Author Archives: Gérard Métrailler

About Gérard Métrailler

I am Corel’s Executive Vice President of Global Products, responsible for developing and maintaining worldwide product strategy across all of Corel's software brands including CorelDRAW, MindManager, ClearSlide and WinZip. Originally from Switzerland, I speak English, French and German. In my free time, you can find me enjoying his private pilot license, flying out of Ottawa's local Rockcliffe airport. All posts I do online (blogs, social networks, ...) are my own and don’t necessarily represent Corel’s positions, products, strategies or opinions.

Gravit Designer joins Corel’s portfolio

Posted on June 22, 2018

Hello Corel community! Earlier today, Corel announced the acquisition of Gravit Designer, a leader in the web-based graphics design space. Over the last few years, the team at Gravit has developed a fantastic HTML5-based vector graphics engine and application, and everyone … Continue reading →

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Rethinking Design with CorelDRAW on Microsoft Surface

Posted on May 26, 2017

With a ground-breaking Artificial Intelligence tool called LiveSketch, CorelDRAW is redefining how to create vector illustrations on Windows. In Shanghai at the Microsoft Surface Pro event this week, Corel showcased a CorelDRAW technology preview working with Surface Dial to put a contextual toolbox in your non-dominant hand, plus support for the new Surface Pen, including tilt and azimuth. Continue reading →

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X8 is here – Welcome to CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X8

Posted on March 15, 2016

Earlier today, Corel announced version X8 of its flagship graphics product—CorelDRAW Graphics Suite. We are excited to simultaneously release this new version in 14 languages around the world. The whole team has been extremely busy since unveiling our last version, … Continue reading →

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CorelDRAW Graphics Suite X7 and looking ahead

Posted on May 20, 2014

With over 25 years of development, CorelDRAW Graphics Suite continues to push the boundaries of what’s possible in visual communication. Your usage of CorelDRAW and the amazing designs you produce are a key elements that drives the development of new … Continue reading →

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CorelDRAW and MacOS – an update

Posted on March 24, 2014

Since my previous post regarding running CorelDRAW on Apple Macintosh computers, it’s been interesting that this topic continues to stir up conversation – it continues to be part of our ongoing internal discussions and longer term strategic reviews. So let me … Continue reading →

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CorelDRAW Windows XP and Vista support going forward

Posted on January 14, 2014

When it comes to supporting the different flavours of Windows, one of the key decision factor is around what CorelDRAW users have and are expected to have going forward. In addition, as we look at new versions of CorelDRAW Graphics … Continue reading →

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2013 CorelDRAW International Design Contest winners

Posted on September 30, 2013

We officially announced the winners of the CorelDRAW International Design Contest this morning. Alexei Oglushevich of Russia was named the Grand Prize winner for his entry Summer Fantasies. He not only created an amazing piece of artwork, but also did … Continue reading →

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Welcome, CS users!

Posted on May 16, 2013

Following the recent announcement made by Adobe regarding their shift to a  purely subscription model for future versions of Illustrator, Photoshop and the  rest of their Creative Suite products, we’ve heard from many CS users looking  for alternatives. As stated … Continue reading →

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You can run CorelDRAW on a Mac!

Posted on May 13, 2013

Following my recent blog post regarding users choice and the Adobe Creative Cloud announcement, we’ve received a number of enquiries relating to Mac OS of our products to offer alternatives to those using Apple hardware. Corel offers a broad range … Continue reading →

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Corel is all about giving users choice

Posted on May 8, 2013

As you’ve probably noticed, big changes are underway in the high-tech industry at large, and more specifically in the graphics software world. Earlier this week, Adobe announced that it will discontinue the boxed version of Creative Suite and move exclusively … Continue reading →

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