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Over the last 20+ years of graphic design, I have experience with many design tools. In the last few years, there have been significant changes in many already outstanding design resources with the addition of AI! These are some of my favorites:
Popular downloadable graphic design programs:
1) Adobe Photoshop: Industry standard for photo editing and digital painting, known for its extensive features, tools, and regular updates.
2) Adobe Illustrator: Preferred for vector graphics creation and editing, offering precision tools for logo design and illustrations, with seamless integration into the Adobe ecosystem.
3) CorelDRAW: Comprehensive vector illustration and page layout software, popular for its user-friendly interface and suitability for both beginners and professionals.
4) GIMP: Free and open-source alternative, valued for its cross-platform compatibility and extensive plugin library.
5) Affinity Designer: Gaining popularity as an affordable alternative to Adobe Illustrator, known for fast performance and professional-grade tools.
6) Inkscape: Free vector graphics editor appreciated for its open-source nature, active community, and cross-platform compatibility.
7) Sketch: Favored by UI/UX designers for its focus on interface design and extensive plugin ecosystem.
8) Paint.NET: Free software with a user-friendly interface, appreciated for its lightweight nature, quick load times, and regular updates.
9) Krita: Free and open-source program specializing in digital painting and 2D animation, known for its customizable interface and powerful brush engine.
10) Pixlr Desktop: Offers both free and paid versions, popular for its user-friendly interface and AI-powered tools for quick edits.
Popular online graphic design programs:
1) Canva: Widely used for its user-friendly drag-and-drop interface, extensive library of templates and assets, and collaboration features.
2) Figma: Praised for real-time collaboration capabilities, browser-based accessibility, and powerful prototyping tools.
3) Adobe Creative Cloud Express: Popular for its integration with Adobe's ecosystem, easy-to-use templates, and quick social media graphic creation.
4) Pixlr E: Advanced online photo editor appreciated for not requiring registration for basic use and supporting PSD files.
5) Visme: Favored for infographic and presentation design, offering a large template library and data visualization tools.
6) Snapseed: Popular mobile-friendly interface with professional-grade filters and editing tools, backed by Google's regular updates.
7) PicMonkey: Known for easy-to-use photo editing and graphic design tools, extensive overlay and text options, and integrated stock photo library.
8) DesignBold: Appreciated for its wide range of templates, user-friendly interface, and affordable pricing plans.
9) Gravit Designer: Offers professional-level vector design tools with cross-platform compatibility and both online and offline modes.
10) Vectr: Free vector graphics software popular for its real-time collaboration features and simple, intuitive interface.
Popular AI text-to-image generation programs:
1) DALL-E 2: Created by OpenAI, known for high-quality, diverse image generation and the ability to edit and expand existing images.
2) Midjourney: Popular for its artistic and creative outputs, active community on Discord, and rapid improvement cycle.
3) Stable Diffusion: Appreciated for being open-source, ability to run locally on consumer hardware, and high customizability.
4) Imagen: Developed by Google, known for photorealistic outputs and strong text understanding capabilities.
5) Craiyon: Free and accessible, popular for quick generation times and no account requirement.
6) Jasper Art: Integrated with Jasper AI writing tool, favored for its user-friendly interface and focus on marketing and business use.
7) NightCafe Creator: Offers multiple AI models, social features for sharing and discovery, and both free and paid options.
8) Artbreeder: Popular for its focus on image mixing and morphing, user-friendly interface, and large community of creators.
9) RunwayML: Offers various AI creative tools including video generation, used by professionals in film and media.
10) Wombo Dream: Popular mobile app known for quick generation times and stylized, artistic outputs.
Popular AI image tools:
1) remove.bg: Known for quick and accurate background removal, with an API for bulk processing and a free option.
2) Let's Enhance: AI-powered image upscaling tool that preserves details and reduces noise, popular for its batch processing capabilities.
3) Photoshop's Neural Filters: Integrated into Adobe Photoshop, offering various AI-powered editing tools with regular updates.
4) Topaz Labs Suite: Specialized in AI-powered image enhancement, known for high-quality results in sharpening, noise reduction, and upscaling.
5) Luminar AI: AI-powered photo editor popular for its one-click enhancements, sky replacement feature, and user-friendly interface.
6) Pixlr's AI tools: Integrated into Pixlr's online editor, offering background removal and image enhancement with free options.
7) Vance AI: Offers various AI image enhancement tools with a user-friendly interface and affordable pricing plans.
8) Remini: Specializes in old photo restoration and enhancement, popular as a mobile app for its quick processing and ease of use.
9) Fotor's AI tools: Integrated into Fotor's online editor, offering background removal and image enhancement with both free and paid options.
10) AI Image Enlarger: Focuses on image upscaling while preserving image quality, available as both an online tool and downloadable software.