Question...about graphic designers...

mrs.vanderwall · February 2011

If I wanted to make my own invites...where would I begin? Graphic designers obviously have some sort of graphic database? Or what? How does all that work.

Shandie_725 · February 2011

My friends use a mix of Photoshop, Power Point and some other program that I never remember the name of.

Mrs.T22308 · February 2011

I use photoshop. If you know the program, you can do alot with digital scrapbooking things.

homebird · February 2011

I use Photoshop and Illustrator for most of my projects. I wouldn't even consider buying it unless you plan to do some serious designing. The software costs several hundred dollars each, and if you get the creative suite it will cost well over $2,000. I've never met a designer who uses Power Point. It's not a design program.

As far as a database ... sort of. That's part of being a designer, you come up with things yourself. There are resources that I use for choosing fonts, stock photography, etc. Sometimes they pre-made stuff is good and sometimes it really sucks.

If you want good results - hire a designer. It'll be cheaper than buying all of this software yourself and you'll get a better looking project. Regardless of what many people seem to think, it takes talent and training to be a good designer. I worked hard and earned a degree to do this.

kb1005 · February 2011

I use Photoshop Elements. It does everything I need and costs less than regualr Photoshop.

For graphic elements I like to use istockphoto.com also etsy has some clip art and things of that nature you can purchase for pretty cheap.

Sami519 · February 2011

I use Paint.Net and InkScapes. Both free (open source) and I typically make my own graphics. There are a lot of cheaper stock photos/clip art sites out there, just google what you are looking for. Sometimes it's just easier to hire a designer (like pp said).

Pamela_B · February 2011

I used Adobe illustrator for my invites (posted mine yesterday). I like Photoshop but Indesign is great with laying out stuff. I use Photoshop more for editing a photo or adding cool effects, then bring them into Indesign. HTH!

buddhagouda · February 2011

homebird:
If you want good results - hire a designer. It'll be cheaper than buying all of this software yourself and you'll get a better looking project. Regardless of what many people seem to think, it takes talent and training to be a good designer. I worked hard and earned a degree to do this.

God, yes. Having a free trial of illustrator and some clip art does not make you a designer any more than buying a DSLR makes you a photographer. Don't even get me started on code monkeys calling themselves web designers.

If you are wanting to play around and make it yourself, you can get 30 day trials of illustrator and photoshop from adobe's website. They're not entirely intuitive programs though. It will take some messing around to figure them out.

D35ignLuv · February 2011

I agree with all above. Graphic designers go to school for 4 years?and all the Adobe programs are expensive and need to be learned before you could use them.

I don't know what your abilities are, but if you really want to make your own, keep it simple. If you're crafty (and depending how many you need to make), maybe you're better off not using the computer at all, or just printing the text and pasting that to some nice paper for a border. There's lots of fun paper and envelopes you could buy, depending what your theme is (if there is one).

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