Adobe Photoshop - A Designer's Dream
Overall Satisfaction with Adobe Photoshop
Adobe Photoshop is used on a daily basis at Issuer Direct. As head of the Graphic Design department, I rely on Photoshop for all of my image editing. I find the program superior to other editors that are in the market today. Whether I'm doing minor editing or creating in-depth graphics, Photoshop never lets me down.
Ever since Photoshop has been introduced into the organization, the response has gone through the roof. Gone are the days of boring text and plain images!
Ever since Photoshop has been introduced into the organization, the response has gone through the roof. Gone are the days of boring text and plain images!
Pros
- Excellent image resizing. Never are the company images pixelated, distorted, or blurry. Clients are always pleased with the level of work that they receive.
- Produces clean, crisp graphics that can be used on a daily basis. Anything from designing brochures and flyers, to creating full-color Annual Reports.
- The possibilities are endless. Your only barrier is your imagination.
Cons
- I wish Adobe Photoshop implemented some sort of Spelling / Grammar check.
- Adding a feature to create a gradient, similar to Adobe Illustrator, would be very helpful.
- Positive - Print materials are much more engaging with the help of Photoshop.
- Positive - Photoshop was crucial in building a new website, as it made everything more visually stimulating.
- Negative / Positive - Colleagues and clients now expect nothing but the best!
Using Adobe Photoshop
1 - I am the Lead Graphic Designer, and I use Photoshop on a daily basis. I'm responsible for creating items such as brochures, flyers, Annual Reports, stock transfer certificates, and the corporate website. I also have the privilege of using Photoshop for building social media images, web banners, large-scale convention banners, and various financial materials.
It requires a very competent person, with an eye for design and composition to operate Adobe Photoshop. Said person should also be proficient working with both a PC and a Mac, although Mac seems to be the preferred device. A beginner may feel fairly lost when first opening the program, but it does not take long to learn your way around. You just need time, and not have the fear of making mistakes.
- Creating supporting, engaging images for the corporate website.
- Creating original, eye-catching brochures.
- Designing covers for Annual Reports.
- Building and maintaining strong brand recognition.
- Creating Stock Transfer Certificates.
- Setting up and maintaining a strong social media presence.
- Used for opening and editing PDF documents.
- Designing templates for various products.
- Creating secure PDF documents.
- Creating mock-ups for various services.
Evaluating Adobe Photoshop and Competitors
Yes - CorelDraw was once used, but did not produce the same result as Adobe Photoshop. Photoshop's user interface is much easier to navigate. It was also near impossible to go from any other Adobe program to CorelDraw. There was always some sort of compatibility issue, where as, with Photoshop, moving between Adobe programs is seamless. After finding Photoshop, CorelDraw has become a thing of the past.
- Product Features
- Product Usability
- Product Reputation
- Prior Experience with the Product
The single most important factor in deciding to purchase Adobe Photoshop was the product usability. I need something that was very versatile, and had the power to edit / create anything that was thrown at me. I am very pleased with my purchase, and would recommend Photoshop to any designer wanting to make a name for themselves.
I would not change a thing. Selecting Adobe Photoshop has proven to be very profitable, and provides me all the options that I could ever imagine. Photoshop is well worth the purchase, or at the very least, using on a trial basis. If I had to choose one thing to do differently, I would have started with the cloud-based offering as opposed to purchasing the creative suite separately.
Adobe Photoshop Implementation
- Implemented in-house
Change management was minimal
- Long downloads
- There were no other issues
- At all
Adobe Photoshop Support
Pros | Cons |
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Quick Resolution Good followup Knowledgeable team Problems get solved Kept well informed No escalation required Immediate help available Support understands my problem Support cares about my success Quick Initial Response | None |
After Purchasing the Adobe Cloud-Based product I was having trouble installing it onto my machine (Mac). I gave Adobe Customer Support a phone call, and they were able to quickly and accurately walk me through the installation process, giving me access to Photoshop in a matter of minutes. Everything has been great since then.
Using Adobe Photoshop
Pros | Cons |
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Like to use Relatively simple Easy to use Technical support not required Well integrated Consistent Convenient Feel confident using Familiar | None |
- Resizing Images.
- Making quick edits to photos or pictures.
- Batch-Processing comes in handy when dealing with multiple images.
- Creating gradients
- Converting a smaller image into a larger one without losing quality.
- Text editing can be cumbersome without spell check or grammar check.
Yes, but I don't use it
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