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Graphic Design software provides users with the necessary features to design, edit, and publish graphics or images.
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Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Iceland, Ireland
, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States
and 9 others
"Our business uses Celtra every day. It's a key part of our offering and we're very happy with it...."
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Neil
Creative Solutions Manager in UK
This information was sourced from Celtra
Pattern, Color & Art Storage
Content Library
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Design Management
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This information was sourced from verified user reviews of Celtra
Pros:
I have been using Celtra for over 2 years for creative design and delivery. It's an efficient platform with integrations to help streamline trafficking and tagging.
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Cons:
As of now it takes more time to list the campaigns in the dropdown. Showing a warning/alert when the CSV format is wrong for the locator component.
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This information was sourced from Celtra
Who Uses Celtra?
Brands, media publishers creative agencies, ad networks
"My overall experience with Canva has been great. I have been able run my booking design business..."
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Cheryl
Owner in US
This information was sourced from Canva
Pattern, Color & Art Storage
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This information was sourced from verified user reviews of Canva
Pros:
As someone who does not specialize in marketing or social media posts this app has been a God-send. It is very easy to use, easy to navigate, and easy to implement.
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Cons:
The only defect of this app is for sure that it is not completely free. For those who do not use it professionally or are not yet able to invest money it ends up becoming bad.
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This information was sourced from Canva
Who Uses Canva?
Designed for anyone who needs to create. Canva has solutions for individuals, small businesses, enterprise, not-for-profit organizations, teachers...
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina
, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Botswana, Bouvet Island, Brazil, Canada, Caribbean Netherlands, Chile, China, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Colombia, Denmark, France, Germany, Hong Kong SAR China, Indonesia, Italy, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa, South Korea, Sri Lanka, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Åland Islands
and 42 others
"I have a variety of creative assets in one place, music, sound, graphic design, video editing, 2D..."
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Juan
Multimedia Production Specialist in Honduras
This information was sourced from Adobe Creative Cloud
Pattern, Color & Art Storage
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Design Management
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This information was sourced from verified user reviews of Adobe Creative Cloud
Pros:
It has a lot of features and allows you do to nearly anything you can imagine. Customer service and tutorials are super helpful.
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Cons:
It does not work offline and you can stop it from running in the background if you use windows pc.
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This information was sourced from Adobe Creative Cloud
Who Uses Adobe Creative Cloud?
Video editing tool for businesses of all sizes which helps with 2D animations, motion graphics, film editing, video stories, audio recording/mixing,...
"With Gimp I am creating weekly flyers with products from our company. We can save an enormous..."
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Josip
Sales Manager in Croatia
This information was sourced from GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)
Pattern, Color & Art Storage
Content Library
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Design Management
Custom Fonts
This information was sourced from verified user reviews of GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)
Pros:
Its functions allow for a wide range of designs and customisations to fit certain colour themes and integrates nicely with our thumbnails on video.
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Cons:
3 separate boxes initially, which can rapidly grow, jumble the screen up. The vast array of buttons make clicking the wrong thing too easy, especially if you are trying to work at pace.
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This information was sourced from GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)
Who Uses GIMP (GNU Image Manipulation Program)?
On-premise graphics manipulation platform that enables graphic designers, photographers and others to create design elements, icons, scripted images...
"Adobe Photoshop offers extensive features for image editing, from retouching to complex 3D effects...."
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Pankaj
roto artist in India
This information was sourced from Adobe Photoshop
Pattern, Color & Art Storage
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This information was sourced from verified user reviews of Adobe Photoshop
Pros:
If you are not worried about price, this is the best photo editing software in the market. With tons of features and tutorials making abstract graphics to editing photos this is the best software.
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Cons:
There is a barrier to entry as far as cost goes but for large companies this is not a major issue.
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"My creative juices are constantly flowing when I'm using this software, I just made a massive..."
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JAZE
Systems Administrator in South Africa
This information was sourced from CorelDRAW
Pattern, Color & Art Storage
Content Library
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Design Management
Custom Fonts
This information was sourced from verified user reviews of CorelDRAW
Pros:
I don't require customer service fro the program very often, but when I did, they were there to help solve the issue quickly and efficiently.
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Cons:
Because of the amount of tools, sometimes we get a little lost trying to find it.
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This information was sourced from CorelDRAW
Who Uses CorelDRAW?
CorelDRAW delivers a collection of award-winning design applications that meet the needs of freelancers, small businesses and education customers...
"Overall, my experience with Adobe Creative Cloud Express has been very positive. Despite its..."
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Martin
Owner, Chief Developer in UK
This information was sourced from Adobe Creative Cloud Express
Pattern, Color & Art Storage
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Design Management
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This information was sourced from verified user reviews of Adobe Creative Cloud Express
Pros:
Integrated in Adobe Creative Cloud, can easily be used with other Adobe Apps. Many image templates available.
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Cons:
With that being said, Adobe Spark is one of the worst graphic design softwares out there. The ability to create unique designs is very hard and the templates are very limited.
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This information was sourced from Adobe Creative Cloud Express
"PicMonkey is a great simple editing software for beginners. Even as a professional, I often turn to..."
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Brielan
Motion Designer in US
This information was sourced from PicMonkey
Pattern, Color & Art Storage
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Design Management
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This information was sourced from verified user reviews of PicMonkey
Pros:
I love how it has everything I need in one place. Another perk is that they offer a free trial so you can mess around with it first before committing to a subscription.
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Cons:
But I guess the current version was created for the niche market of unsophisticated graphic design work.
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This information was sourced from PicMonkey
Who Uses PicMonkey?
PicMonkey helps social media marketers, small business entrepreneurs, and anyone who needs to communicate visually to stand out in a sea of sameness...
"The simple application and the AI images are awesome insanely, also its very cheap compared to..."
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Eusebio
Graphic designer in US
This information was sourced from Fotor
Pattern, Color & Art Storage
Content Library
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Design Management
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This information was sourced from verified user reviews of Fotor
Pros:
User-friendly platform, helpful technical support.
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Cons:
One of the drawbacks of the program is that there are no ready-to-design templates that designers can use in their various designs that they may use in their social media posts.
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This information was sourced from Fotor
Who Uses Fotor?
Anyone who needs to create or enhance visual content can use Fotor to quickly edit photos, make graphic designs, or generate AI artwork with a low...
"Overall I am happy with figma and I might not switch easily to other tool too soon. They have all..."
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Nitin
Senior Graphics Designer in India
This information was sourced from Figma
Pattern, Color & Art Storage
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This information was sourced from verified user reviews of Figma
Pros:
There's more and more integrations with other softwares for prototyping, or to help integrations so Figma is the way to go now.
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Cons:
It is very difficult to pick up the interface. The initial learning curve is difficult and takes a lot of time to understand the tools and icons, specifically if you are accustomed to Adobe tools.
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This information was sourced from Figma
Who Uses Figma?
Cloud-based and on-premise solution that lets businesses of all sizes create custom web designs and share prototypes with team members via collaborati...
"The presentations are always very popular with my teammates and allow me to present myself as I..."
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Näzih
Shop Manager & Data Analyst in Austria
This information was sourced from Visme
Pattern, Color & Art Storage
Content Library
Collaboration Tools
Design Management
Custom Fonts
This information was sourced from verified user reviews of Visme
Pros:
The templates provide lots of ideas of how to present the content visually - and they have a modern look. Being able to integrate video - even multiple videos - is also a great feature.
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Cons:
The biggest challenge I had was in designing process flow charts. It was difficult to size the boxes to be exactly what I needed because I could not adjust them on one dimension only.
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This information was sourced from Visme
Who Uses Visme?
Small, Medium & Large companies, non-profit organizations and educational institutions.
"- Fast development for my customers
- For any visit card design or else, it's very immersive"
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Alexandre
Director in France
This information was sourced from Affinity Designer
Pattern, Color & Art Storage
Content Library
Collaboration Tools
Design Management
Custom Fonts
This information was sourced from verified user reviews of Affinity Designer
Pros:
Easy to download more brushes, typefaces, and anything else you need. Now integrated with copyright-free photo services like pixabay, pexles, and unsplash.
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Cons:
Many tools/commands are similar but different. Deciding when to use Designer vs Photo is confusing.
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This information was sourced from Affinity Designer
Who Uses Affinity Designer?
Professional graphic designers or businesses needing graphic design.
"I use Crello quite often when I want to quickly create a social media post. Crello significantly..."
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Adam
CEO in Poland
This information was sourced from VistaCreate
Pattern, Color & Art Storage
Content Library
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Design Management
Custom Fonts
This information was sourced from verified user reviews of VistaCreate
Pros:
I love the option that you have 5 free downloads a month, but customer service takes a long time to get back to issues.
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Cons:
Limited templates and animation to choose from.
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This information was sourced from VistaCreate
Who Uses VistaCreate?
VistaCreate was created for entrepreneurs, small businesses, marketing professionals, and bloggers who need to create content daily without having a...
"I am able to do all my work, and we at CARE have used it for everything from conference bag designs..."
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Reshma
Regional Organizational Development and Culture Specialist in Kenya
This information was sourced from Venngage
Pattern, Color & Art Storage
Content Library
Collaboration Tools
Design Management
Custom Fonts
This information was sourced from verified user reviews of Venngage
Pros:
Unbelievably versatile and surprisingly intuitive to use. Does the job of multiple applications in one easy to implement and integrate program.
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Cons:
I really don't have any cons. The templates can be difficult to maneuver when changing colors and could use more fonts.
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This information was sourced from Venngage
Who Uses Venngage?
Designers and non-designers, Marketing professionals, and Educators.
"Been using it for years - easy to use and runs light in the browser. Have since started a..."
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Claudia
Small Business Owner in UK
This information was sourced from Creatopy
Pattern, Color & Art Storage
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Design Management
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This information was sourced from verified user reviews of Creatopy
Pros:
The hospitality of their customer service team is un-comparable. For having such a high standard product they have made it easily accessible with their pricing.
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Cons:
The only issue I've had with Bannersnack is the size of the ads. Sometimes, they are too large to use on certain display sites, which can slow down speed to market and is frustrating.
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This information was sourced from Creatopy
Who Uses Creatopy?
Creatopy helps more than 5,000 brands and agencies create better ad campaigns faster and at scale. Creatopy's customers are able to lower their...
"Adobe InDesign helps me a lot to create newsletters, magazines, brochures, flyers, and marketing..."
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Md Fateh Ali
UX/UI Designer in Bangladesh
This information was sourced from Adobe InDesign
Pattern, Color & Art Storage
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Design Management
Custom Fonts
This information was sourced from verified user reviews of Adobe InDesign
Pros:
Photoshop gets all the attention but Indesign is the unsung hero of the print design world. It doesn't get the viral tutorials or talked about much but it's the real money maker in my opinion.
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Cons:
The expense and Adobe's inability to play nice with operating systems has always been a pain, and an expensive one.
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