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Best graphic design software tools

Earlier if a designer wanted to try new things to increase his designing skills used to have very limited options and that too was only capable of running on a PC. There were not many options available earlier in terms of graphic design software tools.

But this scene has changed now and graphic design makers can choose from a wide variety of design tools. Apart from PC software, there are many designing tools that have an IOS and Android app also. In fact, now there are so many apps available that it is difficult to pick the best graphic designing software.

Still, we are going to give it a shot with this blog by discussing some of our favorite designing tools. 


1. Adobe Illustrator

Adobe Illustrator gave the heights to vector graphics designing. It is the benchmark for professionally designed logos, infographics, artworks, cliparts, icons, and much more. Using this software, you can design anything from a freehand sketch to a vector image that is resizable to any requirement. Adobe Illustrator has its own way of working with graphics. It uses mathematics instead of pixels for unlimited resizing.


2. Affinity Designer

Affinity Designer is an extremely user-friendly software that is best suited for working on personal projects by novice graphic designers. It is no less than Adobe Illustrator in any way and a serious competitor of the same. Affinity Designer offers you a budget-friendly solution to your design needs. Affinity designer is capable of undoing up to 8000 editing steps and gives an excellent choice when working with clients. 


3. Sketch 

The sketch is a vector editing software available to Mac users only.  It is excellent in managing your workflow with a customizable interface with the use of your plugins. As it is a Mac-only software it provides an upper hand to Mac users over Windows users. 

It provides basic functionality without a flaw and you can turn to community support whenever you face an issue. 


4. Adobe Photoshop

Adobe Photoshop is a name unknown to no one. For quite a long time it remained the industry standard for desktop publishing. It is the favorite pic of designers worldwide for a reason. It's graphic design software that supports the beginner to the pro with a user-friendly interface and a wide range of aptly written tutorials.


5. Canva 

Canva offers one solution for creating various projects such as infographics, web banners, web design, or even T-shirts. Its functionality is so basic that individuals with no previous experience in graphic design can operate it without any difficulty. The program is equipped with lakhs of images, templates, backgrounds, and fonts to save your time. While most of these items are free, many of the images and graphics require in-app purchases from the apps store. 


There are three pricing plans of Canva including a free one for individuals and small teams. The paid plans give you full access to goodies, but only 100 GB of cloud storage is a limitation.


While looking for the best graphic design maker, you’ll discover every type of software from free, to open-source, web-based to full-blown image editing programs, etc.

Keep in mind your current needs and requirements while selecting a graphic design software for yourself.  There are many software packages that are quite expensive, especially those with subscription plans. 



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