Design That » Tools http://www.design-that.com Making designers happy Sat, 21 Nov 2009 19:21:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Illustrator alternatives http://www.design-that.com/tools/illustrator-alternatives/ http://www.design-that.com/tools/illustrator-alternatives/#comments Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:42:59 +0000 Design That http://www.design-that.com/?p=102 Most of you are asking your self why would I switch to something else when I already own Illustrator and know the ins and outs of it. Well you might consider using free or budget software instead to cut your costs or you could just play around a bit and see what else is out there, you never know it might just be what you wanted but never looked for.

Inkscape

Probably the most know and widely used alternative out there.

Price: FREE

Get it: Inkscape.org

Xsara LX

Quite powerful and good for multipurpouse use.

Price: Free for LInux, Payable for Windows

Get it: Xaraxtreme.org

Raven

Pretty simple, but what makes it special is that it works online and saves your work online aswell as allowing you to store your work online (you can export it to your computer aswell) and showcase it on their site.

Price: Free

*(You have to get a free account to save online)

Use it: aviary.com

Draw it

Simple, friendly and great value.

Price: 29€ or Lite version for FREE

*(Requieres Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard)

Get it: bohemiancoding.com

Lineform

A strong tool that should cover most of your needs at a reasonable price.

*(Requieres Mac OS X 10.5 through 10.5.8)

Price: $79.95

Get it: freeverse.com

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