Hi, just thought I would add a programme to the list. My studio also wont be paying for a subscription, so i have been looking at alternative programmes, coral, avid etc.
I found FREE design and web design programmes from Microsoft, and no one seems to have mentioned them anywhere, so thought I would share! They look pretty good:
Design: expressions 4
http://www.microsoft.com/en-GB/download/details.aspx?id=36180 (DESIGN)
http://www.microsoft.com/en-GB/download/details.aspx?id=36179 (WEB)
