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Re: Adobe is going to kill Fireworks

#11

Post by gexla »

neovive wrote: post #8

Sorry to hear this news. First Google Reader and now Fireworks! The writing has been on the wall for many years, but it is still quite upsetting. I've been a heavy user of Fireworks since version 1 since it really gets the job done vs. Photoshop for layouts, slicing and exporting. The workflow for web design just feels faster when compared to Photoshop. The combined vector/bitmap flow is unparalleled and Photoshop la…

> Hopefully, Adobe can make a "Fireworks"-friendly or "Web Design" workspace in PS.

This would make sense, but I doubt they would be able to pull it off with the UI. Maybe they have decided that they have the market and people will just have to migrate.

Re: Adobe is going to kill Fireworks

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Post by jvzr »

I've been using Fireworks for years, back to Macromedia Fireworks 4. It's much better/faster than Photoshop for web design (rounded square corners come to mind).

If you work on a Mac, consider Sketch by Bohemian Coding : http://www.bohemiancoding.com/sketch/ It's a great app, is updated very frequently and has come a very long way and could almost be seen as already superior to Fireworks CS6 in most ways.

Re: Adobe is going to kill Fireworks

#14

Post by neovive »

gexla wrote: post #11
neovive wrote: post #8

Sorry to hear this news. First Google Reader and now Fireworks! The writing has been on the wall for many years, but it is still quite upsetting. I've been a heavy user of Fireworks since version 1 since it really gets the job done vs. Photoshop for layouts, slicing and exporting. The workflow for web design just feels faster when compared to Photoshop. The combined vector/bitmap flow is unparalleled and Photoshop la…

> Hopefully, Adobe can make a "Fireworks"-friendly or "Web Design" workspace in PS. This would make sense, but I doubt they would be able to pull it off with the UI. Maybe they have decided that they have the market and people will just have to migrate.

It's definitely wishful thinking on my part. The UI in Photoshop would make this difficult. I might just have to switch to Illustrator for more of my layout work since I dislike the bitmap-heavy workflow of PS. Everything besides editing photos or building composites in PS feels non-intuitive.

Re: Adobe is going to kill Fireworks

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Post by neovive »

jvzr wrote: post #13

I've been using Fireworks for years, back to Macromedia Fireworks 4. It's much better/faster than Photoshop for web design (rounded square corners come to mind). If you work on a Mac, consider Sketch by Bohemian Coding : http://www.bohemiancoding.com/sketch/ It's a great app, is updated very frequently and has come a very long way and could almost be seen as already superior to Fireworks CS6 in most ways.

Sketch looks nice, but seems like more of an Illustrator competitor than a Fireworks or PS replacement. Also, how does it handle PSD import. PSD is pretty much the standard for layered image sharing and FW opens PSD's near-perfectly.

Re: Adobe is going to kill Fireworks

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Post by jimwalsh »

I see more people writing about how they are using Illustrator to design sites now than Fireworks/Photoshop. Claiming that it helps design responsive sites better/more intuitively.

I haven't used Fireworks for years. Once you are proficient in Photoshop, I rarely found a reason to open Fireworks even given all of its benefits.

Re: Adobe is going to kill Fireworks

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Post by oakesm9 »

Kiro wrote: post #5

What do people use Fireworks for?

Designing interfaces usually. It's a mixture of the vector and rastor editor and has a really simple to use UI. I'm mainly a developer but I could pick it up pretty quickly once the designers showed me the basics. Powerful but simple to use tool.

Re: Adobe is going to kill Fireworks

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Post by ericcholis »

Often times I feel like I'm in the minority, but I rarely use Fireworks for anything. Perhaps I'm just more comfortable in Photoshop, but I often found that Fireworks didn't fit my workflow.

I've read a ton of articles on how/why I should use Fireworks for web design. Perhaps somebody could inform me on what I'm missing.

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