Graphic Design Software - which one to choose?

We want our first product to look perfect, and to achieve that we need to ensure that we are using the best possible software for the design of our cards. co-Director of Digital and Technology Billy Blanchard has assessed our options, and explains our final choice.

We want to design our game ourselves - from scratch. That of course, includes the graphic design of the card. The elements that we need to take into consideration are the following:

- Cost

- Ease of Use and Employee Training

- Does the Graphic Design Company vaguely match our company values

- Are there existing resources we can refer to

- Extra Features

The options we are currently considering are:

- Adobe Photoshop

- Adobe Illustrator

- Gravit Designer

- Inkscape

- CorelDraw

- Microsoft Paint