Free Graphics Packages, for creating logos and banners |
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Free Graphics Packages, for creating logos and banners |
 Jul 10 2006, 09:35 AM
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 WSF Commander  Group: Admin Posts: 4,662 Joined: 26-August 05 Member No.: 10  |
Can anyone suggest any free graphics programs that are good for developing logos and banners? I use Xara but it's not free (however it has dropped in price over the years, I think I originall paidy
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Jul 12 2006, 03:37 AM
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 WSF Junkie Group: Members Posts: 163 Joined: 24-January 06 From: Arizona Member No.: 153 |
[quote name='Martyn' post='14773' date='Jul 10 2006, 12:35 AM']Can anyone suggest any free graphics programs that are good for developing logos and banners? I use Xara but it's not free (however it has dropped in price over the years, I think I originall paidy
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Jul 12 2006, 12:33 PM
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WSF Commander Group: Admin Posts: 4,662 Joined: 26-August 05 Member No.: 10 |
QUOTE (parker @ Jul 12 2006, 01:37 AM)  Anything your looking for? I may have it somewhere. Ive got a bunch of cataloged programs. Nothing in particular, just good suggestions for graphics packages. It's a regular question and my answer is to refer people to tucows.com or download.com as I'm happy with the graphics packages we already have. I just wondered if anyone had found something useful, simple to use, potentially free or low cost that would help create good looking banners and logos (and avoid the trap of answering those daft email spam scams about logos and your company image LOL). |
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Jul 12 2006, 12:37 PM
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WSF Commander Group: Admin Posts: 4,662 Joined: 26-August 05 Member No.: 10 |
And as if by Magic the very next post I read was from Israel of www.clickercoop.com who found the following site to create free banners! Link is around the bottom of the page: http://www.animationonline.com/
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Jul 12 2006, 12:38 PM
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WSF Commander Group: Admin Posts: 4,662 Joined: 26-August 05 Member No.: 10 |
I think you can start directly from here too:-
http://www.animationonline.com/S/display_templates.html |
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Jul 12 2006, 12:41 PM
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WSF Commander Group: Admin Posts: 4,662 Joined: 26-August 05 Member No.: 10 |
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Apr 16 2009, 05:42 AM
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 Simply Surf Group: Validating Posts: 501 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Kansas USA Member No.: 1,966 Exchanges: http://www.t-rexhits.com *formerly* http://www.tangisurf.com *formerly* http://www.simply-surf.com |
QUOTE (Martyn @ Jul 12 2006, 05:41 AM) I use 3dtext.com and freelogos.com and also cooltext.com for making logos and buttons. If you upload the graphics to your own space you don't have to link to them. -------------------- |
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Apr 16 2009, 12:44 PM
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 WSF Superstar Group: PM Unlimited Posts: 332 Joined: 26-February 09 From: Missouri, USA Member No.: 2,044 Exchanges: www.ragtimetraffic.com |
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Apr 16 2009, 05:03 PM
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 This is NOT a Display Name Group: PM Unlimited Posts: 70 Joined: 2-February 09 From: St. Louis, MO Member No.: 1,988 Exchanges: www.hitcarnival.com |
As long as we're reviving 3 year old threads about graphics tools...
Try the following open source tools: Raster Graphics: GiMP and Paint.NET Vector Graphics: Inkscape -------------------- Sincerely,
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Apr 18 2009, 02:56 PM
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 WSF Lieutenent Group: PM Unlimited Posts: 1,454 Joined: 18-August 06 Member No.: 498 Exchanges: www.trafficbunnies.com |
Hiya!
I have found.. the best spot for free graphics is http://sxc.hu - lurve that place, good quality stuff and it's all free and legal to use. Then.. now - ok - I am biased 'cause they are my biz partners and all, but Soren and John have Instant Banner Creator. It's free entry, you can do static banners and use your own images (ie from http://sxc.hu - or whatever). You can pay a monthly fee to use their graphics and make animated stuff -and... it's all drag and drop. I know, like I said - I am biased, but it's kinda a cool program 
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 Jul 7 2009, 10:05 PM
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Simply Surf Group: Validating Posts: 501 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Kansas USA Member No.: 1,966 Exchanges: http://www.t-rexhits.com *formerly* http://www.tangisurf.com *formerly* http://www.simply-surf.com |
The one that I use the most now is http://www.paint.net
It's very close to paintshop pro or photoshop and has a lot of the same features. When I want to make my logo transparent to replace the one on the ventrino default page I just zoom it up and use the eraser with different sized brushes to get around the images really well, and then save it as a gif or jpg. You can add layers and do all kinds of neat stuff with it. And it's free forever, not a trial. -------------------- |
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Oct 16 2009, 05:17 PM
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 WSF Newbie Group: Members Posts: 11 Joined: 23-August 09 Member No.: 2,415 Exchanges: http://mombanners.net http://wahm-trade.com |
I use Photoscape and it is free. I used it to design my new te. The link to Photoscape is http://photoscape.org My new te is http://mombanners.net
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Oct 21 2009, 10:03 PM
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WSF Regular Group: Members Posts: 29 Joined: 27-March 08 From: NS, Canada Member No.: 1,423 |
QUOTE (Rebecca Beasley @ Jul 7 2009, 05:05 PM) The one that I use the most now is http://www.paint.net It's very close to paintshop pro or photoshop and has a lot of the same features. When I want to make my logo transparent to replace the one on the ventrino default page I just zoom it up and use the eraser with different sized brushes to get around the images really well, and then save it as a gif or jpg. You can add layers and do all kinds of neat stuff with it. And it's free forever, not a trial. I give a Thumbs Up to this one, Rebecca! I use a variety of image tools including Photo Shop but Paint.NET is really Awesome for taking any image you may have on your PC and using the 'Magic Wand' tool for removing any colors or backgrounds around an image and turn it into a transparent image! It does it very well! It is also Great for adding borders around your images as it has a line tool that you can use, to say put a 1px or 2px border directly on an image. I just downloaded a Free Header Maker from www.xheader.com that also includes 500 free headers and so far have not found any catch to it... It even has a couple of basic video tutorials... I really stink at making tables and am trying to put a scrolling banner image / java script code in a header image on one of my sites... Having a terrible time!... Kindest Regards... sawhite |
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Oct 26 2009, 10:10 PM
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Simply Surf Group: Validating Posts: 501 Joined: 23-January 09 From: Kansas USA Member No.: 1,966 Exchanges: http://www.t-rexhits.com *formerly* http://www.tangisurf.com *formerly* http://www.simply-surf.com |
QUOTE (Martyn @ Jul 10 2006, 02:35 AM) Can anyone suggest any free graphics programs that are good for developing logos and banners? I use Xara but it's not free (however it has dropped in price over the years, I think I originall paidy I've used cooltext.com since I was on web tv. You can make all kinds of logos and headers with it. Now I'm using Adobe Photoshop CS4 but for anyone who doesn't know how or doesn't have the money for a program like that they can use cooltext and just create their logo online and save it. You can really get creative with it by using different templates and colors. -------------------- |
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Nov 29 2009, 04:08 PM
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 WSF Newbie Group: Members Posts: 18 Joined: 4-July 09 Member No.: 2,317 Exchanges: caesarste.com |
I use The Gimp and Inkscape. They are both free and open source. Together thay can do anything that Photoshop and Illustrator can do and won't break the bank. Plus there are tons of tutorials and examples out there for people interested in learning to use them.
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Dec 31 2009, 03:55 AM
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 WSF Newbie Group: Members Posts: 4 Joined: 20-November 09 From: CA USA Member No.: 2,568 Exchanges: www.trafficdeamon.com |
Photoshop is your best bet brother
QUOTE (Martyn @ Jul 10 2006, 09:35 AM) Can anyone suggest any free graphics programs that are good for developing logos and banners? I use Xara but it's not free (however it has dropped in price over the years, I think I originall paidy |
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