Fireworks

[Josh[y]]

Ive never used it. And ive never even seen what it looks like

[Dr.Viper]

How is it different from DreamWeaver....?
I had an impression that DreamWeaver was the web design tool from Adobe....

[phatuis]

We have fireworks at school, but we wont be using it until next semester for our media classes, though it sais Macromedia so I am thinking it is an old version.

[monteith]

It's funny how Fireworks is so largely ignored by so many users in our community. Its role in the design process was never really clearly defined until the CS3 version was released. It has since become apparent the application is clearly targeted towards user interface and concept design.

I was, admittedly, completely in the dark on the world of Fireworks. It wasn't until I sat down and observed a team-member's work flow, that I really even gave the application a second thought. As mentioned in previous posts, the slicing and one-click object selection comes in handy, but there are a number of other overlooked features. The 9-slice scaling is handy, but one of my favorite features is the editable "states." This feature alone makes pumping out quick comps for clients unbelievably quick and painless. There is also a very convenient flash-esque user library that can be used very effectively. Photoshop also utilizes a lot of these featurestasks, but with its robust feature set comes the dragging anchor of memory and CPU usage. Adobe has managed to skim the essential tools from their other products and package them nicely into a well-oiled productivity machine.

I planned on going into even more detail, but for some reason I cannot open Fireworks right now (ironic, I know.) The moral of this story is: YES, in my opinion Fireworks is worth spending some time fitting into your delicately balanced work flow.

[Mr. Lu]

Administrator, your name is very deceiving.

On to the topic: Based on other people's comments, I presume Fireworks to be a good application. I might use it someday. (I don't currently use it right now)

[Rose]

I have heard of it but have never used it. Do you recommend it for Web Design? Also will it be hard to use (Since im so used to using Photoshop CS4) also what uis its main feature that makes it better than Photoshop?

[Tm0]

Its a toned down more userfriendly version of Photoshop. I believe it also can edit vectors.

[Rose]

Okay thanks I was wondering, I think ill just stick with photoshop. Ive grown to like it. And I like its complexity.

[Mr. Lu]

Well Fireworks was basically made for web design. If you want to "snaz" your website, that's the tool.

[Tm0]

No O.o Fireworks was from a different company that Adobe bought out. So really, most features of fireworks, is on photoshop.