It should come as no surprise, but Adobe Systems has officially declared an end to development of FreeHand illustration software and is trying to coax users to its rival Illustrator package.
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FreeHand, Macromedia's popular illustration tool, has been omitted from the company's upcoming developer suite, dubbed Studio 8.
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Freehand was once a powerful illustration tool, but does Macromedia's newest release keep up with the latest versions of CorelDraw, Illustrator and its other competition?
While the tide of technological delivery continues to shift, four graphics software vendors struggle for supremacy. ZDNet Australia profiles the leading combatants.
Print and Web designers who don't need support for film work will find enhanced integration throughout these updates to InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Flash, Dreamweaver, and more.
Adobe CS3 Production Premium is ideal if you handle a mix of design, animation and editing tasks for video, the Web, and mobile gadgets.
For many years, Adobe Illustrator has set the standard for drawing programs in the print production environment, and with good reason. Version 10.0 also offers more powerful new drawing and automation tools.
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