Re: FLASH: The Benefits of Freehand?

[Michael Dunn]

on 04.05.00 8.47a, Paul Kilgour wrote:


> I think what it boils down to in the end is if you're an illustrator, then

> Illustrator is probably more suitable, but Freehand is probably more

> suitable to a designer.


Although I prefer Illustrator (mainly because I've been using it since

version 88) I have to agree that Freehand is more designer-friendly. Being

able to change document sizes for each page - that you can have more than

one page! - better printing control... It's like having an illustration and

layout program in one. Still, I'm a fan of the Adobe interface (mostly since

it's familiar) and can't get used to the disimilarities between Macromedia's

products.


Coming from a print background (and working with print for 99% of my job) I

have to say that some of Freehand's complex filters fail to transfer to film

(transparency, etc). Of course, that's irrelevant in web design. It seems to

integrate more smoothly with Flash (though I have little problem bringing

work in from Illustrator and Photoshop). This is definitely a question of

preference.


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Michael Dunn

The Merica Agency

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