Photoshop and Fireworks are the two most popular applications used to design websites and pages, but often designers are familiar with only one and not the other – or, in the case of beginning designers, they don’t know which application to use. Both Photoshop and Fireworks have strengths and weaknesses, and it’s important to know where each excels or falls short when deciding which is best for your web design projects. To help you make this decision, I’ve broken down the pros and cons of both. Photoshop (PS) Photoshop was created by brothers Thomas and John Knoll. The first version (0.63) was released in 1988, and the 1.0 version was launched in 1990. The main purpose of the application has remained the same since its inception: to edit and manipulate images and photos.