Tools of The Trade
Graphic artists applying for positions in today's job market are expected to be familiar with computers and a variety of software in order to create the most appealing, up to date designs.
Graphic art software includes applications such as:
- Adobe Illustrator – an application that allows artists to manipulate vector graphics
- CorelDRAW – similar to Adobe Illustrator, it is another vector graphic manipulation tool
- Adobe Photoshop – a bitmap graphics software including powerful graphics editing tools that provide a large variety of editing functionality
- Adobe Dreamweaver – a tool that facilitates the creation of webpages and dynamic internet content
- PhotoImpact – a digital photo editor
- Adobe InDesign – desktop publishing software used for layout and design manipulation
- QuarkXPress – similar to Adobe InDesign, it is another desktop publishing software tool
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Famous quotes containing the words tools of, tools and/or trade:
“But lo! men have become the tools of their tools.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“At the utmost, the active-minded young man should ask of his teacher only mastery of his tools. The young man himself, the subject of education, is a certain form of energy; the object to be gained is economy of his force; the training is partly the clearing away of obstacles, partly the direct application of effort. Once acquired, the tools and models may be thrown away.”
—Henry Brooks Adams (1838–1918)
“Every trade has its master.”
—Chinese proverb.