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Alt Summit, Blogging, brand, branding, Illustrator, Inkscape, online classes
I took an awesome online class yesterday called “How to use Illustrator to make Your Brand YOURS.” Alison, from thealisonshow.com taught the class, and she was great. I really got my $15 out of it!
Now, I don’t have the cash sitting around to rush out and buy Adobe Illustrator, so I Googled “Best free alternatives to Illustrator” and several choices came up. I decided to try Inkscape because it seemed quite powerful, yet still user friendly, and close enough to Illustrator that I could apply what I learned in the class. I am sooooo excited to learn this program – I couldn’t wait to get up this morning and start playing with it. I created a “Brand Board” for my blog. It’s still a work in progress, but it ties together the fonts, colours, lines, and photostyling that I use, so when I’m creating a post, I can refer to it, and see if the post reflects the “Dreambles” brand. Check it out.
Love it. Wish I had the patience to mess around with something like that. Did I say patience? I meant I wish I wasn’t lazy.
Have fun with your new program and can’t wait to see how it all comes out. Take care.
Ha ha! Yes, sometimes, I don’t have the “patience” either to learn these crazy software programs. But this one has been so much fun!
I’ve had photoshop sitting on my computer for years. I’ve opened it and closed it as many times as I have fingers. And I still have no clue how to run it. LOL
PS – I’ve just nominated you for the One Lovely Blog Award! You can choose to accept or decline but I wanted to let you know how great I think your blog is.
There is a Photoshop for Bloggers class coming up – you should check it out! And thanks for the Award Nomination – my first ever blogging award. Hurrah! P.S. I think your blog is pretty awesome, too
Loving your blog!
I took the Blogging 101 Alt Class with you today. I’ve been having fun looking through the Blog Roll. Yours is one of my favorites….bookmarked! Loved this post, too. I would love Adobe Illustrator and don’t have the extra cash for it, either. Great idea to search for a free alternate.
Hi Heather! Thanks for checking me out – I have a day off tomorrow and plan to spend a couple hours trolling the Blog Roll. It’s a great way to discover new blogs. Inkscape has been awesome so far – very similar to Illustrator and fun to play with! Are you taking any other classes from Alt Summit? I’m waiting for August’s schedule to come out – there’s some I missed in July that I hope they’ll offer again!
My partner in crime, Jody, is taking “Content is King” next week. We were both sad that we missed out on a few July classes, too. Hoping August’s schedule has another advertising class. We are also really hoping to make the Salt Lake Summit in January. We just need to start saving for it now. I’m really excited to play with Inkscape this weekend! I’m a Marketig Director by day and can’t tell you how much some good freebie’s might help make my life a little easier. Our firm’s controller hates opening the pocketbook for software