spec me some graphics software . . .

khushy · 17 Nov 2008 at 15:36

for creating crisp web graphics - signatures - static web banners etc

khushy

PaulyD · 17 Nov 2008 at 15:38

Photoshop, fireworks, MS Paint...

Solaris · 17 Nov 2008 at 15:39

Photoshop, fireworks, MS Paint...

+1

swinnie · 17 Nov 2008 at 15:41

PaulyD said:
Photoshop, fireworks, MS Paint...

+1

Also, Paint.NET and GIMP May be worth a look as well. Both free software.

Simian · 17 Nov 2008 at 15:50

swinnie said:
+1

Also, Paint.NET and GIMP May be worth a look as well. Both free software.

+1 (+1)

No one seems to recommend 'Corel Graphics' or 'PaintShop Pro'?!?!?.. I wonder why??..

swinnie · 17 Nov 2008 at 15:53

I don't like Corel or PaintShop Pro - but that's probably because I've been spoilt with Photoshop training etc.

cotton_flex · 17 Nov 2008 at 15:54

Fireworks to create quick unique graphics
Photoshop for that extra edge/uniqueness.

swinnie · 17 Nov 2008 at 16:00

Is Fireworks similar to Photoshop? I've never used it, but have heard it is pretty good.

cotton_flex · 17 Nov 2008 at 16:12

It is now.

Before when fireworks was made by Macromedia, it was the ideal tool to make web graphics, signatures, static web banners etc. It handled transparency, compression for web, animated gifs etc very well. There are tonnes of styles that you can apply to any graphics, quick vector drawing work etc.

Photoshop back then was all about print, only in the last CS versions did it catch up on the web side of things. I guess the takeover of Macromedia by Adobe had helped in this regard.

I still prefer to use fireworks to come up with quick graphics. For larger, more thought out graphics/vector drawing, Illustrator takes over. With Photoshop I still feel the need to start off with a photo!

swinnie · 17 Nov 2008 at 16:14

I think I am going to have a look at Fireworks then. I use Photoshop primarily, and there is something that I feel could be done to optimise images better for the web, and now I know why that is so...because Fireworks does it!