Though one is tempted to put these top ten tools in some sort of
order, it is quite futile because they all have selling points that are
genre-unique points that are unquantifiable. There are literally hundreds of
tools on the market that suit every facet of visual content design and
marketing—this article offers you ten of the very best. Each tool has its own
selling point that gives it a unique advantage over its competition, be it
something as complex as the tool’s intricate mechanics, or something as broad
as how quickly the tool produces results.
1 - Adobe Photoshop
The name Adobe is synonymous with Photoshop, and even though it
is a big brand name that some people disregard as being too much of a crowd
pleaser, it still has all the tools needed to create highly professional photo
images. Designers do not always have to opt for newer photoshopping software if
Adobe still has all that they need.
2 - Canva
With Canva, content marketers may play with tools that allow
them to create social-media-friendly graphics. More importantly, it has layouts
that are especially designed for social media platforms. There are templates
and layouts for posts with Google+, Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest. What’s
more, the creation process is relatively quick.
3 – PicMonkey
The PicMonkey tool has little to offer that other photo editors
do not offer as its major selling point is not in its internal software
mechanics or the usefulness of its functions. PicMonkey’s biggest selling point
is how it may be used to great effect with Pinterest. PicMonkey allows you to
create the long and collaged images that feature most prominently on the
Pinterest social media network.
4 – Pictaculous
This is a quick and easy tool that helps you pick a color
palette by uploading a base image. Pictaculous is a free online tool that
allows you to upload an image from its home page. Once the upload is complete,
it offers a color palette and the ability to download an Adobe Swatch file.
5 – Blender
Articles such as these will often tout the merits of paid video
editors, but Blender beats them all out of sight and is free at the same time.
The biggest problem that Blender has is that it is a very complex and
sophisticated video editing program, animating tool and game/app creation tool,
but it is not intuitive at all. Plus, there are very few “good” manuals and
instruction videos on how to use it, but in fairness, Blender’s own video
instructions are improving. Blender was first used in TV commercials by
Bridgestone Australia, and it was first used in the production of Hollywood
movies when Sam Raimi created Spiderman 2 (2004).
6 – Infogram
People who market their content with Infographics are still
using Infogram because it offers everything people need to create reasonably
good Infographics. It is true that better designers will invariably create
better Infographics, but even amateur designers can create a passable
Infographic with Infogram. Infogram is actually a favorite of director Brian
Mohan of assignmentmasters.org
because it is so easy to use that his new staff rarely require training on how
to use it.
7 – Microsoft PowerPoint
In a world where creating videos and GIFs is so easy and cheap,
one may have hoped that PowerPoint presentations may die out. Yet, there are
still content marketers out there who rely on PowerPoint presentations to get
their message across. Microsoft PowerPoint is a big player in the presentation
world, and even though it has some worthy competitors, it is often easier and
more convenient to use Microsoft’s PowerPoint software, especially since other
Microsoft users will have an easier time opening and viewing PowerPoints made
with Microsoft software.
8 – Windows 10 Screenshot
Built into Windows 10
Many content designers are completely unaware that Windows 10
has the most efficient screenshot tool. Press “Print Scrn” button on your
keyboard to add a screenshot to your clipboard that you may paste onto a Paint
document. Hold the Windows button on your keyboard and press the “Print Scrn”
button, and a screenshot file is saved onto your computer. While holding the
Windows button, you may press the “Print Scrn” button to save numerous files
very quickly.
9 – Beautiful Mess
One feels apprehensive to mention anything relating to gender in
a world so demonized by PC police, but Beautiful Mess offers a series of tools
that help content marketers feminize their images and designs. It allows
designers to add graphics, frames, text, and a whole host of beautiful-looking
mess that may appeal to a more feminine market niche.
10 - WordSwag
Add text to your photos very quickly while maintaining the image
of a professional product. WordSwag allows you to add text to your images that
you have taken with your mobile phone, yet the images and their associated text
still look like the product of a designer. It allows content marketers to
create the illusion that they spent a lot more time on their images than they
actually did.
Google Photos is better than any other tool for organizing and consolidating all your photo libraries iphotoplugins.com, no matter where they are. However, in terms of photo editing, it offers only the barest minimum, helping you quickly prepare pictures for easy sharing.
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