The program is easy to navigate. I was able to just dive in as soon as it launched.

While very cheap, it still is a very capable and versatile vector graphic design application. It shines in web- and user interface design. You can use it to prepare a mockup website and even export shapes as CSS code, which is nice for gradients and rounded corners. You can also export multiple layers as single images at once, e.g. for hover or on-click button states. The snapping to other objects, with live alignment guides and also grid snapping remind me more of CorelDRAW rather than Illustrator (which was a plus for me). If you also buy the iPad version, you can sync design between both platforms. The interface is black and shiny and fits in with PixelMator and other OSX specific design applications.