[WEB4LIB] Re: Graphics Program question

[Fazia Begum Rizvi]

Hrm. It depends on what the graphic designer's 
skill level is, and what types of graphics they 
will be producing. My recommendations?

For an experienced graphic designer:
Adobe Photoshop & Adobe Illustrator in addition 
to a few extras like Fractal Painter, Macromedia 
Flash, and a web optimizing program like Adobe
ImageReady or Fireworks. 

For the less experienced/artistically adept:
Adobe PhotoDeluxe OR Paint Shop Pro, plus 
Freehand. (I recommend the first for MAC users, 
and the second for Windows users.) Lview Pro also 
helps, and a web optimization program like Adobe 
ImageReady is also useful.

There are tons of other options like Corel Draw,
Canvas, 3-D graphics tools, conversion programs
and stuff that adds functionality to a graphics
program, like Adobe After Effects, or Kai's Power
Tools. I recommend getting the Publisher's Toolbox 
catalog to see what's out there. The web site
isn't that great yet, but you can sign up for 
the catalog:
http://www.pubtool.com/


-Faz
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