web and graphic designers!! what tools do you use???
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webbusiness
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- Aug 28, 2012
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Adobe Photoshop..
The Web Designer
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I think I jump in.
The most important tool for me, as a so-called web designer, is the code editor. There're plenty of options out there, but my personal choice would be Panic's Coda, but recently I've been playing with Sublime Text and found to be a superior code editor of it kind. I'm jumping from Mac to PC from time to time, so having Sublime Text running on both system has been really helpful for me, but I just could not abandon Coda because of some of its own great piece of software with a lot of functionality.
Also, I have a whole set of Adobe Creative Suite Design Premium but I don't use all the software. I usually use photoshop for most of my graphic/image editing, illustrator for logo design. I also use an image editing software called pixelmator in my Mac and I think it's great. Check it out at pixelmator.com.
If your brother is serious about expanding his skills to the web, give him a subscription to tutsplus.com . This site helps me a lot in honing my design skills.
The most important tool for me, as a so-called web designer, is the code editor. There're plenty of options out there, but my personal choice would be Panic's Coda, but recently I've been playing with Sublime Text and found to be a superior code editor of it kind. I'm jumping from Mac to PC from time to time, so having Sublime Text running on both system has been really helpful for me, but I just could not abandon Coda because of some of its own great piece of software with a lot of functionality.
Also, I have a whole set of Adobe Creative Suite Design Premium but I don't use all the software. I usually use photoshop for most of my graphic/image editing, illustrator for logo design. I also use an image editing software called pixelmator in my Mac and I think it's great. Check it out at pixelmator.com.
If your brother is serious about expanding his skills to the web, give him a subscription to tutsplus.com . This site helps me a lot in honing my design skills.
Darko XLonche
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- Sep 7, 2012
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Well, it depends what he actually wants to work more... for example im focused on Vector designs in Adobe Illustrator, but I work in Adobe Photoshop too... for coding learning he doesn't need any special program to learn, he just needs the W3Schools website link and learn all the coding, IF the coding is what he likes.
stratocentric
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- Mar 12, 2012
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I agree with you. Latest Photoshop, Notepad++ . Wordpress. Magento. JQuery. Cart66. Pinnacle Cart. Anything Adobe. PHP and MySQL
psytrance
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no, not at all. he is an artist thats it. he dont know how to code anything so probably graphic designing is the first move. i found photoshop torrent and will probably buy adobe. thanks for the help!
For the rest..... folks I am very glad to be part of this forum. You guys rock!!!! so many tips.... this is truly amazing. thanks a lot and peace to all!!
roozmarry871
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- Sep 12, 2012
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please give me some one adobe photoshop short cut keys..?
If it's for the web, my partner swears by Fireworks. Using photoshop however you'll be able to work with and manipulate the most amount of premade templates that are out there.I would avoid gimp at all costs cause you can't really share your work with other artists too well (because most of them are using photoshop).Anything above/including CS4 is best.
Blackberry_11
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I sure about this that various people will choose various opinion. I like to design in the adobe suit.