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Keynote Templates / 19 Mar 2022

60+ Best Free Keynote Templates 2022

Today we’re bringing you a collection of the best free Keynote templates for making all kinds of presentation slideshows, including business, creative, agency, and startup pitch decks.

Keynote is a great tool for making effective presentations. But, let’s face it, when it comes to the default templates included, your options are limited. Luckily you can still download and use Keynote templates made by other designers. For this collection, we handpicked some of the best free Keynote templates just for you.

Sure, these templates might not have the polish of premium Keynote templates you can spend a few dollars on. But, for the very low price of free, these will give you more than enough to design a stand-out slideshow.

Photoshop Brushes / 18 Mar 2022

How to Install & Use a Photoshop Brush in 3 Minutes

Photoshop brushes can open up a whole new world of creativity. Brushes let you draw and paint in any way imaginable—creating anything from simple textures, to patterns in any imaginable element (from simple leaves to a beautiful night sky!)

If you haven’t used a Photoshop brush before, it can be a little intimidating. But once you start experimenting with brushes, you’ll never look back.

Here’s a primer on how to use and install Photoshop brushes, plus ten free Photoshop brushes to kick-start your collection. The best part? You’ll be completely clued up in just three minutes!

Photoshop Actions / 18 Mar 2022

30+ Best Photoshop HDR Effects, Actions & Filters (HDR in Photoshop)

HDR (high dynamic range) imaging is a technique professional photographers use to give a vivid and enhanced look to photos. This technique is very hard to replicate but thanks to Photoshop actions now you can give an HDR look to your own photos with just one click.

In this collection, we feature various types of HDR effects you can use to enhance your ordinary photos to make them look like they were shot with an expensive DSLR.

There are HDR filters and actions for improving portraits, landscape photos, cityscape photos, sports photos, and much more.

Be sure to download them all below.

DaVinci Resolve Templates / 17 Mar 2022

DaVinci Resolve vs. Premiere Pro: Pros & Cons

DaVinci Resolve is a popular video editing software among many professionals these days. With Premiere Pro getting more and more expensive, DaVinci Resolve is considered to be a solid alternative.

But can it really replace Premiere Pro? Let’s find out.

In this comparison, we take a closer look at both DaVinci Resolve and Premiere Pro to compare their pros and cons to figure out which video editor is best.

If you’re looking for an affordable Premiere Pro alternative or trying to figure out which video editor to use, this guide will help you find the right software for your projects.

Photoshop Brushes / 17 Mar 2022

25+ Best Photoshop Smoke Brushes

Have you ever wondered how designers create those beautiful smoke effects in posters and photo manipulations? Well, all you need is a quality Photoshop smoke brush and you can create those same effects all by yourself.

A smoke brush can be quite useful on many different occasions, whether it’s for adding a bit of artificial smoke to a cup of coffee, creating a fog-like effect, or adding a stylish fading effect for a poster.

We browsed the web and handpicked a collection of the best Photoshop smoke brushes you can use to create all kinds of smoke effects. These will be great additions to your arsenal of graphic elements.

Font Collections / 16 Mar 2022

50+ Best Tattoo Fonts & Lettering 2022

Many designers now use tattoo lettering fonts to give an artistic hand-drawn look to their designs. In this post, we bring you a set of tattoo fonts you can use with your own design projects to create that same unique effect.

The inconsistent, stylish, and decorative designs of the tattoo fonts help give a personalized look to various types of digital and print designs, including flyers, posters, social media posts, and even greeting cards. It’s a great way to add an authentic feel to your designs to make them look like you’ve hand-crafted it yourself.

We’ve gathered a collection of the best tattoo fonts with all sorts of designs and decorative styles (as well as tips for choosing a tattoo font). Whether you’re looking for a font to design a creative business card, a poster, or even working on a real tattoo design, you’ll find plenty of choices on this list.

Inspiration / 16 Mar 2022

20+ Best Professional Email Footer Signature Templates (+ Free Tips) 2022

The email signature is one of the most important elements of a professional email. It’s like digitally signing a letter, but only better.

Unfortunately, most professionals are still not aware of the usefulness of an email signature. According to a study based on 700 million emails, only 52% of emails had an email signature. The worst part is 70% of those email signatures only contained a name, profession, and company name.

Whether you’re a CEO or a freelancer, your email signature is what allows you to show your identity through each email you send. And it takes much more than just writing your name and profession to make a great email signature. You also need to design it beautifully to include links to your website, social profiles, and maybe even a good-looking photo of yourself.

Creating such email signatures is not that difficult. With the help of email signature templates, you can easily design a professional email signature in just a few clicks. Download a template from our collection below to get started.

PowerPoint Templates / 16 Mar 2022

50+ Best Company Profile Templates (Word + PowerPoint) 2022

Creating a company profile brochure or slideshow is a big responsibility. You especially need to pay careful attention to the design, arranging content in a readable and attractive way. These company profile templates can be a huge time-saver!

Designed by professionals, these templates allow you to easily create a company profile brochure or a PowerPoint presentation without having to spend hours on perfecting the design.

We handpicked a collection of the best company profile templates for Word and PowerPoint, to help you create a modern company profile for your business. These templates are all easily customizable to boot.

Google Slides Themes / 15 Mar 2022

45+ Best Free Google Slides Themes & Templates 2022

Google Slides is one of the best tools for creating presentation slideshows, especially with the number of free Google Slides themes and templates available. It has quickly gone from being a free PowerPoint alternative to become the go-to app for creating professional slideshows.

Another great thing about Google Slides is templates. With a great Google Slides theme or template, you can instantly craft a beautiful presentation in just a few minutes without expert design skills.

Today we wanted to show you how amazing Google Slides templates can be. So we brought you a collection of free Google Slides themes and templates to use in your projects.

Usually, a premium Google Slide template is the best way to design a professional-looking presentation. But, there are some amazing free templates you can use with your non-commercial and personal projects. Here are a few of those templates you can download right now.

InDesign Templates / 15 Mar 2022

What Is Adobe InDesign (And What Is It Used For?)

Most creatives are familiar with the Adobe Creative Suite of tools. Adobe InDesign is one of the staples of this lineup and has been the industry standard for designers for decades.

InDesign is a desktop publishing and page layout software application. It can be used to create works such as posters, flyers, brochures, magazines, newspapers, presentations, books and eBooks.

But it’s also now capable of so much more—integrating with other Adobe tools, helping you share and publish or print your work, working with Adobe Stock, the list goes on.

Here, we’ll look at what Adobe InDesign is, what it is used for, and the key functionality of this tool.

Reviews / 14 Mar 2022

Make a Flowchart the Easy Way: Zen Flowchart

Zen Flowchart is billed as the simplest flowchart maker out there… and it might just be an accurate description. This tool makes quick work out of creating flowcharts and removes a lot of the complexity and frustration you might have found with other apps.

It’s easy to use and helps you manage and organize information in a visual way. From simple flowcharts to mind maps to wireframes, it can do it all.

Here’s a look at the tool, as well as some of the types of projects it can help you create.

Keynote Templates / 14 Mar 2022

50+ Best Keynote Templates of 2022

Even though Apple’s Keynote app gives you plenty of tools and options for creating beautiful presentations, it can be tricky to find the time to build a beautiful, custom design. Don’t worry — we’ve got you covered with this collection of the best Keynote templates!

With these templates, you don’t have to spend hours designing presentation slides. You can simply edit the slides that have already been crafted by professional designers, customize charts, change colors, and voila! You have your own beautiful, unique Keynote presentation.

We picked out a few of the most professional-looking Keynote templates that’ll work perfectly for your next presentation (and we’ve also collected some tips for using Keynote templates to help you as well!). And if you’re not sure whether to use Keynote or Powerpoint, we also have a quick look at 3 reasons to choose Keynote over PowerPoint.

InDesign Templates / 14 Mar 2022

Learn InDesign: 15 Best Free Tutorials & Guides for Beginners

Adobe InDesign is the industry-leading layout and page design software for print and digital media. You can use it to create publications, books, and types of print and layout projects as well as PDFs, slideshows, banner ads, social media images, or YouTube preview tiles. It’s a truly versatile piece of kit to have in your design arsenal!

If you need some help getting started with learning Adobe InDesign, we’ve collected 15 great tutorials and guides that are perfect for beginners.

Plus, every one of these options is free, so you can give each of them a try and see which fits the bill for you. Whether you prefer video or written guides, we’ve got something for everyone.

Brochure Templates / 11 Mar 2022

Brochure Design Software: 3 Options Compared

So, you need to design a brochure? Where do you start? We’re comparing three different pieces of brochure design software to see how they stack up.

For web and digital designers creating a printed brochure for the first time, to designers that have been making print pieces for a while, using the right tool can make brochure design a more efficient task.

Choosing the right software, and sticking with it over time, is a sure-fire way to speed up your design workflow.

Adobe tools are the common starting place. Today, we’ll compare using InDesign, Illustrator and Adobe Spark (a free offering) as different options creating a brochure design.

We’ll look at the pros and cons of each (including the cost), and suggest which options are best for different types of brochure design project.