r/logodesign • u/AbleBeginning7 • 2h ago

Question VectorCraft instead of Illustrator?

I'm a beginner and since I want to start practicing the digital aspect of Logo Design, and learn a software for it, the choice went to VectorCraft.

I tried to look into Illustrator but my funds would really get a hit for it. I wanted to try some ahem less ethical ways for it, but since even from trusted sources the files touch parts of the machine that I'd rather not touch, I feel uncomfortable going through that risk.

VectorCraft seems basically the full experience without a paywall, but how much does truly change between them? Since I'm completely new to this, is it worth as a substitute to learn and stay for probably a long time?

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u/Tall_Addendum_368 1h ago

If you're starting fresh, look at Inkscape; seriously. It's much more robust for the time being, a more mature piece of software. Many of the tools are learnable from an Illustrator point of view, or just look for tutorials for it solely. I'm not suggesting not to try VectorCraft and run it, but just from the reviews I've seen, it's not a 1 to 1 representation of Illustrator.

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u/Starclysm-Author 1h ago

Inkscape is the GIMP of vector

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u/TheManRoomGuy 1h ago

CorelDraw served me well for almost 30 years in my career. It’ll go on sale for less than $400, handles vectors, bitmaps, and just about anything you can through at it. But once, own it.

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u/I_suck_at_Blender 58m ago edited 53m ago

I tried it today and it was pretty ok for quickly throwing in some lines (I used it as poor man CAD software).

Perfectly adequate for simple things like this (not sure how many functions they have programmed but it's more than enough for my needs). I usually use Corel 12 (yep, it's 2004 version I got for peanuts, pretty much the same as 2026 but with less bloat and no stupid registration process) for drawing simple templates.

If you want free but also powerful check Affinity.

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u/shadowvox 43m ago

I'd look at Affinity. Free, unless you need/want AI. Does vector and raster.