Frequently Asked Questions

What Graphics Software Should I Use?
Here is a partial list of graphics applications that are available, their web addresses, and their general price levels- 'professional', 'inexpensive', and 'free'.

All of the Professional level ones are available on both Macintosh and Windows - others may be limited to one platform or another.

In addition to this list, here are some great websites with many freeware graphics applications:

www.tucows.com
www.nonags.com

VECTOR DRAWING (Object-oriented programs)

Professional:
Adobe Illustrator - www.adobe.com
Corel Draw - www.corel.com
Macromedia Freehand - www.macromedia.com

Free:
OpenOffice Draw - www.openoffice.org
Zoner Draw 3 - www.zoner.com

RASTER IMAGES (painting and image processing programs)

Professional:
Adobe Photoshop - www.adobe.com

Inexpensive:
Adobe Elements - www.adobe.com

Free:
GIMP - www.gimp.org