

A talented and experienced designer can create a better logo with crayons and a napkin than an inexperienced, first-time user can with the latest, greatest, up-to-date software and operating system running on the world’s most powerful system. Never confuse a designer with their tools. The best operating system or the best software is the one that you feel most comfortable using and will help you get the job done to the best of your ability. One mistake a lot of newcomers to design often make (and I was guilty of this myself) is placing too much importance on the things that don’t really matter in the grand scheme of things, like which operating system is best or which software is best. But can Inkscape really replace Illustrator? As someone who has used both programs, I’d like to weigh in with my opinion.

You could always use GIMP instead of Photoshop for raster image manipulation, but when it comes to vector graphics, Inkscape is a more cost-friendly alternative to Illustrator, and considering that Inkscape doesn’t cost anything, it clearly wins the price debate.
