Low cost alternative to Illustrator.

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:33:04 -0000, ""
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A friend of mine is asking for a recommendation for a low cost vector program for doing some blanket designs. She does not want something as complicated or expensive as AI but that is the only one I know about. Does anyone know of a low cost alternative to AI?

Corel Draw?
SodiPodi?

Easy to use graphics effects:
http://www.ransen.com/

On Oct 17, 1:49 pm, Owen Ransen wrote:

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:33:04 -0000, ""

wrote:

A friend of mine is asking for a recommendation for a low cost vector program for doing some blanket designs. She does not want something as complicated or expensive as AI but that is the only one I know about. Does anyone know of a low cost alternative to AI?

Corel Draw?
SodiPodi?

Easy to use graphics effects:http://www.ransen.com/

Hi Owen,

I found this:

http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1150981 051929

it looks interesting but at a thousand bucks it’s hardly low cost.

On Oct 17, 1:49 pm, Owen Ransen wrote:

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:33:04 -0000, ""

wrote:

A friend of mine is asking for a recommendation for a low cost vector program for doing some blanket designs. She does not want something as complicated or expensive as AI but that is the only one I know about. Does anyone know of a low cost alternative to AI?

Corel Draw?
SodiPodi?

Easy to use graphics effects:http://www.ransen.com/

I found this:

http://www.inkscape.org/

it looks like it should work.

Thanks

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Hi,
A friend of mine is asking for a recommendation for a low cost vector program for doing some blanket designs. She does not want something as complicated or expensive as AI but that is the only one I know about. Does anyone know of a low cost alternative to AI?

Thanks,
Ron

http://www.xara.com

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Hi,
A friend of mine is asking for a recommendation for a low cost vector program for doing some blanket designs. She does not want something as complicated or expensive as AI but that is the only one I know about. Does anyone know of a low cost alternative to AI?

Thanks,
Ron

I bought Illustrator 10 new in the box, not academic, for $120 at a computer show.

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 20:27:47 -0000, ""
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On Oct 17, 1:49 pm, Owen Ransen wrote:

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:33:04 -0000, ""

wrote:

A friend of mine is asking for a recommendation for a low cost vector program for doing some blanket designs. She does not want something as complicated or expensive as AI but that is the only one I know about. Does anyone know of a low cost alternative to AI?

Corel Draw?
SodiPodi?

Easy to use graphics effects:http://www.ransen.com/

Hi Owen,

I found this:

http://www.corel.com/servlet/Satellite/us/en/Product/1150981 051929

I didn’t even know that existed!

Easy to use graphics effects:
http://www.ransen.com/

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 23:40:40 -0000, ""
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On Oct 17, 1:49 pm, Owen Ransen wrote:

On Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:33:04 -0000, ""

wrote:

A friend of mine is asking for a recommendation for a low cost vector program for doing some blanket designs. She does not want something as complicated or expensive as AI but that is the only one I know about. Does anyone know of a low cost alternative to AI?

Corel Draw?
SodiPodi?

Easy to use graphics effects:http://www.ransen.com/

I found this:

http://www.inkscape.org/

Ah yes, I think inkscape replaces sodipodi, which was a
terrible thing to install. I wonder if inkscape saves in postscript or AI?

Easy to use graphics effects:
http://www.ransen.com/

On Oct 17, 7:32 pm, "Psygnosis – Silent Running" wrote:

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Hi,
A friend of mine is asking for a recommendation for a low cost vector program for doing some blanket designs. She does not want something as complicated or expensive as AI but that is the only one I know about. Does anyone know of a low cost alternative to AI?

Thanks,
Ron

http://www.xara.com

Thanks Psygnosis,
I am going to see how she does with inkscape; if it doesn’t work out I will have her look at Xara.

Thanks,
Ron

On Oct 17, 11:03 pm, RBrickston wrote:

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Hi,
A friend of mine is asking for a recommendation for a low cost vector program for doing some blanket designs. She does not want something as complicated or expensive as AI but that is the only one I know about. Does anyone know of a low cost alternative to AI?

Thanks,
Ron

I bought Illustrator 10 new in the box, not academic, for $120 at a computer show.

That’s not a bad idea. I could probably find on older version on Ebay too. I will see what she says about inkscape – it may be easier to use than Illustrator.

Thanks

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On Oct 17, 7:32 pm, "Psygnosis – Silent Running" wrote:

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Hi,
A friend of mine is asking for a recommendation for a low cost vector program for doing some blanket designs. She does not want something as complicated or expensive as AI but that is the only one I know about. Does anyone know of a low cost alternative to AI?
Thanks,
Ron

http://www.xara.com

Thanks Psygnosis,
I am going to see how she does with inkscape; if it doesn’t work out I will have her look at Xara.

Thanks,
Ron

Hey Ron,

Inkscape is a pretty cool alternative choise for AI or Freehand and it is open-source. You can also import a lot of graphic formats and you can export your work in the following formats:
– SVG
– SVGZ
– Postscript (*.ps)
– Encapsulated Postscript (*.eps)
– Encapsulated Postscript Interchange (*.epsi)
– Adobe Illustrator (*.ai)
– LaTeX (*.tex)
– POVRay (*.pov)

cheers
Jack

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On Oct 17, 7:32 pm, "Psygnosis – Silent Running" wrote:

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Hi,
A friend of mine is asking for a recommendation for a low cost vector program for doing some blanket designs. She does not want something as complicated or expensive as AI but that is the only one I know about. Does anyone know of a low cost alternative to AI?

Thanks,
Ron

http://www.xara.com

Thanks Psygnosis,
I am going to see how she does with inkscape; if it doesn’t work out I will have her look at Xara.

Thanks,
Ron

Xara is fast and powerful. A great product greatly over looked even when Corel was selling a version of it many years ago.

Psygnosis