Corel Draw, Affinity Designer 2 and Inkscape have a comparable function, but both are not editable and Inkscape's tool is not precise. It's the best invention since sliced bread. I don't get it that so many people still neither know nor use it after all these years - maybe it's because of the silly name. Even when opening the file again years from now after the third update. Not only Live-effects, but Live paint, the appearance concept, envelopes, blends, all is live. Illustrator has lots of live functionality which allows me to edit the file until late in the workflow. I admit it: I can't decide and I want to be able to change my mind until the very last moment. (with Affinity Designer 2 this was improved, but the result has still a halftone applied). So youneed to first save a PDF and then print it from Acrobat. You can't judge the fine print on a business card like that. This is what happens when you send 100% black from Affinity Designer to a PostScript printer:įigure: Affinity Designer sends RGB values to printers when you print out of the app, so the 100K gets halftone screened as a result. It maskes sense when an application can send correct CMYK values to a printer that can use them, but it's not self evident. Those who only do screen design have some more choices regarding vector applications. Of course there are reasons that an app like Inkscape can't output CMYK, but I can't do without at least at the moment (and most certainly for some years to come). When defining CMYK values in vector graphics you need to be certain that the same values are carried over into the prepress PDF. Some apps don't have color management at all, some only somehow have it.

Nevertheless I wouldn't want to exchange Illustrator for any of these programs and there are several reasons for that: 1.Ĭolor management: Amazing, but its existence is not natural. I've seen some interesting approaches and useful functions. During the recent weeks I've taken an even deeper look at a broader range of applications. Over the years I've also taken a deeper look at other vector packages every now and then, produced trainings about them and used them whenever appropriate. Although I switched to Illustrator some years ago, I've still been using FreeHand longer than Illustrator. Those who know me, also know that I'm coming from FreeHand.

14 reasons why I’m using Adobe Illustrator

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