Graphic Design Software

Gimp makes use of layers in a similar way to Adobe Photoshop and these can be a powerful tool for producing rich Graphic Designs with complex forms.

Sep 21, 2009 - Ian Pullen

When it comes to designing a logo for a business, be it large or small, there is a range of free software applications that are suitable for producing professional logos.

Aug 16, 2009 - Ian Pullen

Gimp has a number of tools for making complex selections and the Select by Color tool offers some powerful options for making natural looking selections.

Jul 6, 2009 - Ian Pullen

Gimp's Fuzzy Select tool offers a quick way to select areas of images that share a similar color range and is similar in action to the Magic Wand tool in Adobe Photoshop.

Jun 21, 2009 - Ian Pullen

The Free Select tool in Gimp has few optional settings, however it is one of the more intuitive selection tools and the options that are offered make it very useful.

Jun 15, 2009 - Ian Pullen

One of the most expensive aspects of setting up as a Graphic Designer is acquiring software, but can free software be used in a professional design environment?

Apr 17, 2009 - Ian Pullen

One of the really useful features of Adobe Photoshop is the Layer Styles options in the layers palette and now Graphic Designers can imitate these effects in Gimp.

Apr 14, 2009 - Ian Pullen

Gimp is a powerful free image editor and by installing the free Separate+ plug-in, it can be used to produce color separated images suitable for CMYK print production.

Apr 7, 2009 - Ian Pullen

The Ellipse Selection Tool in Gimp is a multi-tasking tool with a range of different settings making it suitable for use in achieving a number of different effects.

Mar 9, 2009 - Ian Pullen

In a world dominated by Adobe Indesign and Quark Xpress, Scribus offers an application with much of the power the industry standard applications page layout applications.

Feb 28, 2009 - Ian Pullen

The rectangle tool in Gimp offers a range of different settings making it suitable for carrying out a number of different tasks within the free image editor.

Feb 11, 2009 - Ian Pullen

Inkscape is the leading free and open source vector line illustration software, offering a viable alternative to the commercially available Adobe Illustrator.

Feb 5, 2009 - Ian Pullen

GIMP is a a powerful and full featured application that can have even more features added through the use of Plug-ins.

Jan 8, 2009 - Ian Pullen

GIMP is a freely available and open source image editor that offers much of the functionality of Adobe Photoshop, including the ability to install Plug-ins.

Jan 8, 2009 - Ian Pullen