Chhayhak Ty

I am a Graphic Design and Multimedia student of Zaman University, Phnom Penh, Cambodia www.zamanuniversity.edu.kh. Graphic Design and Multimedia really important in the society, it make human life get become more close to technology, joyful with colorful of the graphic. Graphic design student can find their future job such as 2D and 3D animators, Computer designer game, Web Designer, Multimedia producer and etc. For more information about Graphic Design and Multimedia, please check Zaman University web page http://www.zamanuniversity.com/en/node/52.

Autodesk 3ds Max 2012

Application Software: Autodesk 3ds Max

Type: shareware software

Link: http://usa.autodesk.com/adsk/servlet/download/item?siteID=123112&id=16324410 (free trial 30days).

Autodesk 3ds Max is software for design 3D object. Autodesk 3ds Max also designs in animation, graphic, game and visual effective. Autodesk 3ds Max is a professional design, it is have show the function on the screen; also show a different view on the same screen of the computer. I think it would be easy for the designer to design object because they can see in 3D, 2D, top and side of the object they are working on.

Pros

·         Have several views on the screen when designer design the object.

·         Good in graphic, animation.

Cons

·         Sometime hard to find the function on the screen, because I just installed this software.

Summary

Autodesk 3ds Max is professional software for design 3D object, however, I not familiar with this software yet, so I can say some time I hard to use this software. Because I used this software without guide, I just download and working on this software by myself.

Rating 4 Star ()

AutoCAD 2012

Application Software: AutoCAD 2012

Type: package software

Link http://usa.autodesk.com/autocad/trial/?ch=ON&src=PTLP&mktvar001=376106&mktvar002=376106 (free trial for 30 days)

AutoCAD is software for design mostly in building, vehicle, and garden. AutoCAD have many functions to use, set the color easily. Working with this software is save time; we can draw in 2D also in 3D. With AutoCAD, designers feel comfortable with design the interior, exterior and product that we need in daily life.

Pros

·         Easy to use the software

·         Saved time

Cons

·         2D and 3D are separated pages.

Summary

I have learnt how to use AutoCAD software last year; it's not hard to learn how to use this software. AutoCAD has many functions, however, according to my experience with this software, I can say I use only a few functions to design a building in 2D and set color to the building.

Rating: 3 star ()

Adobe Illustrator CS5

Application Software: Adobe Illustrator CS5

Type: Package software

Link http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/tdrc/index.cfm?product=illustrator&sdid=GFTBA&PID=3698865 (trail version) if you want to download, has to buy it.

Adobe Illustrator CS5 is software for design graphic. This software is easy to use, realistic; we can use the brush to draw something we want, easy to set color, easy to draw the line and especially in graphic design. I think most of the graphic designer use Adobe Illustrator software whenever they want to design the flower, animals, and plant.

Pros

·         Realistic

·         Easy to use, easy to set color

Cons

·         Sometime software is complicated, when we want to delete some part of the project.

Summary

I am a Graphic Design and Multimedia Student in Zaman University. I have been use Adobe Illustrator for many times, it is easy to used; I can use this software by myself without guide. Most of the time, I use it to draw the butterfly and set color picture same as photo in Internet.

Rating: 3 star ()