In the past I have used PS CS’s text and saved the file as an image (with a black background for a black webpage)to use on a the page page. Now I am re-doing my website and I think I should be using Illustrator. Is that correct or is there a way to use the PS document on a web page other than what I did (made and image out of it). I like the PS document I have made and the effects it has so I would like to use it if possible.
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You answered your own question. I like PS over AI for this any day, but for really complicated looks, AI can offer some really nice vector effects that you cannot get in PS.
I am more comfortable with PS for sure. Someone said that there is a difference in the way it is rendered (vector vs something else PS does)(how it is sized by a browser?) that can make PI better than PS CS for web work. I guess that is where I am confused.
Illustrator has no tools for saving a file for the web in vector format (other than SVG, which I don’t recommend getting into). You save as GIF, JPG, or PNG, just as you would for Photoshop, and vectors are rasterized in all these formats.
As Bart says, you would use Illustrator if you wanted to make use of some of its unique drawing capabilities.
The alternative, if we are talking real text here, and not just a few words in headings or logos, is to use HTML to produce the text. This will allow many benefits, including allowing Google to catalog the content and improve your rating, and to allow users who need it to enlarge text for easier reading. As well, HTML text usually looks bettern than image text.
Thanks – I am primarliy speaking of a banner title/heading, and maybe some rollover buttons. Paragraph headings, catagories, and text wiil be done In dreamweaver itself.
Thanks – I think i will continue on with the PS stuff. Maybe play with PI and see if there is any difference.
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