If Youre Still Digitizing, You need to read this now!
Still digitizing, huh? Why? If youre still digitizing Im guessing you either enjoy it or feel as if you have no other choice available to you. I realize there are certain individuals who get satisfaction from creating or reproducing an image by hand. The very process of plotting or punching points (also known as nodes) can be very time consuming and become a tedious job. Once youve completed a complex or intricate piece of artwork, its only natural to feel a sense of pride for a job well done!
I can remember as far back as 1982, when personal computers were just beginning to be introduced into the Awards & Engraving industry. Digitizing was painful! This was long before the development of computer aided design (CAD) software. All drawings had to be created from beginning to end with no mistakes or you had to start all over from the very beginning. You sure didnt want the phone to ring or have a customer come through your door while in the middle of any drawing!!
A few years later we were blessed with CAD programs that enabled you to digitize logos and images much faster. Using software...