Which program do you prefer?

[aquariancore]

I use Fireworks mostly and a little Photoshop. I find I am more comfortable with Fireworks though I first learned on Photoshop.

[KellyD]

I havent tried anything yet but Id love to experiment a little

Which program do you suggest for a newbie and where would I get it?

[Mr_A]

Kelly,

I highly recommend Dreamweaver as a GREAT html editor for beginnners.

For graphics.. I wouldnt go past Photoshop!
It may be hard to get your head around at first, but in time with a bit of practise you wil have a VERY powerful tool at your fingertips.

There are many great tutorials on the net, just google "Photoshop Tutorial"

[KellyD]

Alright Ill have to give those two a try. They seem to be very popular with all the webdesigners out there. Ive got a lot of learning to do!

[deelip]

I use photoshop. I'be tried to make something in fireworks but its so hard I think. I also use flash sometimes to make animated banners. But I am not good at flash.

[htblue]

[aquariancore]

Checkout Gimpshop it is open source.

[Rohitpatel]

Well I use photoshop because its better graphics software for me and know better all versions too. For HTML editor I use Dreamweaver. One of the best HTML editor.

[aquariancore]

I am still looking for someone who tried open canvas.

[eria]

Well, designing is a bit tricky for me, I can't do that, I'm a coder and programmer and like to play in my field only

[hailstorm]

[emreba]

[Fangore]

Photoshop and illustrator <3

[dvduval]

I haven't used Fireworks in a long time, so I can't compare, but I will say that I like Photoshop pretty well.
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[PdAgAu]

I use notepad and the GIMP as an image editing software. Photoshop was too complex for me to figure out how to use.