Adobe Illustrator or Corel Draw?

[DreamSky]

I totally agree that it depends on what you started with. I learned my steps in vector design in Illustrator so I almost hate it when I have to use CorelDraw. I definitely prefer Illustrator.

I have never used my Wacom tablet with CorelDraw to see the difference, but I should say that I rarely use it in Illustrator too.

[atondex]

A Wacom tablet is the most useful when editing photos in Photoshop, especially for selections or enhancing portraits.

[Gck2702]

I like CorelDRAW X3.
It works easily and allows me to do what I want.

SO yeah..

[xxttaa]

I just wants to know here, which one is most popular used by designers in DC for vector design program, Adobe Illustrator or Corel Draw?.

I know that *.ai is the most standard filetype in vector, but i still used Corel Draw to design coz it's easier than Adobe Illustrator.

But sometimes i got troubles when convert *.cdr to *.ai, mostly when used special effect like color shading and transparancy.

Hi,
I use Illustrator and CDR too. I like better CorelDraw, 'couse I think it is more use-frandly than Ill.
First I make the image in Corel, after that I make up in Illustrator.

You can try the "color manager" in Corel. If you set the color settings, you'll see how does the CDR file work in AI. But it isn't work always

[Janana128]

Quark Express is a layout design program, which is a different kind of program than a vector design program. You can't compare things in different categories.

Yeah that's true. I think that's why I struggled with it when they made us use it at school cause we weren't using it as a layout design program. Oh well. Haha

[anjelik]

I like using Illustrator waaaay better. I think it's easier than Corel Draw. But that's probably because it's what I started with.

Does anybody still use Quark?

Actually companies still use this programm,well i use inDesign,but if anyone use Quark,can you tell me the difference between Adobe inDesign and Quark?

[snugbrimm]

that's what i was wondering. is a tablet pc good?

[monospaced]

What an interesting discussion! I had no idea that there were designers out there that used non industry-standard design applications such as CorelDraw. I've been working as a professional designer for years now and have not met a single individual, aside from the design forums, that uses anything but Adobe products (except for Macromedia, which Adobe has acquired anyways) and Quark (which is quickly becoming obsolete). Nor have I met a single client that would accept anything other than a file created from the Adobe Creative Suite.

My answer is that there is no comparison, for power and ease of use and cross-compatibility, for Adobe products. They have defined the industry for many years, and will continue to do so. My advice for anyone taking their design career seriously is to master Illustrator and InDesign. Get good at Photoshop if you plan on doing photo editing as a production monkey (artist) or you're a filter-crazed highschooler creating banner ads, but it's not that important in the end.

That was my attempt at humor. Oh, and InDesign is much like Quark except with much better type control and an infinitely better workflow. In the end, most printers love a perfect PDF with the correct links, and for that you can't beat Adobe's products.

monospaced