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I hadn't thought about Freehand in a decade and now I'm angry at Adobe for killing it all over again. It never got in your way and let you fully focus on your w
by yelling_cat 2y ago
I hadn't thought about Freehand in a decade and now I'm angry at Adobe for killing it all over again. It never got in your way and let you fully focus on your work. Illustrator never lets you forget that you're using a tool to create things like Freehand did.
- p_l 2y agoIs there some good summary somewhere? I remember having, ahem, access to both as a teen but Illustrator had more brand effect behind it.
- yelling_cat 2y agoThis mid-'90s time capsule and the decade-plus of comments below it summarize how a lot of Freehand users felt about the program: https://philip.greenspun.com/wtr/illustrator-v-freehand.html https://philip.greenspun.com/wtr/illustrator-v-freehand.html.