Photoshop or Illustrator, Which is Which?
Offset printing Philippines use various software. There is Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, all from Adobe, and one more, Corel Draw. Can we produce an offset print-ready layout with just one of these? The answer is yes, and it is possible to create a design with any software mentioned that is acceptable to an offset printing output. We say acceptable because there is a particular design that requires a specific result that only a certain software is capable of producing. The product is where you will understand some of its fundamental differences. These two programs have much in common, but their differences are more prominent than their similarities. Photoshop is based on pixels, while Illustrator works using vectors. Photoshop is raster-based and uses pixels to create images. Illustrator works off vectors, points used to create perfectly smooth lines. Let us discuss Adobe Photoshop and Adobe illustrator mainly. These can make a poster-ready layout for your offset printing r