Illustrator or CorelDraw

14 years ago

Corel Draw is easier to learn, but Illustrator is industry standard.

Since you already know your way around Adobe products, Illustrator might seem like the natural choice.

I prefer Illustrator, I think both have demo versions you can try.. so test them both out.

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drewhowell21 14 years ago

You already know Photoshop and Flash, so you should be able to pick up Illustrator with no problems. I personally love Illustrator. It is one POWERFUL piece of software.
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- satz27 14 years ago
  
  Thanks to all your suggestions, I will opt Illustrator.
  
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- zelgly2 14 years ago
  
  Corel draw is very easy to learn and all drawings can be done easily with it. i love to draw in it. which can be exported to flash etc. you can also design logos etc using this very very easily.
  
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michaelcook2003

14 years ago

Adobe products have been the industry standard in design software for many years way before there was even a hint of Corel. Adobe Illustrator is awesome for photo manipulations while Corel Draw excels at Vector art.I would definitely get Illustrator. They do pretty much the same thing, but Illustrator is a more advanced program than Corel.

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monnkz

14 years ago

Originally Posted by michaelcook2003

Adobe products have been the industry standard in design software for many years way before there was even a hint of Corel. Adobe Illustrator is awesome for photo manipulations while Corel Draw excels at Vector art.I would definitely get Illustrator. They do pretty much the same thing, but Illustrator is a more advanced program than Corel.

Not true, I've been designing since 1989 on Corel, where was Illustrator? Illustrator is industry standard here in the USA, go to Europe and it's a completely different story. I use both softwares, why not? exporting vector between the 2 softwares is a breeze, either software will do the job, combining the two, PRICELESS!

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RobKonrad

14 years ago

Illustrator is closer to PS, plus many agencies etc. will deliver graphic files in Illustrator - so I'd recommend going with it.

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hanakuza

14 years ago

Corel Draw is easier to draw in. But to make really good graphics, Illustrator is better since it's tied up with photoshop which you need to make photographic designs.
The tie-up program for Corel which is Corel-PhotoPaint sucks.

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dallas2g5

14 years ago

Illustrator is an industry standard. Corel Draw is okay..but its not for professionals.

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Nickels 14 years ago

Originally Posted by dallas2g5

Illustrator is an industry standard. Corel Draw is okay..but its not for professionals.

Yes, Illustrator is the industry standard but I totally disagree with you as far as Corel Draw not being for professionals. If you are a professional and really have skills...you can design in Corel just as good as Adobe...it just depends on the person working it.

Dont get me wrong though...Adobe does have features that Corel products obviously lack.

In the end..if you are trying to get a job through a company....your more than likely going to have to know Adobe. But if you are working for yourself, freelancing or whatever...it doesnt matter

But for the original post and what your looking for...like all the others said..since you are already familiar with Adobe..go with Illustrator and yes, it is better than Corel Draw.
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Denyros

14 years ago

I use corel draw easier to learn

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Shadowflux 14 years ago

Illustrator all the way!

Why? It hooks into Photoshop incredibly well. If you have both Illustrator and Photoshop open you can drag and drop from one to the other. They both read the same file formats and most changes will be preserved when you cross from one to the other.
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YongC

14 years ago

First time i use coreldraw but now i'm using illustrator, i choose illustrator

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DiamondLaneDesigns 14 years ago

I have used Illustrator for years and really like it. However with the new CorelDraw X5 it seems to be all of Adobe in one box. Probably lacks a great deal of tools avail to Adobe tho. Also isn't it only for IBM platform pcs?
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msu

14 years ago

Not sure where the idea came from the we in Europe use Corel more than Illustrator.

Unless you've got some reason to learn Corel, Illustrator is the way to go especially as you already know PS and Flash.

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DNY 14 years ago

My vote goes to Illustrator. But both are nice applications.
I prefer Illustrator though.

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vijai

14 years ago

Illustrator user friendly and effective

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kateson

14 years ago

I will Go more for Adobe illustrator it more suitable and better than CorelDraw

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christinejones

Banned 14 years ago

Adobe products have been the industry standard in design software for many years way before there was even a hint of Corel. Adobe Illustrator is awesome for photo manipulations while Corel Draw excels at Vector art.

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Nickels

14 years ago

Well...I believe Illustrator is for vector art as well and Photoshop is for photo manipulations.

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digitalreinforcement

14 years ago

always go for illustrator it integrates with photoshop and even can be used with flash real easy mate

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headerdesign

14 years ago

I think Illustrator is a good choice. I know most logo designers using Illustrator.

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mmrumii

14 years ago

Definitely Illustrator.
By using Illustrator you can make any rich graphic design (e,g, Logo design, bannar desing, Html etc.)
It has much more tools to use. Basically you can find out much more job by matching this skill.
In my opinion Illustrator is best.

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antac

Banned 14 years ago

I am also agree with all those guys who is supporting Illustrator .
I think Illustrator is the best way to go ahead.
I also like illustrator and love to logo design and html also.
So I think you should chose Illustrator .

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ronc0011 14 years ago

I started off using Coreldraw so because it's the one I learned on it is by far the easier for me to use . its a very fast program to use you can create elaborate designs very quickly and lots of text manipulation stuff like envelope and fit to path etc. Also things like "extrude which is really way cool. I've never thought the drawing tools in illustrator were very intuitive or easy to use compared to Coreldraw. Though i'm sure If I spent enough time with Illustrator I would get more comfortable with it.
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addlinkweb

14 years ago

Illustrator is a way better than corel draw in many aspects. You must learn Illustrator instead of corel draw. It has a lot of unique features that can help you with photoshop !

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JuneCelo 14 years ago

Go for Illustrator. I think its way better than Corel Draw. And since you already know how to use PS and Flash, Illustrator should be a breeze for you. And you can get all three of those packaged in the Adobe Master Collection.
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