Expensive tools aren’t the only option for graphic design
This is an excellent article about Open Source. I disagree with a couple of the alternatives listed at the bottom, for instance I would have said NetBeans IDE instead of WordPress as an alternative to Adobe Dreamweaver, but the rest is top notch.
Definitely worth sharing with any designer friends you have.
Originally shared by Opensource.com
Is it possible to have a career in graphic design using only open source tools? Jeff Macharyas thinks so.
http://opensource.com/life/16/8/open-source-alternatives-graphic-design?sc_cid=7016000000127ECAAY
Jean-Loup Rebours-Smith says
Do people even still use Dreamweaver?
This thing is a factory of bad code the world over…
Jean-Loup Rebours-Smith says
Do people even still use Dreamweaver?
This thing is a factory of bad code the world over…
Jean-Loup Rebours-Smith says
Do people even still use Dreamweaver?
This thing is a factory of bad code the world over…
Jean-Loup Rebours-Smith says
Do people even still use Dreamweaver?
This thing is a factory of bad code the world over…
Jean-Loup Rebours-Smith says
Do people even still use Dreamweaver?
This thing is a factory of bad code the world over…
Jean-Loup Rebours-Smith says
Do people even still use Dreamweaver?
This thing is a factory of bad code the world over…
Mark Russell says
Yes, people still use Dreamweaver. In fact, it is the most used tool for web design.
Mark Russell says
Yes, people still use Dreamweaver. In fact, it is the most used tool for web design.
Mark Russell says
Yes, people still use Dreamweaver. In fact, it is the most used tool for web design.
Mark Russell says
Yes, people still use Dreamweaver. In fact, it is the most used tool for web design.
Mark Russell says
Yes, people still use Dreamweaver. In fact, it is the most used tool for web design.
Mark Russell says
Yes, people still use Dreamweaver. In fact, it is the most used tool for web design.
Jean-Loup Rebours-Smith says
Wow… as a developer I wouldn’t get anywhere near it, having used it in ages past I couldn’t trust it to render web applications the way I need them to be even if it has presumably evolved since then.
Jean-Loup Rebours-Smith says
Wow… as a developer I wouldn’t get anywhere near it, having used it in ages past I couldn’t trust it to render web applications the way I need them to be even if it has presumably evolved since then.
Jean-Loup Rebours-Smith says
Wow… as a developer I wouldn’t get anywhere near it, having used it in ages past I couldn’t trust it to render web applications the way I need them to be even if it has presumably evolved since then.
Jean-Loup Rebours-Smith says
Wow… as a developer I wouldn’t get anywhere near it, having used it in ages past I couldn’t trust it to render web applications the way I need them to be even if it has presumably evolved since then.
Jean-Loup Rebours-Smith says
Wow… as a developer I wouldn’t get anywhere near it, having used it in ages past I couldn’t trust it to render web applications the way I need them to be even if it has presumably evolved since then.
Jean-Loup Rebours-Smith says
Wow… as a developer I wouldn’t get anywhere near it, having used it in ages past I couldn’t trust it to render web applications the way I need them to be even if it has presumably evolved since then.
Mark Russell says
That doesn’t change my answer. The fact that you don’t like it doesn’t seem to impress very many people.
Mark Russell says
That doesn’t change my answer. The fact that you don’t like it doesn’t seem to impress very many people.
Mark Russell says
That doesn’t change my answer. The fact that you don’t like it doesn’t seem to impress very many people.
Mark Russell says
That doesn’t change my answer. The fact that you don’t like it doesn’t seem to impress very many people.
Mark Russell says
That doesn’t change my answer. The fact that you don’t like it doesn’t seem to impress very many people.
Mark Russell says
That doesn’t change my answer. The fact that you don’t like it doesn’t seem to impress very many people.
Jean-Loup Rebours-Smith says
What makes you think that “it is the most used tool for web design” though? That seems like a fairly spurious claim. Also if designers have access to the Adobe suite I would think them more likely to use Illustrator than Dreamweaver for design.
For development, I maintain that I doubt many developers use it in a professional context (and if that’s not the case I want to see actual numbers)
Jean-Loup Rebours-Smith says
What makes you think that “it is the most used tool for web design” though? That seems like a fairly spurious claim. Also if designers have access to the Adobe suite I would think them more likely to use Illustrator than Dreamweaver for design.
For development, I maintain that I doubt many developers use it in a professional context (and if that’s not the case I want to see actual numbers)
Jean-Loup Rebours-Smith says
What makes you think that “it is the most used tool for web design” though? That seems like a fairly spurious claim. Also if designers have access to the Adobe suite I would think them more likely to use Illustrator than Dreamweaver for design.
For development, I maintain that I doubt many developers use it in a professional context (and if that’s not the case I want to see actual numbers)
Jean-Loup Rebours-Smith says
What makes you think that “it is the most used tool for web design” though? That seems like a fairly spurious claim. Also if designers have access to the Adobe suite I would think them more likely to use Illustrator than Dreamweaver for design.
For development, I maintain that I doubt many developers use it in a professional context (and if that’s not the case I want to see actual numbers)
Jean-Loup Rebours-Smith says
What makes you think that “it is the most used tool for web design” though? That seems like a fairly spurious claim. Also if designers have access to the Adobe suite I would think them more likely to use Illustrator than Dreamweaver for design.
For development, I maintain that I doubt many developers use it in a professional context (and if that’s not the case I want to see actual numbers)
Jean-Loup Rebours-Smith says
What makes you think that “it is the most used tool for web design” though? That seems like a fairly spurious claim. Also if designers have access to the Adobe suite I would think them more likely to use Illustrator than Dreamweaver for design.
For development, I maintain that I doubt many developers use it in a professional context (and if that’s not the case I want to see actual numbers)
Alan Stainer says
I used to use Dreamweaver, but entered all the code myself, otherwise Dreamweaver would invariably mess up and create an over bloated mishmash of code. That’s the main reason I stopped using it years ago. On top of that I started using Linux and so had to use something else and seeing as I had already started using NetBeans on Windows and the Linux client is basically the same, it wasn’t a problem.
The price side of things is also a consideration. NetBeans is completely free, so on that score Dreamweaver can never win.
Alan Stainer says
I used to use Dreamweaver, but entered all the code myself, otherwise Dreamweaver would invariably mess up and create an over bloated mishmash of code. That’s the main reason I stopped using it years ago. On top of that I started using Linux and so had to use something else and seeing as I had already started using NetBeans on Windows and the Linux client is basically the same, it wasn’t a problem.
The price side of things is also a consideration. NetBeans is completely free, so on that score Dreamweaver can never win.
Alan Stainer says
I used to use Dreamweaver, but entered all the code myself, otherwise Dreamweaver would invariably mess up and create an over bloated mishmash of code. That’s the main reason I stopped using it years ago. On top of that I started using Linux and so had to use something else and seeing as I had already started using NetBeans on Windows and the Linux client is basically the same, it wasn’t a problem.
The price side of things is also a consideration. NetBeans is completely free, so on that score Dreamweaver can never win.
Alan Stainer says
I used to use Dreamweaver, but entered all the code myself, otherwise Dreamweaver would invariably mess up and create an over bloated mishmash of code. That’s the main reason I stopped using it years ago. On top of that I started using Linux and so had to use something else and seeing as I had already started using NetBeans on Windows and the Linux client is basically the same, it wasn’t a problem.
The price side of things is also a consideration. NetBeans is completely free, so on that score Dreamweaver can never win.
Alan Stainer says
I used to use Dreamweaver, but entered all the code myself, otherwise Dreamweaver would invariably mess up and create an over bloated mishmash of code. That’s the main reason I stopped using it years ago. On top of that I started using Linux and so had to use something else and seeing as I had already started using NetBeans on Windows and the Linux client is basically the same, it wasn’t a problem.
The price side of things is also a consideration. NetBeans is completely free, so on that score Dreamweaver can never win.
Alan Stainer says
I used to use Dreamweaver, but entered all the code myself, otherwise Dreamweaver would invariably mess up and create an over bloated mishmash of code. That’s the main reason I stopped using it years ago. On top of that I started using Linux and so had to use something else and seeing as I had already started using NetBeans on Windows and the Linux client is basically the same, it wasn’t a problem.
The price side of things is also a consideration. NetBeans is completely free, so on that score Dreamweaver can never win.
Jean-Loup Rebours-Smith says
I use NetBeans too here in the office. In fact after I joined my current post I managed to convert the whole dev team into using it (they used to just code straight into vi…)
also according to this: insights.stackoverflow.com – Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2017 DreamWeaver is not even an option for web developers (not that it’s an absolutely truthful metric but in the current context that’s probably the best there is)
Jean-Loup Rebours-Smith says
I use NetBeans too here in the office. In fact after I joined my current post I managed to convert the whole dev team into using it (they used to just code straight into vi…)
also according to this: insights.stackoverflow.com – Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2017 DreamWeaver is not even an option for web developers (not that it’s an absolutely truthful metric but in the current context that’s probably the best there is)
Jean-Loup Rebours-Smith says
I use NetBeans too here in the office. In fact after I joined my current post I managed to convert the whole dev team into using it (they used to just code straight into vi…)
also according to this: insights.stackoverflow.com – Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2017 DreamWeaver is not even an option for web developers (not that it’s an absolutely truthful metric but in the current context that’s probably the best there is)
Jean-Loup Rebours-Smith says
I use NetBeans too here in the office. In fact after I joined my current post I managed to convert the whole dev team into using it (they used to just code straight into vi…)
also according to this: insights.stackoverflow.com – Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2017 DreamWeaver is not even an option for web developers (not that it’s an absolutely truthful metric but in the current context that’s probably the best there is)
Jean-Loup Rebours-Smith says
I use NetBeans too here in the office. In fact after I joined my current post I managed to convert the whole dev team into using it (they used to just code straight into vi…)
also according to this: insights.stackoverflow.com – Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2017 DreamWeaver is not even an option for web developers (not that it’s an absolutely truthful metric but in the current context that’s probably the best there is)
Jean-Loup Rebours-Smith says
I use NetBeans too here in the office. In fact after I joined my current post I managed to convert the whole dev team into using it (they used to just code straight into vi…)
also according to this: insights.stackoverflow.com – Stack Overflow Developer Survey 2017 DreamWeaver is not even an option for web developers (not that it’s an absolutely truthful metric but in the current context that’s probably the best there is)
inter nazi says
The best game in life is using free or low cost tools to defeat the high end high cost tool idiots into oblivion. Of course its ok, it should be every young persons desire to defeat the principal of more money means better….
inter nazi says
The best game in life is using free or low cost tools to defeat the high end high cost tool idiots into oblivion. Of course its ok, it should be every young persons desire to defeat the principal of more money means better….
inter nazi says
The best game in life is using free or low cost tools to defeat the high end high cost tool idiots into oblivion. Of course its ok, it should be every young persons desire to defeat the principal of more money means better….
inter nazi says
The best game in life is using free or low cost tools to defeat the high end high cost tool idiots into oblivion. Of course its ok, it should be every young persons desire to defeat the principal of more money means better….
inter nazi says
The best game in life is using free or low cost tools to defeat the high end high cost tool idiots into oblivion. Of course its ok, it should be every young persons desire to defeat the principal of more money means better….
inter nazi says
The best game in life is using free or low cost tools to defeat the high end high cost tool idiots into oblivion. Of course its ok, it should be every young persons desire to defeat the principal of more money means better….
Mark Russell says
The statistic comes from an article in a newsletter from Microsoft.
Mark Russell says
The statistic comes from an article in a newsletter from Microsoft.
Mark Russell says
The statistic comes from an article in a newsletter from Microsoft.
Mark Russell says
The statistic comes from an article in a newsletter from Microsoft.
Mark Russell says
The statistic comes from an article in a newsletter from Microsoft.
Mark Russell says
The statistic comes from an article in a newsletter from Microsoft.
Alan Stainer says
Mark Russell have you got a link to the article?
Alan Stainer says
Mark Russell have you got a link to the article?
Alan Stainer says
Mark Russell have you got a link to the article?
Alan Stainer says
Mark Russell have you got a link to the article?
Alan Stainer says
Mark Russell have you got a link to the article?
Alan Stainer says
Mark Russell have you got a link to the article?