Amazingly search didn't find a single topic we've ever discussed about Corel Draw.
Anyone use Corel Draw? Is it pretty easy to learn if you know Illustrator/Photoshop/CAD?
I had to google to verify it's continuing existence. Last time I used it has to have been on my trusty ole 486DX
Any particular reason you want to use Corel?
Flippin heck, is that still around? We were taught that at college 15 years ago before college realised it wasn't the norm LOL
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I had to google to verify it's continuing existence. Last time I used it has to have been on my trusty ole 486DX
The last version I installed came on 35 floppy disks.
Corel Xara (originally Xara Studio, but Corel bought the rights to it and then just sat on it) was better anyway.
It's very similar to illustrator interface-wise, not much of a learning curve there. Personally I despise it, but if you're doing anything with CAD/CAM it integrates better than Illustrator. Signage & vinyl cutting shops use it a lot, for instance.
Ya, there's a sign shop in walking/biking distance to me looking for a graphic designer, sounds legit from the ad. They specify knowing Corel Draw though above all the other stuff. Says experience in graphic design and a desire to know signage and architectural graphics is a good thing.
Even if they offer me the exact same amount I'm making now the commute would be a huge difference and I'd probably even enjoy the work a bit more though my boss is pretty laid back here.
Our old IT VP was a CorelDraw holdout too. If you have Illustrator experience, claim that. I would insist on upgrading to a full Adobe Suite later if at all possible. There's gonna be jobs where the employer cites FreeHand as well. Sign Shop work is a specialty with regard to graphics, as ari pointed out CAD/CAM is a typical skill for signmaking that is not a typical skill for a graphic artist.
Walt - keep in mind my degree is in Architecture. I know AutoCAD, Rhino, and SketchUp just as well as I know Photoshop. That combined with my work experience as a graphic designer and living down the road from them I think gives me a pretty decent chance to get it.
I just have zero experience with Corel. Sounds like if I can get the job though I shouldn't have any problem learning CorelDraw real quick.
They won't upgrade to Adobe if it's a signage shop in all likelihood as Corel can output directly to plotters.
I use corel everyday at work. I only have ai cs2, but comparing those two, I say corel is way ahead. ai's node control is for shit, and doesn't support multiple pages. Whatta joke. *raises shield
You do realize that CS is up to 5.5, right?
You do realize the price of corel vs adobe and that the sky is blue, right?
I hear pencils are really inexpensive.
They are. And I would suggest it's the hand and not the tool.
A master can do their work even with inferior tools, but this is not the smartest approach if quality tools are available.
draw can do anything ill can do, that the typical logo designer needs. Actually there is one good thing in Ill, trace.That is a nice function.
Ill users are pretty snotty, just like mac users can be.
I deal with crappy designers that cop an attitude when they find out I use corel. And yet they send me an ai with an embedded jpg and claim it's line art.
Well then they're retards.
Trace is OK but overused IMO, I see that recognizable artifacty stuff everywhere, especially in garment and "digital illustration". The eraser tool & blob brush are pretty awesome, though, and AI can finally handle multi-page & transparency in gradients. AI has really awesome pdf integration, too. Handy tip: AI files can simply be renamed pdf files and they will open with Acrobat and stay fully editable in illustrator. Handy for client proofs and the like.When you start looking at CS integration stuff like smart objects in and pdf workflow, it's all just kind of awesome.