I'm using Corel Draw since the first time I work on design/layout projects. But most of others designer i know are using Illustrator! What do you think what are the advantages of both. Please share your experience - maybe someone knows both programs.
Thx for your comments 
Each designer has a different reason for using the tools of their choice & allot of times you'll run into designers that use a totally different set of tools than you are familiar with, yet they still produce industry standard work.
My 3 main vector based software's used are: CorelDraw X3 / Illustrator CS3 / Serif DrawPlus X4. Serif DrawPlus being my primary choice of vector tools & used daily.
Adobe Illustrator is an industry standard due to the shear number of users familiar with it's exportable file extensions. The more people that use a software, the more the industry recognizes it as a standard. Because of this Illustrator has become the #1 choice for most designers & print companies due to the .Eps / .Ai popularity.
CorelDraw tends to have a friendlier user interface yet the color palettes seem a bit dull compared to other software's even though it's the proper Hex & Rgb sequences, this makes it a little harder to Gage colors by visual comparison. CorelDraw X3 saves as a .Ai file extension so it makes it easy for cross platform compatibility when encountering a illustrator using client.
I think Both software's are just as good & that it boils down to 2 things: 1.) The designers comfort level with the software, & 2.) The ability to provide a client with the solutions they need. As long as you have those 2 things, the skies the limits (Assuming the designer already has a good skill set & level of creativity).

Just my thoughts though...
Edited by scorpionagency, 06 August 2010 - 06:04 PM.