Through the research we do on a regular basis, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite users tell us that they use the suite to design web pages and create the graphics for it. CorelDRAW and Corel PHOTO-PAINT include specific tools to convert the design you created into a format usable for online as well as to optimize the graphics for size, download speed and consistency. Yes, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite is not a web site management tool, but enables you to create all the web graphics for the site / pages.

I always loved the flexibility that CorelDRAW brings when creating the design for my web sites. I used it extensively for my private blog, using interactive transparency, power-clips, PowerTRACE, photo-editing features and image slicing for example. When the time came to work on updating the look and feel of CorelDRAW.com, what better tool could there have been than a beta version CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X4 to put it through a real-world test.

For those interested in the file we created during the re-design of CorelDRAW.com, I've uploaded the CorelDRAW.com design.cdr (X4 file format) and from which all the graphics you see part of the new look&feel where generated. The only difference compared to the original file is that I have intentionally converted to bitmap the vector version of the CorelDRAW balloon and wordmarks that are trademarked by Corel. You will actually be able to see two different concepts as well as a use for the layers per page guides feature in the object manager. The coding of the page itself was then done with an HTML Editor. In the case of CorelDRAW.com, I mainly used Microsoft's Visual Web Developer 2008 Express Edition that is available for free.

Link: CorelDRAW.com design.cdr (X4 format)