How important are softwares in Print media/ Graphic design?

I have heard a saying before many years! “Good knowledge of software can make a good artist, a great artist”. After incarnation of digital media applications, entire print media and graphic design has been revolutionized. One can't achieve perfect look, complete accuracy and attractive approach in the artwork without the computers.

In current industry, there is some of the best software, offering stunning designing features for a graphic designer, as Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe InDesign, QuarkXPress and CorelDraw also.

If you are new for this field, then naturally, you might be in dilemma in selecting right computer application for the right job. So, which software is better to do?

Let me explain, Adobe is a biggest software development company for print industry, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, PageMaker (adobe has discontinued it), Acrobat Reader/ Professional, PDL, and ATM/OTF fonts also.

So, if someone is going with adobe’s application, then his/her future will be bright. So, don’t hesitate in doing Photoshop, Illustrator and InDesign, this is a perfect combination for any graphic designer. One can comfortably edit any image with the help of Photoshop; can make illustrations, logos, posters or any kind of lay outing in Illustrator, and newspaper, magazines, and newsletter etc in InDesign. These all applications are widely used in European countries, USA, France, England, and Germany etc.