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Best and easiest software to design a poster?

  • 28-09-2011 03:06PM
    #1
    DMG_49
    Closed Accounts Posts: 267 ✭✭


    What is the best and easiest software to design a poster / flyer?

    Online or free to download.

    Thanks


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  • #2
    Dublin_Gunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,692 ✭✭✭Dublin_Gunner


    Might be a bit overkill, but you could download the Adobe CS5 trial.

    You'd get Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator etc

    If its really just something simple you need to do, I suppose you could make one in paint.net - a free image editing tool, Much simpler than photoshop etc, but powerful enough for the novice to create some decent things in.

    www.getpaint.net


  • #3
    DMG_49
    Closed Accounts Posts: 267 ✭✭DMG_49


    Dublin_Gunner wrote: »
    Might be a bit overkill, but you could download the Adobe CS5 trial.

    You'd get Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator etc

    If its really just something simple you need to do, I suppose you could make one in paint.net - a free image editing tool, Much simpler than photoshop etc, but powerful enough for the novice to create some decent things in.

    www.getpaint.net

    How hard is it to use photoshop just for simple stuff?

    Is get paint the same as "paint' on windows?


  • #4
    Dublin_Gunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,692 ✭✭✭Dublin_Gunner


    DMG_49 wrote: »
    How hard is it to use photoshop just for simple stuff?

    Is get paint the same as "paint' on windows?

    Photoshop has a steep enough learning curve.

    Paint.net is NOTHING like Paint :) its a much more powerful tool, but simple enough to use. Plus its totally free.


  • #5
    DMG_49
    Closed Accounts Posts: 267 ✭✭DMG_49


    Paint.net is only windows not mac:mad:

    Any alternative?


  • #6
    Dublin_Gunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,692 ✭✭✭Dublin_Gunner


    DMG_49 wrote: »
    Paint.net is only windows not mac:mad:

    Any alternative?


    Ah, you never stated Mac :)

    There are a few alright:
    Seashore is a simple enough image editing tool.
    GIMP is very powerful, but a steep learning curve.
    Inkscape is for vector graphics like Illustrator


    Scribus is a layout program like InDesign / Quark. But it is free.

    In general, you would create the graphics in an image editor, and then lay the poster out in a DTP package like Scribus or InDesign. You would also do the text in those and output to PDF.

    So for a free, simple enough workflow - Seashore & Scribus :)


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  • #7
    DMG_49
    Closed Accounts Posts: 267 ✭✭DMG_49


    I'll give Seashore & Scribus a go:)


  • #8
    aloeindica
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4 ✭aloeindica


    Illustrator is best if you want to 3d ad you should use photoshop.


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