PC design programes?

[jordan172]

ok got a little project i need to sort out

iam not brilliant with computers but could anyone point me in the right direction to the best sort of design programe?

someting to make designs/lettering like for sign writing a van or t shirt design something i can create my own design?

any help would be greatly appricated

 

[ipodsandguns]

adobe illustrator

Adobe will give youa 29 day trial.

 

[jordan172]

really? how much roughly are programes like this?

sorry for the questions but iam a total noob

 

[Cookie]

really? how much roughly are programes like this?

sorry for the questions but iam a total noob

Hundreds and hundreds for anything with an Adobe badge on it

 

[jordan172]

Hundreds and hundreds for anything with an Adobe badge on it

any other sugestions? as i said iam new to it all? had a look about and adobe does seem dear

 

[Krispwee]

Could give something like Paintshop Pro a try if you want something cheaper (probably around the £35 mark) and probably easier to use to begin with than Adobe products

As has been said above if its only for something that you will be done using within 30 days then just download the trial for Illustrator. If your planning on using it longer then I would still download the trial software for anything you are looking at as some are easier to use for a first timer.

It's also worth checking out tutorials available on the web (just google "<software name> tutorials" as they will really help you out if you haven't done anything like this before

 

[colossuss]

GIMP
(GNU Image Manipulation Program)
http://www.gimp.org/

Its practically a free version of Photoshop

 

[jordan172]

thanks for the help guys, looking into it now

 

[SharkyUK]

Adobe Photoshop Elements isn't so expensive... and maybe http://www.xara.com/ do something that could be of use.

 

[jordan172]

thanks sharky

 

[.Ben.]

For vinyls you want a vector-based programme (in real terms this means that anything you design is scaleable, with no loss of quality).


Some of the best/ most commonly used:
Adobe Illustrator
Microsoft Expression Design
CorelDRAW x5

Xara used to be a Corel vector design product (and it was excellent!) - Consider that, if none of the above suit your needs.

 

[SharkyUK]

Xara used to be a Corel vector design product (and it was excellent!) - Consider that, if none of the above suit your needs.

Agreed - I still use a 10 year old version of Xara nowadays for vector work.