Adobe Illustrator vs. Corel Draw?

Question

I am deciding whether to purchase Adobe Illustrator or Corel Draw. I'm really interested in the pro's and con's of both!

If it makes any difference, I'm looking to create designs for t-shirts.

Answer 1

I would definitely get Illustrator. They do pretty much the same thing, but Illustrator is a more advanced program than Corel. I'm a graphic designer and we always joke that Corel is to Illustrator like MS Paint is to Photoshop, it doesn't even compare.
Illustrator is the industry standard for vector design and the best. It is, on the other hand, more expensive than Corel, but it is worth it if you plan on using it a lot, especially if you are planning on making a lot of t-shirts and selling them, and even more so if you are sending the files to a print shop to get them made. Some print shops no longer accept Corel files because it is not used by professionals anymore (like I said, Illustrator is industry standard).
If you plan on working with photos, I would recommend getting Photoshop as well (you can purchase the Creative Suite that includes Illustrator and Photoshop in addition to other programs that will make your designing smoother and easier) because Illustrator is not very good at photo manipulation other than simple cropping, although it can be done.

Answer 2

Corel Draw Vs Adobe Illustrator

Answer 3

Corel Draw Vs Illustrator

Answer 4

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Adobe Illustrator vs. Corel Draw?
I am deciding whether to purchase Adobe Illustrator or Corel Draw. I'm really interested in the pro's and con's of both!

If it makes any difference, I'm looking to create designs for t-shirts.

Answer 5

I've just recently received both programs actually, and I was asking the same questions you were.

Adobe Illustrator is awesome for photo manipulations while Corel Draw excels at Vector art.

So I would suggest the Corel Draw for you. Just my two cents though.

Answer 6

Adobe products have been the industry standard in design software for many years way before there was even a hint of Corel. You will find that Adobe products far out weigh the Corel Products. This is not to say that corel is not functional, I am just saying the Adobe products are the industry standard and have been for many many years, and you still can't beat there performance.
Caution, select the product you need many of the Adobe products have vastly different functions. You really need Photoshop,
Don

Answer 7

Corel Draw is the best IMHO. It use less memory and snappy/fast response.

Adobe Illustrator is a joke, memory hog, laggy user interface, CPU resource eater!

Answer 8

if you want to play with vector (only use illustra..), don't use C Draw for vector files because in gradient fill using draw there is a problem.


http://99designs.com/designer-blog/2012/02/09/coreldraw-problems-publishing-as-ai-and-eps/

Answer 9

I suggest Adobe Illustrator since it's the only one I know out of those two :P