I agree. Photoshop is something I use a lot on a hobby basis, but as a student I can't justify buying it because of the high price, which leaves me with no other option...
I get that a lot of people still won't be able to afford that, but it seems they really listened to feedback on their pricing. Considering upgrades and updates are built into that price, I'd say its a really good deal.
http://www.adobe.com/products/creativecloud/buying-guide.htm...
I cut the Adobe cord a long time ago and don't even miss it anymore.
I am sure, some designers would love to work with OS, but their social environment makes it too hard for them.
>Same with MS Office.
Yes, terrible people, we all have worked with them, but we don't want to emulate them.
>Same with expensive 3D software.
Good technique is good technique, skills are skills, a competent person can adapt their workflow to a new method or vehicle. A competent artist can express themselves in more than one medium.
It comes down to this, if you are constrained to a single tool made by a single vendor, you are strictly a technician (in the narrowest sense).
YMMV of course, if they're willing to put in that effort. I know GML and Dark Basic but that's not worth much on a resume either.
Worth the money for me.
You're clearly not a commercial designer, then. Pixelmator (while it has some interesting features) and GIMP don't even cut the mustard on the most basic level. Non-destructive editing, for instance. I wish it wasn't true, but it is.
Grandparent was specifically talking about hobby use, not commercial/professional designing:
> Photoshop is something I use a lot on a hobby basis
Also you can have the same effect multiple times. For example, you could have 3 or more separate non-destructive drop shadows on one layer.
That's not correct. There are options. The alternatives aren't always as capable, or may require more work on your part, or may just not be as convenient, but there are options that would allow you to do most or all of the things that can be done without pirating the Adobe stuff.
Recognition of Adobe's tactic, and the fact that the graphic arts industries have practically made Adobe products a de facto standard certainly increases the incentive for many to simply pirate the stuff. Adobe is counting on that.
Delusional excuse. You have options to do without or use an alternative.
Nobody is talking about pirating software for business use, and certainly not forcing coworkers to do it.
None of that solves the real problem of lack of competition in the space, and the resultant fact that industry uses Adobe and colleges teach what industry uses. Which makes a nice little positive feedback loop that is hard to overcome.
Why do graphic designers need to only be employees?
ahem okay, sorry, I just get a little resentful at seeing the resources for serious academic endeavor being measured in leisure units. Seriously though, even if everyone else doesn't party their way through school, $240/yr is a fair little chunk of change to a lot of students, and is certainly well within the price range where piracy makes a lot of financial sense.
tldr: master 10k$/yr + 240$/yr ~= 10k$/yr.
also: Don't go to starbucks everyday and learn to brew your coffee . Gonna save MUCH more. (2coffee/day*2$) - 200$( coffe machine & 1 year of coffee) - 240AdobeCreativeCloud >0