Im wondering because I need to make myself some logos, and besides - I want to draw small figures for my web site.

Anyone? Thanks.

biosphere

I believe most people use Adobe Photoshop...
There are several image editing programs out there,
Macromedia FireWorks is really good for making logos if I remember correctly...
You could try doing a search for image editing software or something...

I'd go with the Adobe Illustrator in combination with Adobe Photoshop if you can get them both.

Illustrator is vector-based so it'll be great for logos, etc. :)

I've never used Macromedia Fireworks but i've heard it was pretty good.

Do you know what i just use an old program called Adobe Imagestyler -- they don't make it anymore but they bleedin well SHOULD!

It could do with some modifications nowadays but it still gives you a good result and can be downloaded from download.com.

I made my site using it (www.nomonthly.co.uk) along with others and i think it is fab...

use it just for making the images tho- it has a built in system to make the HTML but i wouldn't trust it...

a quality program nonetheless.

Fireworks

I use Adobe tools for graphic design but from what I've experienced with Dreamweaver and Flash, I can say that Macromedia tools are really powerful. You'd better use both.

Fireworks is a great program and very easy to use and learn...........it is great for newbies to use......
However, Adobe Photoshop is just so damn powerful and can do so many things........but it takes more time and effort to learn and costs a lot more than fireworks....

Just got Photoshop 7! Can't wait to play with it :D

web docta - what are the big things about PS7 that's different from 6? Is it worth the upgrade, or should I wait?

Here is an interesting Web site for just creating some free, cool looking text (and you can then download your new image):

http://www.flamingtext.com

photoshop here too.

For really small images (such as arrows, and incidental bitmaps), just fire up the magnification to around 800-1200%, select the smallest brush or pencil (one pixel) and just dot the image in. Very good for small folders or those 'print this page' type graphics.

For logos, and you're looking at a vector program, try Freehand or Illustrator. If you're strapped for cash look at Zoner (www.zoner.com)

Greg Moore

Originally posted by Lain
web docta - what are the big things about PS7 that's different from 6? Is it worth the upgrade, or should I wait?

I haven't installed it yet, didin't get the time. Go to the Adobe Photoshop 7 page here and view the movie about the new features http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/newfeatures.html

Looks pretty cool. I wouldn't wait! :D

ms-paint :)

I use a combination of Photoshop 6 and Fireworks. IMHO Fireworks is good for creating text images, and Photoshop provides the power for some very nice graphics ;)

Just installed Photoshop 7.0. It has a nice file browser in the upper right hand corner and something called "healing brush" that let's you take out scratches and blemishes, while preserving the shading and texture in the corrected area. Also lets you customize and save different pallette layouts for your workspace. Nice touches!

photoshop for sure

Da gimp (http://www.gimp.org/) .

Regards,

Jeff

Freehand is nice for logos, etc. Illustrator is good too, but I just prefer the Macromedia interface to the Adobe one.

Extensis Graphics plug-in for Adobe Photoshop

although adobe photoshop might be a learning curve , its far worth it , plus there is plenty of really good tutorials on the web . Im lucky enough to have just installed ps7 as well , it has a cleaner interface , file browser , more shapes , i didnt really see any HUGE changes , but i mean come on , its photoshop 7