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As an industrial designer for more than 10 years, I have come to rely on Photoshop CS3 Extended as the most important component in my process for designing quality products. It links each phase of a design project and ensures that the final product is done right and on time.
To begin any project, I draw a concept sketch using Photoshop on a Wacom Cintiq tablet. This immediately enters the job into a digital pipeline.
Once a design direction is chosen, sketches are imported into Rhino 3D to be used as reference while building the 3D model. This makes capturing the client’s design intent easy. Since the image is right there in the Rhino modeling environment, there is no guessing. Eliminating guesswork or interpretation at this phase makes the difference between getting it right, or just getting it done.
Photoshop CS3 Extended is available at an academic discount price of $295.
The Cintiq 12WX is available at for $999 from Creation Engine.
Rhino 4.0 is available at an academic discount price of $159.
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