There are plenty of tutorials by actual graphic design folks about how to use this program for actual graphic design. I’m just a fan of getting away with free graphic design. I know it might sound like I’m hawking this program, but I have no association with them, financial incentive, or anything of the sort. I’ve been using it happily for free for 10+ years. However, the free features still offer a ton of functionality, and you can easily get your images outside the program into usable formats.

There are some features that aren’t available unless you do, and there are upgrade ads that pop up if you click these features, and when you exit the program. Don’t get me wrong, Serif would very much like you to upgrade. Most free programs are just trying to get you to upgrade – they work for a short period of time before you need to pay, or you need to pay to export your image into a usable format, or something. (Oh, wait, you don’t follow us on Twitter? Well, you should go check it out now, and follow us while you’re there 🙂 ) I also used it to create our Twitter background featuring some of our favorite projects – you know what I’m talking about. I’ve used it to make a custom shower curtain from my own design of mismatched tiles, and to create a set of mugs for my father based on the punchlines of our favorite jokes. In past posts, I’ve talked about how I use a free graphic design software – Serif DrawPlus Starter Edition – for all sorts of projects.

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