Illustrator started its life a little earlier than Photoshop in 1987 and was primarily created for the typesetting and logo areas of graphic design. Illustrator is now seen as a tool for both graphic designers and digital artists to create many different types of digital products. read more
For example design the vector version of a logo in Illustrator and then link it or embed it in Photoshop so you can save it as bitmap for web/screen use. Build various independent vector pieces in illustrator and assemble them in Photoshop or InDesign (for a poster for example.) depending on needs. read more
Chennai-based designer M.A. Kather has created a cool series of minimalist posters that explain the differences between Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. The intent of this comparison is to show the process and purpose of each program, not to prove which one is better (because they both have different uses). read more
Illustrator started its life a little earlier than Photoshop in 1987 and was primarily created for the typesetting and logo areas of graphic design. Illustrator is now seen as a tool for both graphic designers and digital artists to create many different types of digital products. Both are now part of Adobe's powerful Creative Cloud suite. read more