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Which of the following Adobe Products (Production Premium, Design Standard, Web Standard) should I get?

My mother and I are opening a small business for photography. The plan is she is going to take photos, and I will add some touch up, edit little things here and there, and manage the photos. In addition to this, I want to (meaning I get sloppy seconds) be able to design websites, logos, and possibly be a professional in that career while in High School, although that isn’t the important thing.

I can get a good price on all Production Premium, Design Standard, and Web Standard. Based on what my needs and wants are, which one of those should I get? (I might be willing to get two, if I do, what two should I get?)

And just out of curiosity, how many times can I put an Adobe CS4 suite on a computer?

Hi,

I have been both a print designer and a web designer for the past 18 years, and just like you and your mother we also were in the process of opening a small business (http://www.ejaedesign.com – we’ve been open for business the last three years in downtown New York city.) So first of all, congratulations on the exciting venture – I wish you the best in the months and years ahead.

In order to understand your options, first consider that these packages are geared towards different industries. For example:

* Production Premium: film makers and video production companies
* Web Standard: web designers or programmers (like us)
* Design Standard: print designers or companies

If you pay for a suite, the advantage is that you get more value for the package of software. The drawback is that you’re also paying for (however discounted) for applications that you do not need.

For a photography studio or retouching service, there are really two essential pieces of software:

* Adobe Photoshop
* Lightroom

Lightroom is a must for any professional photographers, but is not included in any “Standard” version of the suites. It may help you to learn more about it at http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshoplightroom/?promoid=DJGSN_P_US_FP2_LR_MN&tt=P_US_FP2_LR_MN

If you’re looking to add web design services, then the best option is to get the Web Standard package that includes Dreamweaver (for HTML editing), and Flash. The challenge here is that Web Standard does NOT include Illustrator, which you may need to do vector based work for logos and illustrations, but Web Premium does.

Right now my best recommendation is to actually go for Web Premium, which also includes Adobe Acrobat (to generate professional PDF documents) as well as Photoshop (required), Dreamweaver (for web services), and Illustrator (for logo services). and make sure to also purchase Lightroom.

While it is true that going for the Web Premium version and adding Lightroom is a significant investment over just buying a Web Standard package, but over the long run software is really going to be one of your least expensive expenditure. I would consider it a critical part of opening your business (after all, would a mechanic skimp on tools?) and adjust your budget in other places.

One note regarding open source packages: while it’s true that many share some (certainly not all) features, working with them is definitely not the same as using an industry standard software like Adobe products, and I would never consider them for our own business. This is not a place to save money – this is a place to invest in the most trouble-free, standardized, and advanced software you can find, and no other application (commercial or open source) comes close. I would seriously weight your options carefully before going for open source software when you’re opening a professional services business.

Hope this was helpful, and i wish you the best!

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Does majoring in Communication Design involve a lot of drawing?

okay so heres the deal, I want get a bachelors of fine arts in Communication design, but I absolutely hate drawing! I suck at it. But i’m good with the “digital” aspect. Like computers, photography, and video. I like making websites and such, but I hate drawing. Does this major invovle a lot of drawing? If its just a couple classes of drawing, maybe I could suffer through them, but if there are a lot, I don’ t think I would want to do it..

It really depends on the school. If Communication Design is within the art department, or at a specialty art school, then you probably will have to take a couple drawing classes.

I, myself, am a Visual Communications major working towards my BFA. At my school all art majors, whether they are going to get a BFA in Fine Arts or Visual Communications, have to go through what is called a foundation year before they can go on to the more advanced and specific classes. The foundations classes are introductory classes like Drawing and Design. After foundations year, however, Visual Communications majors never have to touch drawing again if they don’t want to.

Again, it varies a lot from school to school, so you may want to check the specific school’s website or email the head of the art department to find out for sure

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What should I name my company?

I have an Advertising and Graphic Design company (for the past 16 years). I have recently moved to Naples (on the Gulf Coast in the south west of Florida). I have also lost my url artistatlg to a tatoo artist (long story). So I need to rename my company….

You know the old cle-sha “the shoemakers kids never have shoes”? Well I can comcept for others but nothing I come up with is good enough for me.

This is where you come in….

My services are (check out www.virtualtourswilmington.com and www.asiteforme.com):
Web Design – websites, design, hosting, web commercials, virtual tours etc
Internet Marketing – SEO, newsletters, pay-per-click, etc
Advertising – print material, ads, photography, corporate id’s etc
Just about anything advertising I do

My clients include Martha Stewart, Southern Living and KB Home so the compay name….has to be good, has to be search engine friendly and has to be rememberable….

Got any ideas? Be creative…..

Thanks
Denise

I thought of the name: Artistic Marketing

After some research it shows that the domain is registered, but inactive or not in use, so you might be able to snatch up the name. I hope that helped.

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