Which software would be better suited to my purposes, Adobe Illustrator or Adobe Photoshop?
photoshop is more a picture software and it uses pixels- this is what you would use if you are doing pictures, scanned images, or low end graphics illustrator is more of a graphic software it uses vectors (lines) instead of pixels- this is a program for high end graphics and makes everything very clean cut if you are wanting to free hand images instead of graphics photoshop is better if you want high end graphics illustrator is better i find photoshop easier to use but illustrator gets easier with use
Type is a real issue between the two softwares. Use of type for design in photoshop is a no-no, as they do not come out as sharp as in Illustrator or InDesign. Photoshop is mainly for use with photographs, Illustrator for drawing and graphic design. InDesign is the industry standard now for graphic layout work, replacing old school Quark software. I personally, still use photoshop more than any of the other softwares, because of it’s color correction features, filters, opacities, styles and brushes. I just find it more versatile. I only use the other two mainly for type. I hope this helps.
