It is certainly an expensive piece of software, but if you are thinking of doing graphic design for iPhone apps, you may find it useful. If you are looking to quickly create applications that use the standard Apple app elements, Sketch is the starting point.
It features an additional application that allows you to see all your creatings in all Apple devices, in real time. That is, you create something on your Mac and it immediately gets synchronized across your devices so you can see it on your iPhone right away.
It comes with a vast library of Sketch vector elements, which means pre-made elements that you can use directly on your design, customize them and give them the look that you are after. This is a huge productivity booster for professional graphic designers working on iPhone apps. Another strength of this graphic design program is that it facilitates "pixel-accurate" design, that is, with ultimate precision down to the very last pixel. This is an important feature for professional designs targeted at mobile applications.
Sketch is, however, not the strongest graphic design solution when it comes to dealing with complex vector shapes Illustrator is better suited for that , so you may find yourself having to resort to creating these assets in other software suites and then importing them back into Sketch.
It is a paid app, but you can download a free trial version. Some of these tutoriales require you to register to be able to see the whole thing. Affinity Designer was created for graphic designers used to the Mac work environment, but it is now available on Windows as well. One of its key advantages is the fact that it allows you to instantly switch between "pixel mode" and "vector model", all within the same graphic design program.
That is, you are designing somethe vector graphic, and all of a sudden you can switch over to "bitmap" mode so that you can paint with brushes, add textures, add masks, select pixel groups, etc. Allowing you to create pixel based layers as well as vector objects, we could say that Affinity Designer is a kind of hybrid between Illustrator and Photoshop.
Affinity Designer allows you to create pixel layers with enormous precision on the official website they claim a zoom precision of 1 Million percent. This helps you create very precise designs, given that "pixel-accurate" or "pixel-perfect" design is increasintly important for professional and clean looks. Learning how to use Affinity Designer is not a big deal if you are familiar with Illustrator or Photoshop.
Another advantage of this graphic design program is its cost: it is much cheaper than Illustrator. It requires just a one-off payment rather than a recurring subscription. Therefore, Affinity Designer is a good graphic design editor option for beginners with enough power to be used as well by freelance designers and professional artists. Snappa is an online app designed to create and edit vector graphics. Being an online app, you don't have to install anything on your computer.
You simply acess it from any computer connected to internet. Snappa is very different from the image editing software that we have reviewed until now. This is more geared towards to creating graphics for social networks, blogs or websites by users that are not expert graphic designers.
Hence, its main focus is ease of use. It relies heavily on the use of templates instead of starting your graphic creation from a blank page, and this speeds up the creation process. It is obviously much less versatile than Illustrator or Photoshop, since it is oriented to graphics creation by non expert graphic designers while still producing good looking results.
One main advantage of this app is that once inside the application you can access a vast library of free high resolution images, which means that if you are using Snappa you are less likely to end up buying stock photos and you won't have to be searching for these kind of images on other websites.
To start using the app is really easy, you simply sign up with your email and you are taking straight to a quick start tutorial that will show you the steps to start making your own creations in no time. Disadvantages of using Snappa: apart from its limited features, being an online app it is important that you have a stable internet connection while using it, otherwise you could have issues with losing work if your internet connection drops in the middle of your graphic creation process.
It is a paid suscription but you can try it out using their free version. Don't be misled by the fact that these drawing programs are free, as in reality these are really powerful pieces of software that many people use to draw, paint and do graphic design with really good results, even some professionals use them. Krita is one of the most popular free and open-source drawing software programs out there.
It's a raster image editor designed for digital painting and animation. This free drawing software has a user interface that they call "low-distract", which is supposed to have all the necessary tools easily accessible for you but with minimum clutter around the workspace.
It supports advanced realistic brushes, layers and masks, it allows layer grouping and it also supports vector graphics import. Krita works well with graphics tablets with pressure sensitivity, and it is powerful enough to allow you to create really breath-taking digital illustrations. Being a powerful and free drawing program, many beginner users choose Krita combined with a decent graphics tablet as their first drawing program for beginners, in order to learn how to draw digitally while they get used to their first graphics tablet.
Lunacy is a free and very powerful design software running on Windows. This is an alternative to Sketch Sketch only runs on Mac. You can get Lunacy for free from the Windows store or from the official website.
We tried Lunacy and we have to say we were surprised by its ease of use, neat interface and versatility. It is packed with features that make it a great and useful tool for any designer. Big shout out to Icons8 team for making a great software tool that can give Windows users a great alternative to Sketch. One of the best things of Lunacy is that it comes with a massive library of free icons, photos and illustrations that you can use straigth away in your design without having to exit the program.
That is extremely useful. It is really powerful and easy to use, and you can even read and save yes, save Sketch files. That makes it really useful if you want to port designs from Sketch over to Lunacy. GIMP is a free and open-source bitmap image editor. It is quite commonly used for image editing and retouching, to draw on the computer or to switch between different image formats. GIMP has been around for a long time and there are professionals who even say that it may be a good free alternative to other professional drawing software packages depends on the user's needs.
But for a free program, GIMP does cover many bases. It runs on Windows, Linux and macOS and it is compatible with graphic tablets, and it supports pressure sensitivity. ArtWeaver is a free raster bitmap graphics editor for beginner artists and professionals. It is specially useful if you are familiar with programs like Adobe Photoshop and Corel Painter.
Although it's in essence a free drawing program, it is a very powerful one. It is compatible with graphics tablets, pressure sensitivity, etc. It supports the use of layers, transparencies, gradients, realistic organic brushes It allows you to simulate various kinds of tradiitonal media such as oil painting brushes, acrylics, pastel, pencils, airbrush, etc.
A funny thing about ArtWeaver is that it allows various users to work on the same document at the same time. Text tools lack versatility. Pros Gamut masking coloring wheel. Dynamic brush library. Infinite canvas size. Simple and user-friendly interface. Cons Slow Undo function. No animation tools. Pros Simple Interface. PSD file support. Versatile brush presets. Supports multiple platforms. Cons Distracting ads pop-up when the app starts.
Pros Variety of paint effects. Easy 3D image editing. Kid-friendly software. Cons Standard picture editing tools missing. Pros Ultra-realistic effects. Configurable brush editor. Creative editing tools. Intuitive interface. Cons Lesser text features in comparison to others. Pros Built-in version control. Printing made easy.
Social media access. Collaboration and sharing of graphics. Great tutorials. Cons The presence of ads slows down the working speed. Suitable only for simple graphic projects. Pros Super preview tool to see the website in multiple browsers simultaneously. Bitmap export. Powerful composing tools like B-Spline, Bezier, etc.
Cons Lacks advanced image editing features. Pros Dynamic interface. Advanced symmetry tools. Cons Limited free trials. Pros Loads of brushes Multiple layers can be added Large working space in every device Compatible with almost every device.
Cons Not an ideal software for beginners Subscription for the enterprise license. Pros Dock the brushes as per need Infinite canvas and zoom feature Infinite Undo and redo option The user can even control the transparency of the canvas Free to use software.
Cons The free version offers limited features. Monil is a professional writer whose forte is absorbing a lot of data and help large technical organizations convey their message clearly across multiple products. An engineer by qualification, his affinity for design enables him to write to inspire, energize, and influence various audiences to uncover their true potential.
When not writing, Monil is likely to be found listening to music, traveling, or simply excavating into his favourite cuisines. Comments 2. August 26, AT pm. November 28, AT pm. Leave a Response Cancel reply Comment Name. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Much like Sketch, the next app on this list, Figma features an intuitive, vector-based interface that makes designing websites simple.
What makes Figma really shine, however, is its collaborative, cloud-based approach. With Figma, multiple team members can edit a design file simultaneously. Business stakeholders can also leave comments, and developers can copy code snippets to simplify the process of turning your design into a real site. Figma offers a free plan that includes up to 3 projects. Visit Figma. Sketch is an extremely popular interface design tool focused on simplifying the process of creating beautiful, high-fidelity mockups.
Sketch gained popularity in the early s when it won a design award from Apple. Designers love Sketch because its uncluttered and intuitive interface makes it easy to create beautiful designs quickly, without the steep learning curve often associated with other design tools.
Sketch also has a comprehensive ecosystem of plugins and integrations that bring added power and make it simple to integrate Sketch into your workflow. Sketch offers a free, full-featured, day trial. Visit Sketch. Tired of being beaten out by simpler tools that were better-suited to interface design and prototyping, Adobe released XD in as its answer to the other tools on this list.
XD is a powerful, vector-based tool that also supports prototyping animations. The program also supports opening and editing files from Sketch, making it a popular choice for Windows users who need to collaborate with other designers who use Sketch. Adobe offers 7-day free trials for both options. While InVision got its start offering a cloud-based prototype service that integrates with tools like Sketch and Photoshop, it now offers its own full-featured interface design and prototyping tool called Studio.
Think of InVision Studio like an advanced version of Sketch, complete with advanced motion animations, collaboration tools, and options to create and share prototypes. InVision Studio is currently in free beta. Visit InVisionapp. Check Out Sumopaint. Sumopaint is a popular webapp for creating and sharing artwork because it comes with a community of other artists.
Here you can share artwork, collaborate, and learn from each other. The app comes with perspective tools, a huge variety of adjustable 2D and 3D brushes, layer capabilities, stamping and cloning tools, and so much more. You can draw and paint an original piece from scratch or edit photos all with this one simple web-based tool.
Check Out Kleki. Also for newcomers who just want to create simple drawings or comics, or just get used to creating art in this digital format. While it might not be the program for elaborate finished pieces, you can do quite a bit with these simple tools and a little creativity. In fact, sometimes simplicity opens to the door to even more creativity because it forces you to use limited tools in a new way.
Check Out Pixilart Draw. Not to be confused with the Pixlr editor app mentioned earlier, this program is specifically for creating pixel art. Just that everything is pixelated. Check Out Vectr. Vectr is an intuitive graphic design tool created to shorten the learning curve and help designers create some amazing stuff fast.
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