We know the sign-making and print industries are busy, fast-paced, and competitive. For years, Corel Draw Graphics Suite has held its spot as the standard for sign-makers and your loyalty has made our software a mainstay in graphics production. With the newly released Corel Draw Graphics Suite 2017, we worked hard on improving the tools you already know and trust, while investing in industry-first innovations to ensure you can take on any project your client throws at you.

Time is of the essence to meet your client demands and with our new release, we have made changes that let you work faster. Nodes and curves are the lifeblood of your design work and with Corel Draw 2017, it is easier than ever to create your designs. Nodes are now customisable and let you change size and colour to make it easier to see them in even the most complex designs. Vector previews for nodes and curves visually stand out and interactive sliders for object fills and transparencies are now far more visible. Nodes may be small, but in their new form, they will have a big impact on your daily work.

Corel Draw 2017 also simplifies handling text. With the Corel Font Manager, you will have no trouble creating and editing font collections, refining text, finding the perfect font, or prepping your design to be printed. We know that you need to balance many needs at once and are looking for ways to maximise productivity without sacrificing anything else. With Corel Draw, you do not have to.

Of course, Corel is not only committed to keeping up with the latest developments in graphics technology, but also to leading the charge. Corel Draw Graphics Suite 2017 offers support for the latest technologies including advanced stylus and touch-enabled devices, the Microsoft Surface Dial, and Ultra HD 5K monitors. If you choose to invest in the latest tech, Corel Draw will help you make the most of it.

One of the biggest innovations in Corel Draw 2017 may be Live Sketch, the industry’s first vector drawing tool powered by artificial intelligence. Live Sketch carefully interprets your hand-drawn strokes and allows you to convert your free-form sketching into precise vector curves. It is a unique drawing experience that for the first time makes creating vector graphics on a computer feel as natural as pen and paper.

Overall, we know that every customer has a different workflow with their own specific needs, and many companies turn to Corel Draw to find the best fit for them. Corel Draw 2017 makes it easy to work with a variety of file formats (over 170), offers powerful colour management, and enables you to customise your workspace (including importing legacy workspaces) so you can work exactly the way you want.

In any typical week, your sign-making business could be juggling many projects, deadlines, and challenges. Clients send you files to work with in all sorts of formats—sometimes just a print out with no original files at all. You may be working on a variety of different jobs, whether you are expressing early design ideas to an interior designer, creating artwork for manufacturing, or providing detailed installation schematics to make sure the job is done right.

Sign-maker David Milisock shares his tips on the importance of picking a graphics application that can handle any project. He credits Corel Draw as an essential tool for his business, especially when he finds himself in situations like the hectic one described above. He says: “Inevitably, there are days and weeks when everyone seems to need everything at once. I use Corel Draw at all stages of my projects because even when I’m dealing with last-minute changes and seemingly impossible deadlines, the software enables me to deliver my best work.”

On behalf of the entire Corel Draw team, we invite you to see the new software for yourself at www.coreldraw.com and download a free 15-day trial. Whether you are a Corel Draw veteran or new to the suite, we think you will be impressed with what you can achieve.