Graphics software

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I use both macs and pcs and need some graphics software I can use seamlessly on both, any good suggestions? Doesn't necessarily need to be free, but affordable, and quite easy to use preferably.

Thanks
 
Thanks for replying kitkat.

Not very complex at all, pretty much just combining imagery and text, mainly for print. The company we use require the files in a certain format (cmyk, bleed etc) which I can't do with most free apps I guess...? The company is print24.

Gimp apparently is decent, and free, but are the files compatible across platforms? For example if I start working on a mac and mover over to Windows?
 
If you're doing print then Adobe InDesign is very nice - I'm not a graphics designer but found it pretty simple to use (YouTube is full of guides) and it'll do exactly what you need (bleed etc).

Via Adobe CC it's £14/month which is pretty good. The whole Adobe Suite is only £38/month :).
 
guller said:
Thanks for replying kitkat.

Not very complex at all, pretty much just combining imagery and text, mainly for print. The company we use require the files in a certain format (cmyk, bleed etc) which I can't do with most free apps I guess...? The company is print24.

Gimp apparently is decent, and free, but are the files compatible across platforms? For example if I start working on a mac and mover over to Windows?
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GIMP sounds perfect for what you need - and it's free. The files are completely compatible across platforms.

No point paying for Adobe CC unless you need it - but then again you can get a month or so free trial of it.
 
i use gimp and omnigraffle on mac but not sure if omnigraffle work nativlly on windows but you can export to visio etc? but its not free.
 
Thanks and sorry for the late reply, I've started playing around with Gimp now and actually its ok now that I've gotten used to it. Thanks!
 
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