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CS3 + G4: Using Adobe Creative Suite CS3 on a PowerMac G4

Published on October 5, 2007 in Apple/OS X, productivity, reviews, software and tools. 2 Comments Tags: Adobe, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Apple, art, Creative Suite, CS3, G4, graphic design, graphics, graphics tablet, illustrator, InDesign, Intel, Mac, Mac OS X, Mac Pro, MacBook, monitor, opinions, OS X, Photoshop, PowerMac, productivity, rants, review, shareware, software, vector, Wacom.

Apple Macintosh PowerMac G4 desktop computer It’s been about a few months since I upgraded to Adobe’s Creative Suite CS3 suite of graphic & design applications, and am running them all on a PowerMac G4 (dual 1.25 processors, 2 Gb RAM). I thought I would share my experiences with anyone out there contemplating upgrading to CS3 with an older Macintosh. I also have one of the original MacBooks, so there’s a decent comparison with CS3 running on an Intel processor Mac.

In short, I would recommend waiting to upgrade your Mac to at least a G5 or an Intel based Mac before going to CS3, but that said it’s still usable.

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Wikipedia Goes Legit

Published on September 26, 2007 in updates. 1 Comment Tags: Acorn, Adobe, Adobe Photoshop, Apple, art, drawing, graphics, graphics tablet, Mac, Mac OS X, OS X, Photoshop, Pixelmator, review, sketch, software, Wacom, Wikipedia.

Wikipedia Pixelmator entry screenshot I just noticed via my blog stats that I was receiving traffic from Wikipedia; turns out my blog post on the Pixelmator release is being cited as a reference on the Pixelmator Wikipedia entry in regards to criticism of the software — specifically the lack of graphics tablet pressure sensitivity.

In the post I actually mention that the Pixelmator creators have that feature on the drawing board for a future release, but I suppose it is a bit of a criticism. I still think Pixelmator is great stuff, but as a Wacom geek the pressure sensitivity is something I have come to rely on in a graphics application.

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Pixelmator & Acorn: Quick Comparison Review

Published on September 26, 2007 in software and tools. 0 Comments Tags: Adobe, Adobe Photoshop, Apple, bitmap, design, graphic design, graphics, Mac, Mac OS X, OS X, Photoshop, review, software, tool.

A quick overview comparing the two new image editors Pixelmator and Acorn by designer John Whipple. I would have to agree with most of his points. The one thing I really, really like about Acorn is the handy resizing & cropping keyboard modifiers: hold Option and drag to resize, hold Control and drag to crop. It’s a very clever and very handy way to do things quickly. The zoom slider at the bottom of the window is nice as well. Oh, and the integrated screenshot tool.
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Podcast review: The Illustrative Designer

Published on September 6, 2007 in reviews. 0 Comments Tags: art, artist, cartoon, cartooning, cartoonist, creativity, design, drawing, free, graphic design, graphics, Illustration, illustrator, podcast, review, web links.

Illustrator extraordinaire Von Glitschka has a very cool podcast out that I just started listening to, The Illustrative Designer podcast. Each podcast is basically an interview by “the Vonster” (as he calls himself) with a chosen professional illustrator, cartoonist or designer. The most recent illustrator interview was with (the unimaginably prolific) cartoon illustrator & designer Bob Staake.

The “illustrative designer” moniker comes from Von’s idea that when asked to describe his work, he says he’s not a graphic designer that can draw, but rather an illustrator who can design. Hence, “illustrative designer”.

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Adobe Creative Suite 3: First Thoughts

Published on August 15, 2007 in reviews, software and thoughts. 0 Comments Tags: Adobe, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Apple, art, Creative Suite, CS3, drawing, illustrator, InDesign, Mac, Mac OS X, opinions, OS X, Photoshop, review, software, tool, Wacom.

Adobe’s Creative Suite 3 arrived this morning, and was immediately installed on both my trusty G4 and the MacBook. Here are my very initial thoughts on the first run of the main software applications: Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign.

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