Tools to Help Anyone Get Better at Graphic Design
Posted: May 26, 2015
[caption id="attachment_12316" align="alignright" width="443"]
Image from socialmediatoday.com[/caption]
Producing digital online content usually requires some element of graphic design knowledge. For some people, graphic design may come naturally —
for those who need a little assistance, these resources can turn anyone into a graphic designer in no time.
Kiera Stein, writer for Social Media Today, shares resources and tips that can help anyone with graphic design.
33 Free Design Tools and Resources to Turn Anyone Into a Graphic Designer
I've wanted to be a writer pretty much since I learned how to read. Now here I am, living out my dream in a digital world - but one that is also requiring the social media marketer to wear many hats, including that of graphic designer.
I've always wanted to be a writer, but never really had much talent for art. Until social media was born, the two never really seemed linked to me. My parents used to joke that they always knew which picture was mine in grade school because it was the only one that was just one color.
So yeah, that's where I'm coming from. I'm no Picasso, but I've been able to adapt to the graphic demands of the social media marketer thanks to a number of free design tools. Below, I share how anyone can emulate my process to become a graphic designer when duty calls.
Choose your canvas
If you were a professional graphic designer, you'd be paying about a bazillion dollars for Photoshop after spending about 800 hours trying to figure out how to use it. Thankfully, there are free, idiot-proof platforms for people like me who never wants to hear the word "layer" again. When I'm designing an image for social media, I most often use Canva. I've found it to be among the most user-friendly, plus it saves me time with the following features:
- A fairly comprehensive free and low-cost icon and image gallery I can incorporate into my graphic
- Backgrounds and templates to set the tone and theme for the piece
Read the entire article
33 Free Design Tools and Resources to Turn Anyone Into a Graphic Designer on
Social Media Today.