Wednesday, July 19, 2017

Images & Graphics, Part I | Photo Editors, Sign Generators and Color Art

Have you ever visited a blog and discovered a great post that is just words without any visuals? No matter how good the content is, row after row of text can be uninspiring and dull - even causing the reader to tune out or just avoid sharing. If you aren't a graphic designer or don't have a lot of great photos to include with your social media posts or blogs, here are some easy ways to add super-simple images to anything!

 

Bring your presentation to life with cute signs, fun characters or even just creative text that helps make a point or break up paragraphs. Take a look at the sites I've included below, and for more inspiration also check out my other posts listed at the end of this post.






FUN SITES & CREATIVE RESOURCES:

 • Map Maker Enter an address, create a map
• Comicbookpaper Choose panels and a layout
• DonnaYoung Printable comic strip layouts
• Scribblemaps Draw and share maps
• PrintablePaper Comic strip layouts for download
• Comic Strip Templates from the Curriculum Corner
• Wigflip Make tiny tags to add to graphic creations



PHOTO EDITING:

 • Photomania many style output options
• Foto High quality picture editing and paint options
• Sumopaint Online image editor and painting application
• Getpaint Free image/photo editing software
• Pho.to/ Wide variety of frames, photos-in-objects, etc
• Pizap Lots of fun, stickers, frames, text & more
• Kleki Edit and paint by using your mouse



ALL ABOBUT COLOR:

 • "What To Know About Color in Marketing"
• Color theory and tutorials on using it
• "The 18 Best Photo Collage Maker Tools"
• Color Picker at Product Hunt
• What Color Says About Your Brand
• Colorhexa "Basics of Color"
• Colourlovers, a creative community
• "The World's First Thesaurus of Color"
• Bighugelabs Make a custom palette from a photo




UNCLE SAM SIGN MAKERS:

 • Says-It.com
• Imgflip.com
• Hetemeel.com





BIRTHDAY CAKE GENERATORS:

 • Custom Cake on Redkid
• 8 Cake Creator options





ART:

 • Silhouette Self-Portraits
• Art Therapy Ideas
• How to Involve Teenagers in Art Projects



Thanks for reading and I hope you found some inspiration here today. Here's a listing of my blog posts which relate to various aspects of design, image editors, student resources, etc. Follow me on social media too!





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