Vista - the first full featured graphics suite to achieve certification status. (...)
The past nine months have seen an unprecedented level of disclosure from Adobe Systems, Inc. (...)
According to a Reuters news bulletin published moments ago, Adobe CEO Bruce Chizen refined his March 2006 promise to ship Creative Suite 3 in the 2nd Quarter of 2007. (...)
In honor of this month’s annual fright night, Designorati scoured the globe, peeking into every dark corner, every creepy closet, and under the bed for free Halloween fonts–living or dead. (...)
Illustrator’s Gradient Mesh lets you add shading you never though possible with a vector application. Here’s how to get started using it. (...)
Should you use Illustrator’s Object menu to create a compound path, or should you use the Pathfinder palette? Are they the same? (...)
Has Illustrator’s Save for Web stopped working the way you know it should? Tried resetting program preferences and it didn’t fix it? Here’s why, and how to get Save for Web back! (...)