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Logo Design Software

There are several popular graphic design programs that professional logo designers use for their work. If you are interested in creating your own logo (see our section on how to design your own logo) these software applications are a neccessity. Below we review the major logo design software applications. If you would like a list of all popular and related graphic design applications, please visit our entire graphic design software section.

Logo Design Software - Corel Draw Graphics Suite 12

About - The Corel Draw Graphics Suite is a full package of graphic design applications including CorelDraw 12, Photo-Paint, Corel R.A.V.E, Corel TRACE, Corel CAPTURE, and a variety of other tools to meet the every need of today’s graphic designer. Included in the package are more than 10,000 professional clip are images, 1,000 fonts, and more than 1,000 photos, design objects, and elements. The tools offer industry standard file compatibility - open and save to AutoCAD, HPGL, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, PDF, and other popular formats. The Corel Suite is perfect for vector manipulation, easy to use layouts, digital imaging and motion graphics. Having had much experience with the Corel products, I can say that it may very well be the best logo design software application out there; a designer could get by with just this product if they wanted to, and they would not be hurting. Photo-Paint is a breeze for bitmap editing, and Corel Draw is very intuitive. Although it takes some time to get used to, as any graphic design software does, the logo design potential is endless with this tool.
Features
Produce creative, accurate shapes and objects with new smart design tools Advanced features that increase productivity, such as real-time visual feedback Keep your workflow smooth with industry-standard file compatibility Integrated applications for vector drawing, page layout, digital imaging, and more 10,000 clipart images, 1,000 TrueType and Type 1 fonts, 1,000 photos and objects
Advantages
Powerful bitmap editing capabilities Comprehensive variety of tools for various functions Less expensive than Adobe Illustrator Larger variety of drawing tools than competitors Many vector effects More file format compatibility

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Logo Design Software - Adobe Creative Suites Premium 1.1

About - Like the Corel Suite, this product is a full design environment for image editing, logo design, illustration, layout, and multi-media production. The package includes Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Acrobat. Also included in the set is a full library of design and training resouces with tricks, in depth walk throughs and more. The Adobe Suite is an integral part of every logo designers software library. It is considerably more popular, more expensive, and offers similar capabilities to Corel. The inclusion of the popular Acrobat and the features that accompany it are great to have in your library. This is a faster application than its previous releases, with improved production capabilities for the web and other media. Using Adobe products offers the advantages that come along with using an industry leader - including more training manuals, and the fact that most print shops have this on their shelves.
Features
An integrated design environment featuring the industry's foremost design tools In-depth tips, expert tricks, and comprehensive design resources Intuitive file finding, smooth workflow, and common interface and toolset Single installer--control what you install and when you install it Cross-media publishing--create content for both print and the Web
Advantages
More tools for web production than Corel Most widely used piece of logo design software Large set of distortions New “Symbol” capabilities

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Logo Design Software - JASC Paint Shop Pro 9

About - Pain Shop Pro is hardley the software the professional logo designer would use, but is a good addition to any graphics library. This software is ideal for imaging, editing, resizing images, and other bitmap related effects. Paint Shop Pro is similar to Corel Photo Paint and Adobe Photshop, offering some different features. It seems to be geared more to the casual design user than anything else - offering an easy to use interface that you can jump right into. This software would be useful to manipulate versions your logo once it has been created, but you should not expect to create your design with this application. The vector design capabilities are minimal, which are essential to be able to scale, edit, and manipulate your logo design in the future without quality loss. Also, you will likely have trouble dealing with printers and design professionals relying on Paint Shop Pro file formats.
Features
Digital Camera Noise Removal Filter scans photos and removes image noise while intelligently preserving image textures. Create masterpieces using realistic Art Media tools include Oil Brush, Chalk, Pastel, Crayon, Colored Pencil, and Marker. Text Options in the print layout make it easier than ever to add captions and titles to photo layouts. Fill Flash Filter corrects the underexposure of shadows and Backlighting Filter compensates for overexposed areas. Powerful Selective Undo functionality allows users to easily undo any individual editing step in a document’s history.
Advantages
Unique, powerful set of bitmap based image editing capabilities Easy to use Less expensive than other graphic design software

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