There is, at last with CS3, a good ability to exchange files between FW and PS and AI. You will hit a wall with complex files, but I was pleasantly surprised by my ability to exchange files with PS users without any ill effect - I never had an issue, and never even discussed it with anyone, so I was exchanging files transparently without the PS users noticing.
omnigraffle I can't say. FW does support a lot of import/export formats. I'm a big FW fan, after initially being a reluctant user. pages and frames are great. having a mixed bitmap/vector toolset without being massively complex is great. the live effects are great. feel free to get more info from the horse's mouth - alan musselman was at interaction08, and is a product manager for FW. his blog is here, and there's a weekly session you can just pop into and ask questions: http://weblogs.macromedia.com/amusselman/ it's very casual, and more or less exists for this purpose. I wrote some thoughts on this on adobe's site a while back: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/fireworks/articles/wireframing.html Michael On Mar 21, 2008, at 7:03 PM, Matthew Nish-Lapidus wrote: > Hi, > > So, I've heard a lot about using Fireworks for working through a > design from wireframe to prototype, even to finish visual design.. For > the people who use/love Fireworks I have a few questions: > > - how do you integrate with the standard graphic design workflow > involving Photoshop/Illustrator. Photoshop files import as bitmaps, > so it's hard to convert things into symbols etc... > > - on the other side.. what if you have to work with other designers > not using Fireworks? is there any good way to exchange files with > people using Visio/Omnigraffle? > > I've been an Omnigrallfe user for a while now, for diagrams and > wireframes. I'll continue to use it for diagrams for sure, but > Fireworks seems like it might be a better tool for wireframes and > prototypes... any thoughts? > > (ps, i know there have been a ton of software/tool threads lately, so > if you're overwhelmed by them feel free to reply off list) > > Thanks! > > -- > Matt Nish-Lapidus > work: [EMAIL PROTECTED] / www.bibliocommons.com > -- > personal: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ________________________________________________________________ > Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! > To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe > List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines > List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
