Ninjakreborn Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 I am wanting to find out which one is better forlayout design, buttons, logo's, banners, and light photo manipulation(very light).Fireworks 8, or photoshop cs2Which one is going to be the easier to use, best to use, and the one that is the most useful for Web Development related purposes. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/22818-solved-photoshop-or-fireworks-for-layout-and-other/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsidian Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 completely depends on your preference. they both have strengths and weaknesses. i personally have found that there is [b]much[/b] more freedom when using CS2, but others would argue for using the full macromedia suite instead. now that adobe has bought macromedia, there won't be a whole lot of separation anymore anyway. here's the catch: you've got to use what you know how to use. if you've learned one and not the other, obviously the one you know will produce a much better result than the one you don't know. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/22818-solved-photoshop-or-fireworks-for-layout-and-other/#findComment-102822 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjakreborn Posted October 3, 2006 Author Share Posted October 3, 2006 What made me wonder, is people have told me photoshop is for people who do graphic design specifically. THey said that fireworks is much better for Web Work for some reason. Nothing but logo's, banner's(with logo's), layouts, buttons, and stuff used on regular websites. I have heard fireworks works a lot better for that purpose, or is that not necessarily true. I know for a fact that photoshop cs2 is more powerful, I just didn't know which one would be better to learn for web development alone. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/22818-solved-photoshop-or-fireworks-for-layout-and-other/#findComment-102990 Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsidian Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 [quote author=businessman332211 link=topic=110312.msg445919#msg445919 date=1159877793]people have told me photoshop is for people who do graphic design specifically. THey said that fireworks is much better for Web Work for some reason.[/quote]that's just a bunch of BS, if you ask me. all i use CS for is web work. now, let me pose this question to you: where do you draw the line between [i]web work[/i] and [i]graphic design[/i] anyway? when it comes to doing mockups and logos and banners and anything else you want to talk about, [b]you are doing graphic design[/b]. that being said, it goes back to my original post: you'll be best off with the tool that fits you. fireworks was [i]designed[/i] specifically for web, but with the newer versions of photoshop, you've got just as much ease of use in the tools (and more in some cases). i'm not going to tell you that you should or shouldn't learn one or the other as they are both great tools, but if someone is telling you that fireworks is better for web work, that is definitely their opinion and not based on fact. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/22818-solved-photoshop-or-fireworks-for-layout-and-other/#findComment-102997 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcombs_31 Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 They both serve the same purpose, raster graphics. Photoshop is more advanced and has more options. You want to start talking about what is better specifically for logos, then you need a vector graphics program such as illustrator or freehand. Logos should be able to adjust for size, which vector provides. It comes down to preference and what features you may like more when comparing apples to apples. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/22818-solved-photoshop-or-fireworks-for-layout-and-other/#findComment-103038 Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsidian Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 [quote author=jcombs_31 link=topic=110312.msg445968#msg445968 date=1159882201]You want to start talking about what is better specifically for logos, then you need a vector graphics program such as illustrator or freehand.[/quote]very good point. vector images are much better prepared in something designed specifically for it. something like corelDRAW is also good for this type of imaging. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/22818-solved-photoshop-or-fireworks-for-layout-and-other/#findComment-103042 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjakreborn Posted October 3, 2006 Author Share Posted October 3, 2006 Ok, so I will do the layouts in photoshop, I will start the logo's training using coreldraw, freehand or illustrator. I have them but I never thought about using them, when I had photoshop, but I am going to give them a try for that, thanks. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/22818-solved-photoshop-or-fireworks-for-layout-and-other/#findComment-103102 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcombs_31 Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 you really need to slow down and just try to learn one thing at a time. You don't have to use illustrator for your logo, it will just allow it to scale without loss of quality. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/22818-solved-photoshop-or-fireworks-for-layout-and-other/#findComment-103116 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zq29 Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 [quote author=businessman332211 link=topic=110312.msg446034#msg446034 date=1159888633]Ok, so I will do the layouts in photoshop, I will start the logo's training using coreldraw, freehand or illustrator. I have them but I never thought about using them, when I had photoshop, but I am going to give them a try for that, thanks.[/quote]You have ~$1,600 worth of software lying around that you don't use, and all three do pretty much the same thing?! Crazy... Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/22818-solved-photoshop-or-fireworks-for-layout-and-other/#findComment-103319 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjakreborn Posted October 3, 2006 Author Share Posted October 3, 2006 photoshop cs2, fireworks 8, fontographer, authorware, director, dreamweaver, frontpage(I hate frontpage but have 1 client i had to help troubleshoot), flash 8, flashpaper, freehand, contribute, corel draw(never touched it), bridge, now gimp(thanks to advice from the guy), notepad 2, phpedit, illustrator, and a few other off brand ones that I havne't even installed. I just jump around, I mostly use php for developing, just in the code view. ANd I use photoshop cs2, now for learning graphics. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/22818-solved-photoshop-or-fireworks-for-layout-and-other/#findComment-103330 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 hey i have an idea, how about instead of spending thousands of dollars on a bunch of stuff you barely use or worse, don't even use at all...hows about using that money on that dental work you keep advertising to accept as payment for work? Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/22818-solved-photoshop-or-fireworks-for-layout-and-other/#findComment-103334 Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsidian Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 [quote author=Crayon Violent link=topic=110312.msg446271#msg446271 date=1159905744]hey i have an idea, how about instead of spending thousands of dollars on a bunch of stuff you barely use or worse, don't even use at all...[/quote]question is... how many young developers on the web truly have bought a license for all that software??? my guess is very, very few :P Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/22818-solved-photoshop-or-fireworks-for-layout-and-other/#findComment-103340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
.josh Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 well i thought it would be rude to outright accuse him of software piracy, so I went with being cheeky instead. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/22818-solved-photoshop-or-fireworks-for-layout-and-other/#findComment-103342 Share on other sites More sharing options...
neylitalo Posted October 3, 2006 Share Posted October 3, 2006 Well, if you did actually purchase all those programs (except the free ones), then I say this: for shame. And if you indeed have them but didn't actually purchase them, then I say this: for shame. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/22818-solved-photoshop-or-fireworks-for-layout-and-other/#findComment-103344 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninjakreborn Posted October 3, 2006 Author Share Posted October 3, 2006 ;DI have them.That's all I can say. ;DAs far as using them, I didn't know which ones I would use, so I got them all. Quote Link to comment https://forums.phpfreaks.com/topic/22818-solved-photoshop-or-fireworks-for-layout-and-other/#findComment-103352 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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