PS or AI? Two major software comparisons

Often some beginners ask the small: when is the design of the use of Photoshop or Ai (Adobe illustrator) good? What are the differences between AI and PS? Want to know the actual there are those different, please look at today's small compilation for everyone to organize the AI vs PS infographic, you will know the answer after reading.

This infographic is from the designer M.A Kather production, through the graphical display, let you understand the difference between Photoshop and illustrator, of course, only for the main commonly used features, more in-depth features no comparison, let's see what difference they have.

Birth time

First, let's take a look at the birth time of these 2 giant software:

illustrator:1987 year

photoshop:1990 year

First version of the start-up interface

Both sides are rough monochrome pixel image design

The most used in that respect?

Illustrator: Vector graphic design

Photoshop: Pixel image Design

What users use the most?

Illustrator: Designer

Photoshop: Artists

Amplification

Illustrator: When zoomed in, the image remains clear

Photoshop: When zoomed in, the image is blurred

Note: In other words, the graphics that are drawn with AI can be magnified without distortion, and PS is not, because the graphics that are drawn by PS are drawn in pixels, unless they are plotted directly using vector tools.

Sketchpad

Illustrator: Can create multiple canvases at the same time

Photoshop: Create a new canvas only

Note: Although the PS CC 2015 now supports multi-artboard function, most of the students respond to the AI's multi-artboard function easy to use.

Clipping masks

Illustrator: Above the object

Photoshop: Underneath the object

Selection Tool

Illustrator: Select an object

Photoshop: Select a region

Layer

Illustrator: A layer can contain multiple objects

Photoshop: A layer can contain only one object

Ctrl + Z (undo)

Illustrator: multiple consecutive undo possible

Photoshop: Can only be undone once, to press Ctrl+shfi+z to continue the undo operation

Note: In fact, PS is deliberately designed to undo, if you imagine AI, you can directly modify the shortcut keys.

Work area

Illustrrator: You can continue drawing outside the canvas

Photoshop: Can only be drawn in the area within the screen, beyond being hidden

Save time

Illustrator: Save Fast

Photoshop: Slow to save

Summarize

This is a relatively clear contrast, with the emphasis on:

AI is suitable for plotting vector images such as mobile apps, layout layouts for Web design, buttons, icons, and other vector elements.

PS is suitable for print advertising, illustrations or post-processing.

Each has the emphasis, the strengths, do not know everybody looked after, will choose that design software? Hope that we can choose their favorite, suitable for their own design software.

PS or AI? Two major software comparisons