: What can Illustrator do that Photoshop can't? I'm fairly expert in Photoshop but a total novice in Illustrator. I need to do an infographic and I have a suspicion that Illustrator is what a

@Nimeshi706

List of All Points Adobe Illustrator can do which Adobe Photoshop Can't


3D Effects
Appearance Palette
Number of Artboards
Vector Software
Graphs
Symbols
Width Tool
Live Paint
Live trace
Envelope Distortion (Make with Top Object)
Blend (CTR + ALT + B)
Gradient Mesh
3D Perspective Grid
Text Wrap
Symbol sprayer tools
Knife, Scissor tool
Vector Brushes (Art Brush, Pattern Brush, Bristle Brush)
Area Type Options
Glyphs
Transform Each command
Links Palette
Offset Path
Threaded Text
Scribble Effect
Image Maps

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@Murphy569

You are correct that Adobe Illustrator is the better application to use in creating Infographics. I always created my Infographics in Adobe Illustrator. There are a myriad of reasons that Illustrator is better than Photoshop in this task. The biggest is text scalability. Your Infographic will likely have a lot of text and it must always be crisp. Photoshop is wonderful for images, especially PHOTOS. It was never meant to deal with text (aside from large headlines).

However, use Photoshop to create graphics to import into Illustrator. There are so many tutorials to learn Illustrator. You should check out Lynda.com and Udemy.com if video tutorials help you learn best.

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@Murray976

This is a very, very broad question and should probably be closed as too broad (I voted so).

There are a ton of things Illustrator does which Photoshop does not. Just as there are a ton of things Photoshop does which Illustrator does not. In addition, there may be common areas where Illustrator is much better than Photoshop even though features are similar.

Off the top of my head...


create true vector files (resolution independent files)
Access type glyphs
Text wraps
Symbols
variable vector strokes
Path operations
Multiple artboards


No designer should be bound by tools. Knowing Illustrator is mandatory in my view. Photoshop, while a great tool, is not the be-all-end-all. If you were a mechanic, you would not restrict yourself to only using a flat-head screwdriver. You'd probably also get a Phillips screwdriver -- even though you could turn some Phillips screws with the flat-head.

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