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CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 lets you tackle creative graphics and design projects with confidence. New tools make it easier and quicker than ever to deliver any creative project, from layout and photo editing, to illustration and bitmap-to-vector tracing. Powerful text and layout enhancements give you the look you want plus market-leading file compatibility makes collaboration easy. Updated high-quality content, a step-by-step Hints Docker and new tutorials written by experts get you started fast. Professional and aspiring designers along with anyone who needs to express creative ideas will be able to turn their ideas into professional results: from distinctive logos and signs, to striking marketing materials and eye-catching web graphics.

User Reviews about CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4

I was very excited to get this product and create some cool designs. However, after installing it, I found that this product isn't for the casual user. I like software easy enough to use, that I dont need a book to enjoy it. This product comes with a large book and unless you invest the time into learning, you won't enjoy this product to its full potential. -- Great software, huge learning curve.

I recently purchased version X4. I also use Photoshop CS2, Microsoft Publisher, and other design software. I use these programs to do design & graphics for my home business. I'm an 'intermittent' user, meaning I don't do graphics stuff day in & day out, just as it's needed (sometimes nightly, other times I'll go months).

I picked up Corel Draw X4, and just love it. I bought version X4 because with the recent release of X5, copies of version X4 have been discounted way down so the price is right.

As an intermittent user I don't have all the features of my design software memorized, and I usually up thumbing through help files to get me where I need to go. I've had Corel Draw for about a week and have been using it nightly. Two nights ago, while editing a photo, I went to Photoshop out of familiarity(it's been my main app for a few years) . It took me about an hour to get the picture buttoned up, most of that time was spent looking up help files how to do what I needed. Just out of curiosity, I decided to try the same task in Corel Draw/ Photo Paint (the photo editor that comes bundled with Corel Draw) and it took about 5 minutes. The difference? their help files are much easier to use, better laid out, and more intuitive.

The end result was the same with both pictures; but the Corel version took much less time and was fairly painless. I'm finding this to be the case with the main application as well - Corel Draw. The help options are easily accessible, abundant,and intuitive. It's also very powerful; I'm having fun with all the new editing features this suite offers. Corel Draw can also read my CAD files for my CNC work (I'm a woodworker). This is a HUGE plus.

Don't get me wrong, Photoshop is a great program, powerful and all that; but so is CorelDraw. And it's much easier to navigate.

-- corel draw rocks!

CorelDraw's Graphic Suites do the work of several graphic programs (both pixel and vector based) combined, and although they might not be as fancy as Adobe's graphics software when combined with each other and a host of add ons, they give you more than what most people--even graphic professionals like myself--would want at less than half the price. CorelDraw just keeps getting better and better, and this version is the best one yet.

I've been using CorelDraw for years, and for years my fellow digital artists have told me I need to "upgrade" to Adobe software. I studied computer graphics on Macs using Adobe programs at a digital-art school, but when I came home I practiced the same things using CorelDraw. There really wasn't much of a difference, except that the Adobe interface was prettier but oddly a little less intuitive.

All my friends pushed me to buy a Mac and get Adobe software. "It's the only thing artists use," they said. "We just don't use PCs. Macs are designed for creative people, and so is Adobe software."

"But Adobe programs cost more, and you have to buy several to do the same things as one CorelDraw Suite," I replied. "Some things that come standard in CorelDraw require add-ons in PhotoShop or Freehand, and that means you have to pay even more."

They pointed out deals for students. I could get Adobe software for about half the retail cost. That made sense for something I needed, but what I already had for less than half the price of one of those programs was already fulfilling my needs. Did I really need to spend that much more to be like everyone else?

I talked to a friend who ran a graphics studio. The artists working under her all worked with Adobe programs ... and she would fix their mistakes in CorelDraw. Then I went to work at a newspaper, where I created illustrations on my PC using scanned images and CorelDraw's Photo-Paint from the CorelDraw Graphics Suite. I exported my images in PNG format, and the layout artist had no problem putting them into pages in the software on his Mac. They looked fine in the newspaper when they were printed.

So while Macs and Adobe might be the industry standard, you won't be left out in the cold if you save your money and choose not to join the crowd.

Two last things:
1. As with all graphics programs, there is a learning curve. However, if you already know one kind well, like PhotoShop, it shouldn't be too hard to adjust to another, like Photo-Paint, which is a part of this suite.

2. CorelDraw tends to try new things with odd numbered releases, so the odd numbered ones tend to be a bit buggier than the even numbered ones. It's usually best to wait for an even numbered suite before you buy. -- The most bang for your buck

I used this to create logos, signs, and brochures for a charity event. It was a little complicated at first, but I soon found it easy to navigate. Photo Paint is great for photo editing and is comparable to Photoshop and probably a bit easier to use. -- Solid product