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How To Remove Image Backgrounds Without Photoshop

How To Remove Image Backgrounds Without Photoshop | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Whether you are a web designer, a marketer or a just an owner of a small business you know what it’s like to be dealing with images on a daily basis.


Now, making the background white or transparent (in case you want to use your image layered elsewhere and believe me you will), may seem a bit complicated for those of us coming from the nondesign background. Well, I’ve got good news for you! It doesn’t need to be!


Today we’ve got plenty of both online and offline options that will let you do anything with your backgrounds without any knowledge of specialized software such as Photoshop or GIMP.


The following tools can be a great alternative, won’t cost you a penny and you’ll be surprised just how easy it can be to edit backgrounds. Afterall, do you really think all these bloggers spend hours learning how to edit their visuals? Nope, they’ve got a couple of tricks up their sleeves and so can you. So, let’s explore that creative zen!...

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Great blogging and design tools and tips. Recommended reading. 9/10

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The Ultimate Social Media Template Guide 2016 - ShortStack

The Ultimate Social Media Template Guide 2016 - ShortStack | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Having a stash of templates, with all the dimensions needed for your go-to social media platforms, can be a huge time saver!

Our new social media template guide includes the latest updates to Facebook, Twitter, Google+, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest and Instagram. You’ll find all the dimensions plus posting tips in this 21-page PDF. 

And while there are plenty of social media image size templates out there, ours has been updated for 2016, and includes advice with posting tips and strategies....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

These templates will help you get right-sized graphics fast for each key social media channel.

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100 Brilliant Color Combinations: How to Apply Them to Your Designs

100 Brilliant Color Combinations: How to Apply Them to Your Designs | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

Color makes a design come alive.It can attract attention, set a mood, and even influence our emotions and perceptions.

 

But sometimes it can be hard to know where to start when choosing a color palette for your design project.

 

So we’ve done the hard work for you— giving you 100 color combinations inspired by nature, food & drink, travel, and everyday items.

 

Want to use these color combinations in Canva? Click here to sign up for free if you haven’t already (if you haven’t — are you kidding me?!).

 

Canva lets you change the colors of your design by entering the hex code in the color menu. Check out the video below for a quick tutorial on how...

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A stunning collection of color palettes inspired by food, nature, travel and everyday items. Free to download in Canva! Recommended reading!  9/10

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10 Expert Tips for Designing With a Blurred Background [Case Studies] – Design School

10 Expert Tips for Designing With a Blurred Background [Case Studies] – Design School | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

If you pay attention to web and graphic design styles, you may have noticed that this has been something of a trend in recent years. You might see blurred images popping up in website hero headers (the large images that extend the whole width of a page) or as site backgrounds, or to set off typography in graphic design.


But the design trends that stick around, like this one, usually do because they’re functional as well as beautiful — they have a purpose beyond just following the crowd or experimenting with a new look just because you can. Good trends do something to improve your designs.


So how can you use blurred images to enhance your own designs? Let’s look at 10 techniques....

Jeff Domansky's insight:

Canva shares tips to help you master the use of blurred images and bring new life to your designs.

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