Category Archives: Design

Adobe Spark Post

Adobe has been busy updating some of their software geared for non-professional online content creators. The Adobe Spark suite includes Adobe Spark Video, Adobe Spark Page, and Adobe Spark Post.

Adobe Spark Post is So Easy to Use! 

With Adobe Spark Post it is unbelievably easy to create social media posts and banners.  The interface is very intuitive. The colour selection is simple. Users can select colour schemes from the existing colour palettes. It’s even easier and faster to create social media content using Adobe Spark Post than it is with Canva. However,  Canva has more options for downloading formats. And as  Canva allows for more flexibly in design and layout as well as formatting options for the text. (See my Canva blog post for details.)

But for quick and easy posts, Adobe Spark Post is better. Here are a couple of samples of a social media posts I created in just a few minutes.
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Canva

Canva is an online graphic design platform which makes it easy for anyone to create designs that look professional. Users can choose from professionally designed layouts or create their own designs. It’s drag and drop interface is intuitive so anyone can create posters, infographics, social media graphics, brochures, flyers and business cards. The designs can be downloaded as graphic files (JPG or PNG) or as print or web optimized PDF files. Continue reading

Lucidpress for Design

Need to whip together a professional looking document fast? Or collaborating with a team to make a document? Not a designer?

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From: https://www.lucidpress.com

Fret not.

Lucidpress is a web-based publishing application which is intuitive to use, with it’s drag and drop interface. And you don’t need to worry if you are not a designer, because it offers a variety of beautifully designed templates to use (see list on right).

I used it for the first time to create this flyer to promote a new training program. The website claims that Lucidpress is: Continue reading