Review:
Macromedia Freehand 9.0
by Don Herion
After reading Don's review of
Freehand 9 you may want to add this capable illustration program to your software
toolbox. Review:
Eye Candy 4000
by Don Herion
Eye Candy 4000 is a selection of 23 different
special effect filters for Photoshop, PaintShop Pro, Fireworks and other graphics
programs. Don evaluates each of the 23 filters, and tells you if Eye Candy lives
up to its name. Review:
Macromedia Director 8 Shockwave Studio
by Don Herion
Building impressive
multimedia applications for the Web and deliverable media has become easier with
the release of Macromedia Director 8 Shockwave Studio. Check out Don's review. Review:
xaraX
by Don Herion
Looking to quickly produce professional print and
Web graphics using vector and/or bitmap images? Don reviews xaraX, a versatile
and easy to use vector illustration program. Find out if it's right for you. Review:
Deneba Canvas 7
by Don Herion
Deneba's latest version of Canvas is
an all-in-one graphics application that combines elements of programs such as
Photoshop, Illustrator, Pagemaker and GoLive. Don examines how it performs the
tasks of vector illustration, bitmap editing, page layout and Web creation. Review:
Macromedia Dreamweaver 4
by Aaron West
Dreamweaver 3 was the best;
Dreamweaver 4 is better. Aaron gives you a sneek peek at the highly anticipated
update of Macromedia's popular Web authoring software. Review:
Macromedia Fireworks 4
by Aaron West
With the new Dreamweaver by its
side, this latest Fireworks incarnation is half of the most powerful design suite
available today. Check out all of its newest features. Review:
Deep Paint 1.1
by Don Herion
If there is one Photoshop plug-in every digital artist should consider purchasing
it should be Right Hemisphere's Deep Paint. Don tells you why. Review:
Media Labs PhotoWebber 1.0.2
by Don Herion
If you're looking for a
tool that can take your cool Photoshop layout, layers and all, and convert it
into a fully functional Web page with rollover effects in five minutes, then look
no further. Don reviews PhotoWebber. Review:
Photoshop 6.0
by Don Herion
If you didn't think Adobe could improve
Photoshop any more, you were wrong, they did. Don tells you how, and whether it's
worth the $199 upgrade price tag. Review:
JASC Paint Shop Pro 7.0 & Animation Shop 3.0
by Don Herion
With the
release of version 7.0, Paint Shop Pro is out to prove that it's not just a poor-man's
Photoshop anymore. Has it succeeded? Don reviews. Review:
Caligari iSpace 1.1
by Don Herion
Web designers have not taken advantage
of 3D software in the past. Now there is a tool that combines traditional web
design tools with a full range of 3D capabilities in a drag and drop environment.
Don reviews iSpace. Netscape
Unveils a New Look
by Aaron West
The Netscape 6 preview release came
out this week amid a sea of questions. The most important one being whether or
not this new Netscape will be able to keep up with Internet Explorer. Aaron reviews. Review:
Adobe Illustrator 9
by Don Herion
Previously focused on print media,
Adobe's Illustrator 9 has now successfully transformed itself into a full-fledged
design tool for Web graphic creation. Don gives us all the details. Review:
Swish 1.51
by Don Herion
Want an easy to use program capable of creating
Shockwave animations that can be incorporated into any Web page or imported into
Flash? Swish 1.51 might be just what you're looking for. Don reviews. Review:
Adobe Live Motion
by Don Herion
There's a new player in the WYSIWYG
world, and the question on everyone's mind is whether Adobe's Live Motion can
give Macromedia's Flash a run for its money. Don gives us his answer. Review:
Adobe GoLive 5
by Donald Herion
With the release of GoLive 5, Adobe
finally has released a worthy competitor to Dreamweaver in the web editor arena. Review:
e-Picture Pro
by Donald Herion
It's kill or be killed in the web animation arena. We think
that e-Picture Pro has what it takes to compete with the big boys. Photoshop
5.5/ImageReady 2
by Aaron West
Adobe released the Public Beta version
of it's underground 'Flash Killer' project entitled LiveMotion. We take a look
at the similarities to other Adobe programs and answer the question on everyone's
mind: 'Will it compete with Flash?' Netscape
5 Alpha (Netscape 6)
by Jeremy Luebke
Will version 5 put Netscape
back on the browser map? Jeremy takes a look at the alpha release from the kids
at Mozilla. e-Picture
by Paul Heslep
While Fireworks and ImageReady battle it out for the title
of Web Graphics Champion, a little guy enters the fray. Would you believe this
new piece of software is more powerful and has more features than both?
Fireworks
3
by Paul Heslep
The latest update has some powerful new features
including a History palette and support for Photoshop plugins. The optimization
tools are even easier to use and more effective, plus you can now export code
directly into Dreamweaver. Check out our detailed review. NetObjects
Fusion 5
by Aaron West
NetObjects Fusion is a tool for creating template
driven Web sites - not web pages - Web sites. They claim that an entire site can
be created much faster than any other WYSIWYG program. Check out our detailed
review. Flash
5 Review
by
Nathan Lindsey
Macromedia's Flash 5 is one of this year's most anticipated
new releases. We tell you if it's worthy of all the hype. Dreamweaver
3
by Aaron West
The new version of this favorite HTML authoring program
is faster, more robust, more powerful and packed full of new features that can
save time and money. Check out our detailed review. Adobe
LiveMotion
by Paul Heslep
Adobe released the Public Beta version of
it's underground 'Flash Killer' project entitled LiveMotion. We take a look at
the similarities to other Adobe programs and answer the question on everyone's
mind: 'Will it compete with Flash?' Flash
4
by Aaron West
The best animation tool gets even better. Here is
our first look. Headline
Studio
by Paul Heslep
Headline Studio is the first program of it's
kind ... kinda. Many people have been using Fireworks, ImageReady, and even Photoshop
for banner creation. Banner advertisers should love this program, but will anybody
else? ImageStyler
1
by Aaron West
This new graphics package is targeted towards the
businessman or beginner graphic artist who doesn't have the talent or skills to
create web graphics in difficult programs such as Photoshop. It produces some
nice effects, but we don't get it. Xara
Webstyle
by Aaron West
Corel's web graphics program has some strengths
and many weaknesses. We found that it is useful for producing simple web graphics,
but is not meant for anyone who wants to be creative. Dreamweaver
2
by Aaron West
The best thing to happen to WYSIWYG editors? We think so. Learn about Dreamweaver
and how it can please both coders and visual designers. | 
