DIY design 5 - toolbox: images
15 April 2008 Jeff Gill
Okay, you’ve got a computer and some page layout software. It’s time to make something, but you need some images, and when you find some you will probably need to work on them. So where do you find images and how do you go from this
to this?
Or this
to this?
First, you need either a lot of time and love or a client who is paying you a lot of money for every hour. It doesn’t hurt to be a world-famous graphic designer.
Also, you need some software. I use Photoshop. I know I said before that the learning curve is steep. It is. On the other hand my 10 year-old son uses Photoshop regularly.
Photoshop is simply the best there is. And it is worth the effort is takes to learn it. Go buy Photoshop (not Photoshop Elements), but don’t £569 on it. That would be silly. Get on eBay and find version CS, CS2 or CS3. Make sure that you will be able to register it, then Buy It Now.
What? You want options?
If you are using a Mac, try out Pixelmator. It’s only $59, and it’s actually quite good. No where near Photoshop, but good enough that I actually use about once a week.
If you are on a PC (or a Mac and using X11 doesn’t bother you), have a look at GIMP. I’ve only heard good things about it. Plus, it’s free.
I bet there’s a bunch of other image editing software out there. Ignore it. It’s not for world-famous graphic designers, and it’s not for you.
Okay, that’s enough for now. I’ll tell you where to find the images in my next Supplies! post.
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