Comments for Garmahis Design Magazine

Comment on Why CorelDraw X4 sucks by Scarrott

Scarrott — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:31:39 +0000

We’ve been using CorelDraw for 10 years now for all our graphic design work and I really do think it is so much better than Illustrator. This mythical idea that Illustrator never crashes is rubbish. We have the software (we have to as customers sometimes bring files in in illustrator format) and it crashes plenty for me, certainly as much as CorelDraw X5 does. In fact, the stability of X5 is an improvement over previous versions anyway (i admit CD9 was terrible for this).

I’m yet to find anyone who can do any job in Illustrator quicker than I can do it in Corel. People say you don’t need tables and other layout tools as you can use Indesign or Quark for this, but why would i want to jump between lots of different programs when I have one that can do all these tasks quickly and efficiently.

For me, the biggest advantages of CorelDraw over Illustrator are:
-Font substitution: Open a file that you don’t have the font for (or the font is named very slightly differently) and Illy just substitutes the default font. Corel asks what font you would like to use for each missing font.
-Selection of objects: The inability of Illy to select only objects fully contained by the marquee. This is invaluable when you have multiple objects on a background image. Corel by default only selects contained objects, but if you hold Alt it selects everything the marquee touches, like Illy. Nice to have the choice!
-Multiple pages: Yes, it’s in Illy now, but it works terribly compared to Corel which has had it forever.
-Print imposition: Laying up more than one copy (e.g., business cards) on a page when printing in Illy is very manual and time consuming. In Corel it is one click.
-Aligning objects: When using align tools, Corel always aligns to the last object you click when Shift-Selecting. This saves lots of messing around having to change the order of objects before aligning.
-Adding fonts: If i install a font whilst using Corel, it shows up straight away. In Illy i have to exit out of the program and reload to see the new font.
-Shape editing: I think it is almost universally accepted that the shape editing tools in Corel are far superior (the one thing the forums seem to agree on).
-Powerclips: Are much better and easier to use than clipping masks

Incidentally, someone mentioned that the scroll wheel zooms rather than scrolls. Well, if you don’t like it, you an change it in the options (Tools > Options > Workspace > Display) unlike Illustrator.

Comment on 60 beautiful examples of architectural photography by Eavocative

Eavocative — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 01:53:50 +0000

Wow, amazing to find one of my photo’s here. I’m very flattered. Architectural photography is something I adore, and you’ve found some amazing examples. Kudos!

Comment on WordPress Shopping Cart Plugins by Austin Kelly

Austin Kelly — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 21:47:26 +0000

One not listed here I’ve found to work great is WooCommerce. I have a few clients running Shopp, it’s not so bad. However, quantity pricing is a must for me.

So I made a plugin for Shopp’s lack of ‘quantity pricing’ or ‘tiered pricing’. If anyone using Shopp has a need for this, please check my plugin out! Thanks

http://www.fancyfoxcreative.com/shop/shopp-tiered-pricing-plugin/

Comment on Why Disqus sucks by E

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:10:27 +0000

Thanks guys. I’ve been looking to replace the std. WP comments with something more elaborate. On first glance, Disqus seemed a good fit, reading into their documentation I became less convinced and decided to look for feedback from users. What I read here pretty much persuaded me to look for some alternative…

Comment on Top 50 Christmas Photoshop Tutorials by john

john — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:01:18 +0000

Nice collection! Check out my new Christmas Card tutorial http://www.psd-dude.com/tutorials/photoshop.aspx?t=christmas-cartoon-character-in-photoshop maybe you can add it to your list

Comment on Top 20 Project Management tools by Doug

Doug — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 16:35:02 +0000

I would also consider trying out Workgroups. I found it to be a more advanced option in comparison to Basecamp. http://www.metacommunications.com/products/workgroups/

Comment on How to use Dropbox as basic free web hosting by Hareold

Hareold — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 13:31:49 +0000

I have never thought that you could do that using Dropbox, I’ll try it immediately, thanks.

Comment on Top 20 Project Management tools by Catherine Constantinides

Catherine Constantinides — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 21:39:08 +0000

Thanks for the great list. I recommend adding OneDesk to your list of PM tools: http://www.onedesk.com. OneDesk connects the crucial process of project management to the rest of the product development process.

Thanks,

Catherine C
OneDesk Inc

Comment on Totally Rad Photoshop Actions Review by Robert Newton

Robert Newton — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:50:39 +0000

great photoshop tool ..fun to play with…

Comment on Top 20 Project Management tools by Isabelle

Isabelle — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 14:41:04 +0000

Thought that you would have mentionned OnePMO, not web-based but a must-have, you can check it here if you want: http://www.onepmo.com

Comment on Top 60 incredibly useful WordPress plugins to power up your blog by upender kaushik

upender kaushik — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 08:15:18 +0000

Absolutely awesome plugins i watched!!

Comment on Top 50 Professional looking free WordPress themes by best wp themes

best wp themes — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 01:55:37 +0000

This article is very helpful. Thanks!

Comment on 30 Photoshop Halloween tutorials: horror, creepy and scary by jasveen

jasveen — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:40:20 +0000

it’s so coooooooooool and dangerous

Comment on Top 20 Project Management tools by Anna Fergison

Anna Fergison — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 16:30:56 +0000

Thanks for the list, you can also add http://vkolab.com to the list above which is a great project management tool and its free! so freelancers can greatly benefit from it.

Thanks.

Comment on 15 Fresh Typography Tutorials for Photoshop and Illustrator by Shaun Hensher | Toronto Graphic Designer

Shaun Hensher | Toronto Graphic Designer — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 04:57:28 +0000

These are great! I love that super glossy 3D one. I'll have to use that for something. I did a post a while back on the fundamentals of good typography, called What the Heck is Kerning?.