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Make Social Media Images & More With This Free Design App

With so many free photo editing and graphic design apps out there it can be difficult to find out which ones provide the best quality images. I’ve downloaded what seems like dozens only to uninstall them from my computer, tablet, and phone because they produced poor quality images that looked horrible on my blog and social media accounts.

Professional photo editing programs like Adobe Photoshop that produce the highest quality images cost hundreds of dollars and when you’re just starting out as a freelance writer or getting your own business off of the ground top-notch software is just not in the budget.

That’s why I’m so thankful I’ve discovered Canva.

Canva


Canva is an application that's filled with fun graphic design tools that everyone from graphic design pros to people who have little to no design experience can use with ease. You can create an account on the website for free, and your credit card information isn’t required to register.

Free Canva accounts have limited access to designer tools and website features. Although this is true, you can still create and download stunning images in a matter of minutes on your computer, tablet or smartphone. Free accounts give you access to hundreds of pre-made templates for social media images, ebooks and blog posts and give you access to a wide range of fonts, colors, stock images and more. You can also create images from scratch or upload your own.

Canva

Canva is easy to use. You can drag and drop photos, text, illustrations or shapes on your canvas and rearrange them with the click of a mouse. You can adjust an item’s transparency; add filters to an image and save all of your creations on the Canva website.

What photo editing and graphic design tools do you use? Let's talk about it in the comments. Follow me on Instagram or Facebook to join the discussion.

Author: Chanel Polk

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