Any coworkers at Aticco specialized in graphic design? Today we are going to talk about you, about you. And about the work you do in your working day.
Renew or die. This saying explainsthe importance of keeping up to date with web news and, of course, graphic design. This is a field that is becoming more and more important in any online work and that causes curiosity among Internet users, freelancers, companies...
Nowadays, managing a web design program is practically accessible to anyone who wants to do it. There are hundreds of tools that are available to anyone. In addition, many portals offer online courses that facilitate the use of these programs. Take a look at these graphic design courses offered on Domestika's website: there are courses for all levels, at reasonable prices and flexible time!
Yes, it is true that there are many design tools that are not easy to use and require prior study to handle them perfectly. This is the case of the Adobe package: Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, etc... but with patience and dedication, you can also end up mastering them.
It is also important to mention the different digital tools that are essential for every coworker, as they can help you in your work as a graphic designer. Do you know the ones we recommend? In our coworking spaces in Barcelona they are used daily.
If you're thinking about getting into the graphic universe, we encourage you to do it! Take into account the web tools that we are going to explain below because they will be your great companions during your learning process. Go ahead!
GIMP, the most complete editing program
The first digital tool we are going to talk about is one of the most complete of the list. GIMP is perfect for retouching and editing images. Designing logos with this program is as easy as it is economical, since it is free to use. In fact, its acronym defines it: GNU Image Manipulation Program.
There are many people who replace Photoshop with GIMP because of how easy it is to handle unlike the Adobe package. It is an ideal choice if you are just starting out in the world of graphic design.
These are some of the remarkable features of GIMP:
- Select all types of shapes.
- Modify scale and tilt.
- Painting tools: brush, paintbrush, filler, texture...
- Correction of errors.
- Cloning.
- Image effects and treatments.
And it has many more actions! Get this program and keep an eye on its updates, because one of the advantages of GIMP is that it never stops renewing itself.
Gravit Designer, perfect for editing vectors
We continue with another graphic design tool that is free and easy to use. This is Gravit Designer, one of the great vector editing programs. Professional results in simple steps.
The design of the program is adapted to all types of users, since it favors the accessibility to any of its functions. In other words, it is a very intuitive tool. We warn you that if you use Gravit Designer, your social networks will experience a brutal change... for the better, of course!
The functions of this program are:
- Creation of strokes and shapes.
- Adaptation of the design to mobile platform, tablet, blog...
- Text in stroke and fully dimensioned.
- Use of fillers and textures.
- Tutorials tab (yes, it's perfect for learning).
Download Gravit Designer from its official website.
Adobe, a must-have in graphic design
Let's change a little bit. The Adobe package is paid and a little more complicated to use if you are just getting into graphic design. But nothing is impossible and, in addition, you can train yourself to create professional designs in these programs thanks to courses like those of Educaweb.
It is the most important software company in its sector and stands out for its numerous graphic design and image editing and processing programs.
And it is not only the image that is the protagonist. Everything that surrounds audiovisual content is subject to use on this platform, although it will depend on the program in question. We explain the functions of the most important ones in the Adobe package:
- Photoshop: professional image editing and processing. It is recurrently used in magazines, advertising, posters... yes, we are talking about the top 1 of graphic design tools.
- Illustrator: very similar to Photoshop, but exclusively for graphics and logo design. With Illustrator you can create unique vectors.
- Lightroom: complements the work and projects done in Photoshop, focusing on photo processing and leaving aside logo design.
- InDesign: this program works with digital page layout for magazines, books, publishing houses and everything related to reading.
- Premiere: Video editing and creation of multimedia elements is possible thanks to Adobe Premiere. Create short films, commercials and other audiovisual files with this tool.
- After Effects: star tool for creating animated graphics, visual and special effects... widely used in movies and web pages.
Here you can get the Adobe package and choose the programs you are most interested in.
Google Sketchup, the three-dimensional tool par excellence
We know that Google is a great teacher for all Internet users. We also know that there is no job or need that Google can't handle because it has hundreds of digital tools that make almost anything possible.
This time, we focus on Google Sketchup, a tool that conceptualizes architectural forms and objects with different volumes. In a nutshell: Sketchup's function is the creation of 3D designs. The most used and recurrent is the design of renderings.
It offers a very intuitive interface that allows anyone to carry out their three-dimensional work. Not only that, but it has a tutorial that allows you to use the tool step by step.
Google Sketchup is a program that has a free version (with fewer features) and a PRO version (very complete). So, you and your project decide what you need.
From now on you can create your renderings and 3D designs by downloading the Google Sketchup program.
We could spend hours and hours talking about more web tools. Surely you know some graphic design program that we haven't mentioned, can you tell us about it 🙂 🙂
These are the most frequent among our coworkers. Graphic designers are on the rise and their figure is increasingly required in any company or startup. If you are one of them and want to develop your freelance business at Aticco Coworking, we are looking forward to meeting you. Choose the location of Aticco that best suits your needs and we will offer you the space you describe to us[:].