Jose_49 Posted January 6, 2013 Share Posted January 6, 2013 Hi guys, the title says it all: What should I learn for creating cool backgrounds, and amazing details? I'm already into CSS through MDN (Mozilla Developer Network). ...and, where can I start? Thanks :D ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 ACTIONpack Posted January 7, 2013 Share Posted January 7, 2013 I personal don't use Photoshop or Fireworks. I believe in Illustrator because of the layout structure you need to do in html/css. MarkusDarkus and threetonesun 2 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jose_49 Posted January 7, 2013 Author Share Posted January 7, 2013 I personal don't use Photoshop or Fireworks. I believe in Illustrator because of the layout structure you need to do in html/css. Thanks :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jose_49 Posted January 8, 2013 Author Share Posted January 8, 2013 Any more points of views are pretty much appreciated ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 hotosega Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 (edited) Photoshop has more options and the most tutorials are available for it. I prefer to use Fireworks though. It's like a hybrid of Photoshop and Illustrator. It gives you also more control over the objects. Smashing Magazine got some good tutorials on it http://fireworks.smashingmagazine.com/ And I think this is a good thing to read: http://fireworks.smashingmagazine.com/2012/07/03/interactive-prototypes-timesavers-adobe-fireworks/ Edited January 8, 2013 by hotosega Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Guth Posted January 8, 2013 Share Posted January 8, 2013 I use photoshop, but If i were learning now I think id go illustrator I personally don't like Fireworks so -1 for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jose_49 Posted January 11, 2013 Author Share Posted January 11, 2013 illustrator will be :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 primexx Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 i've never used illustrator much, but between photoshop and fireworks, i found back when i still used them that fireworks was much better suited for web design because you can manipulate everything as objects (so you can draw a box and easily change the width/length by just typing in the values you want) whereas in photoshop you can't do that to the same degree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Iridium Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Fireworks is about a kazillion times better than Photoshop for web design. The absolute control of objects with or without the use of layers is amazing. Fireworks dosent have the learning curve required for Photoshop, but almost reaches the same levels of awesome in terms of raster graphics when you reach the levels of awesome. Plus of course Fireworks has vector, which already gives it a jump on Photoshop. I guess Fireworks is the brain child of Macromedia and Photoshop is the brain child of Adobe. Photoshop = digital art, Fireworks = web / UI design/ general purpose. A few years ago I did a university project where I switched away from Photoshop to Fireworks for design in a flash app and everyone else used Photoshop, five years on they are still using my project to show off what is possible in the Interactive Media class. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Growled Member Posted January 12, 2013 Member Share Posted January 12, 2013 I asked a friend of mine who does web design and he said Fireworks all the way. He showed me some of his work and he does some amazing stuff in Fireworks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 JaseChaos Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Always used Photoshop and sliced everything, then used Notepad++ to edit the code... But I know most designers prefer Illustrator or Fireworks. Try them all out and decide what's the best and/or easiest for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 DrJohnSmitherson Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I love photo shop. I've never had much trouble. Since its photoshop, I can also design all the graphic . I mockup my exact website in photoshop. Almost pixel for pixel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 threetonesun Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 If you don't feel like spending money right now, give Inkscape a shot. As much as I think Gimp is not even close to Photoshop, I actually prefer Inkscape over Illustrator for quick drawings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Glassed Silver Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I love Illistrator, but I'll probably go the Fireworks route soon for webdesign. I especially like how it manages all graphics files and there's no immediate need to switch programs. Glassed Silver:ios Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Dick Montage Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 See, personally I'm a Photoshop guy, but that's because I was doing this long before Fireworks came out. I never got in with Fireworks interface. These days, I'm an Illustrator + Photoshop guy for web work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 darkz Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I'd probably start with photoshop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 exotoxic Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Fireworks, because that's what its made for, prototyping/wire framing and creating vector graphics primarily for web use. Photoshop is for editing/creating images (bitmap) with some features for exporting to web. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Jub Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I use Fireworks, Photoshop and Illustrator all together. For the majority of the web design I use Fireworks, create some elements (and edit photos) in Photoshop and illustrations in, well, Illustrator. I don't know what I'd do without either! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 Sandor Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I'd learn about the theories behind design before going near a graphics program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0 LaP Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 I'm not a big fan of designing a web site using a raster image editor. In fact i'm actually against it. Specially with responsive web design. I'd go with something like Fireworks or Xara web designer if you are on a budget for web design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Hi guys, the title says it all: What should I learn for creating cool backgrounds, and amazing details?
I'm already into CSS through MDN (Mozilla Developer Network).
...and, where can I start?
Thanks :D !
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