70+ Adobe Fireworks Resources – Is there a future for Fireworks?

by Fireworks, Graphic Design, Tutorial

Resources for Adobe Fireworks seem to be few and far between, what is happening? Has Fireworks ran its course, or is it simply not cool any more? Was it ever cool? Photoshop was always the better and more powerful (definitely, harder to use), it seems to have totally taken over. I use Fireworks all the time for quick mock ups, and Photoshop for everything else. It is possibly the easiest graphics editor I have ever used, and would recommend it to anyone.

Anyway, here are the Best (maybe, the only) 70+ Adobe Fireworks Resources.

Fireworks Resource Portals

Adobe Fireworks CS4 Homepage

Fireworks Resource

FIREWORKS ZONE

Fireworks Resource

DMXzone

Fireworks Resource

Ultraweaver.com

Fireworks Resource

senocular.com

Fireworks Resource

Phireworx

Fireworks Resource

FWKit

Fireworks Resource

Playing with Fire

Fireworks Resource

Fireworks Tutorials Directories

Adobe Fireworks – Tutorials

Fireworks Resource

Fireworks Tutorials on Layers Magazine

Fireworks Resource

Community MX – Tutorials

Fireworks Resource

qrayg.com – Tutorials

Fireworks Resource

disdatdesigns.com – Tutorials

Fireworks Resource

Aentheosweb.com – Tutorials

Fireworks Resource

maujor.com – Tutorials

Fireworks Resource

Fireworks Weblog – Tutorials

Fireworks Resource

maagraphics.com – Tutorials

Fireworks Resource

TW Design – Tutorials

Fireworks Resource

Vector Babe – Fireworks Tutorials

Fireworks Resource

Voidix.com – Fireworks Tutorials

Fireworks Resource

Firetuts

Fireworks Resource

Fireworks Extensions

Adobe – Fireworks Exchange

Fireworks Resource

Phireworx

Fireworks Resource

Senocular

Fireworks Resource

nathanpitman.com

Fireworks Resource

John Dunning

Fireworks Resource

FW Extensions

Fireworks Resource

FIREWORKS ZONE

Fireworks Resource

Fireworks Styles

VirtualClues.com: Download Fireworks Styles

Fireworks Resource

Ultimate Web 2.0 Styles For Fireworks

Fireworks Resource

150 Fireworks Styles (Gradients Effects)

Fireworks Resource

FWKit Styles

Fireworks Resource

Fireworks Forums

Adobe – Fireworks Support Forums

Fireworks Resource

FireworksGuru Forum

Fireworks Resource

LAYERS Magazine Fireworks Forum

Fireworks Resource

Fireworks Blogs

Joe DaSilva’s Adobe Fireworks Blog.

Alan Musselman Fireworks Blog.

Kim Cavanaughs Brain Frieze.

Matt Stow Presents Fireworks .

YoYoBrain.com.

Fireworks Tutorials

Create Vista-like Wallpapers with Fireworks

Fireworks Resource

How to Draw a Marble or Glass Ball

Fireworks Resource

Five easy steps to create a barcode in Fireworks

Fireworks Resource

Create a Planet from scratch with Fireworks

Fireworks Resource

Creating a Realistic Peelable Sticker Effect in Fireworks

Fireworks Resource

Realistic 10-step 3D simulation with reflection in Fireworks 8

Fireworks Resource

Old Photos in Fireworks Tutorial

Fireworks Resource

Perspective Shadow in Fireworks Tutorial

Fireworks Resource

Fireworks CS4 Stamp

Fireworks Resource

Animated 3D Football

Fireworks Resource

Lightning Effects

Fireworks Resource

Vector Shield

Fireworks Resource

Web 2.0 Stars

Fireworks Resource

RevButton

Fireworks Resource

Worn – Fireworks

Fireworks Resource

Fireworks CS4 Video Tutorials from Layers Magazine

Fireworks Resource
Fireworks CS4 Overview – Part 1 of 10
Fireworks CS4 Overview – Part 2 of 10
Fireworks CS4 Overview – Part 3 of 10
Fireworks CS4 Overview – Part 4 of 10
Fireworks CS4 Overview – Part 5 of 10
Fireworks CS4 Overview – Part 6 of 10
Fireworks CS4 Overview – Part 7 of 10
Fireworks CS4 Overview – Part 8 of 10
Fireworks CS4 Overview – Part 9 of 10
Fireworks CS4 Overview – Part 10 of 10

For more excellent Fireworks Video Tutorials visit Layers Magazine – Fireworks Tutorials.

So, what do you think, is there a future for Adobe Fireworks?

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  • http://www.fireworkszone.com Thierry Lorey

    I am glad to see that I am not the only one to see a bright future for Fireworks.

    Thierry

    • http://www.studiointeractive.net Studio Interactive

      I’ve seen a few of these resources before for Fireworks, but you added a BUNCH more I hadn’t seen before! Thanks so much, as a Fireworks user.. it’s not as easy to find good resources, but I have no doubt that Fireworks will be around for a LONG time. ESP since Adobe didn’t cut it out in the last update CS5!

      Thanks again for the info!

  • http://trentrichardson.com trent

    I love fireworks and use it for most everything. Keep the FW stuff coming! Thanks!

  • http://hamdentool.com/ Hamd

    Forever Love Fireworks!

  • http://www.alibris.com Lucija

    Fireworks is a must have for productive pre-code UI prototyping. I’ve been using it for UI design since 2000 and haven’t looked back. I’m glad to see the heinous font menu remedied in CS4. Great list, BTW. Thanks!

  • http://www.martian.co.nz Markos

    Sure you can do photoshop type stuff with Fireworks but it’s got a whole heap of functionality that photoshop doesn’t and shouldn’t have.

    For wire-framing and mocking up web applications fireworks is simply superb. I don’t see it going anywhere but up :)

  • http://linkrefresh.com Joel S

    Thanks for this list. I’ve been forced to use FW at work lately since we’re too cheap for the PS license. Coming from years of PS use, I’ve found FW limited on the surface. I’m hoping these tutorials will help me dig up some of the tricks I’m used to in PS.

  • http://www.ideahill.com Victor DeCastro

    For website graphics, it gives the best compression we can get. I love Fireworks a lot.

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  • http://colorburned.com Colorburned

    Fireworks is a wonderful application. It’s always been cool to use in my opinion. There should definitely be a campaign in the design community to spread the word about it and to educate designers that Photoshop is not always the best tool to use for web design

  • http://timmyjohnboy.com Tim

    I can definitely see your point, Joel. However, as someone who has been using Fireworks for years, I probably feel the opposite as you do. Slicing and image-mapping is a lot simpler in Fireworks and as Markos said, Fireworks works great for wire-framing.

  • http://www.sarthaksinghal.com Sarthak Singhal

    The future of Adobe Fireworks is bright and Adobe will surely make it shine.

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  • http://www.amrick.com Ricks

    This is an excellent post. Well done compiling the list.

    I use fireworks ALL the time in my designs. As you, I find it so much easier to do quick mockups. But for me, I use it for any web layout. Photoshop is best for more complex graphics – but as a Web Designer (8years) – for putting everything together in terms of layouts – Fireworks is always going to be my weapon of choice.

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  • Paul

    I’ve recently converted to Fireworks after 15 years with Photoshop because it’s so much more efficient for web design (though Photoshop is the daddy for photo manipulation, obviously). Fireworks has a few bugs that need to be worked around, but overall I’m liking it more. Thanks for the list of resources.

    Of course your poll will be heavily biased in favour of Fireworks, as what non-Fireworks users will get that far down the page, or even be reading this article?

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  • patrick

    thx for this post.

    i use fw exclusively, meaning absolutely no photoshop even though i have it. i just like fw better, and it does my web optimization work more efficiently.

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  • http://puntodelta.net/ Nebel

    Very nice :D.

    Thanks!

  • http://www.amazingthings.be Anne

    I am using fireworks since 2003. It IS the graphic editor for webdesign. Use photoshop for paper design or photo manipulation. After all these years I thought I was the only one – others wouldn’t use it, only PS – that uses Fireworks and like it a lot.
    Seems to me that times are changing… :).. finally

  • http://weblogs.macromedia.com/amusselman Alan Musselman

    With advocates like yourself and I the future will always be bright for Adobe Fireworks! With Fireworks CS4 we really gave it new life and took Fireworks to the next level. I’d encourage all of you to give it a whirl and thanks for the resources. :)

    You can find me and other Fireworks users at Fireworksguru Forums. http://www.fireworksguruforum.com

  • http://www.blue2x.com blue2x

    Its going to burn even more ! keep the flames burning ! fireworks rocks !

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  • http://apps.jooopa.net madme

    thx for this post.

    i use fw exclusively, meaning absolutely no photoshop even though i have it. i just like fw better, and it does my web optimization work more efficiently..

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  • http://daddytorrents.com Real

    I can definitely see your point, Joel. However, as someone who has been using Fireworks for years, I probably feel the opposite as you do. Slicing and image-mapping is a lot simpler in Fireworks and as Markos said, Fireworks works great for wire-framing.

  • http://apppz-news.com Webby

    Its going to burn even more ! keep the flames burning ! fireworks rocks !!

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  • J. P.

    I have always loved Fireworks and I hope Adobe won`t give up on it. Thanks for this great resource page on FW

  • J. P.

    just love FW. I hope Adobe doesn`t give up on it

  • http://jackofalltech.blogspot.com jacktech2007

    Thanks for the big resources list! I need this.

  • http://WeekendU.com Dmitry Shapiro

    Fireworks is my only graphics editor. I use it every day for wireframing, full rendering of web pages, and even photo touch up (know that it is the wrong tool for that, but it actually works quite well). Fireworks ROCKS!

  • kaubatak

    thanks for this post!!!!!!!!

  • http://www.eversonjp.com.br Everson J. Pereira

    Fireworks it’s an awsome software! I use it 100% in my websites.. i just think FW have a bad reputation.. that’s all! If you are a creative designer, you can make much more with it.

  • http://www.jimhanifen.com Jim Hanifen

    I will always love fireworks. There is no better tool to quickly create web graphics and design mock ups. Adobe please keep supporting Fireworks!

  • http://www.from-the-couch.com/ David Perel

    I dont think (hope not) that Fireworks is over. It better not be because I cannot stand PS. We still do Fireworks tutorials which we hope encourage people to use it more often because it is super easy to use and quite fast.

    Nice collection by the way.

  • http://www.manchester-fireworks.com manchester fireworks

    fireworks rocks by far the best program

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  • http://soft-catalog.net bsteuuukk

    Fireworks is my only graphics editor. I use it every day for wireframing, full rendering of web pages, and even photo touch up (know that it is the wrong tool for that, but it actually works quite well). Fireworks ROCKS!

  • Jasper

    I’ve used Fireworks back when Macromedia still existed, I loved it back then! I used it together with Flash (those two were a great team)!

    The past few months I’ve been working with Photoshop and Illustrator, and just this week I got back to using Fireworks. I still love it so much more than Ps and Ai. I really hope that Adobe doesn’t stop supporting Fireworks!

    I’m gonna try to advocate Fw as much as possible for me! I’m even thinking about setting up a blog for it, posting tutorials and stuff to get more people to try it!

    Don’t let Fireworks die!

  • http://www.jonathlee.com Jonath Lee

    Fireworks indeed powerful and I believe will continue to grow with web designers. From basic web layout design till illustrations, Fireworks deliver the job efficiently especially for designers/artists who demand for pixel perfection where FW is the easiest tool.

    However, I have to admit that FW still have a lot of bugs from their text alignment (justify) to other manipulation tools. But I’m sure Adobe will get it fixed and improve.

    Just wishing that they could update the texts Anti-aliasing rendering engine to get closer to web browser text Anti-aliasing.

  • http://www.areapal.com/rapo areapal

    Collection of Good links of fireworks. now im new to fireworks this article is very useful for upgrade

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  • Jafar

    Im waiting for the day when they make Fireshop or Photoworks a reality.

    Working with text in Photoshop is hands down my biggest complaint when compared to Fireworks.

    However Photoshop has brushes and filters galore.

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  • http://rafawebmedia.com rafamedia

    i use firework since mx version, its more simple than photoshop.. nice information,thanks