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5 Best Apps to Design & Edit Photos For Bloggers and Not Only

15 Tuesday Mar 2016

Posted by Lorellay in Technology Tips

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Today I’m going to share a secret with you. Actually, 5 secrets. 5 free tools that help me in my work as a marketer, for my blog and for the personal use of my images as well.

I’ve been asked so many times, both online and offline, what programs do I use to edit photos or videos. It seems like it’s a trend to do so, even if you’re not blogging or having a social media page for a business, just for fun. And I like it. I do want to see more creative imagery into my private feed as well. Why not sharing beauty, creative messages and artistic landscapes? Even though Instagram’s filters are awesome, sometimes you just need more than that.

I must admit that lately I’ve been using the Adobe creative cloud, Photoshop & InDesign (as in the featured image of this post), because, oh well, it’s cool and easy, but when I wanna save time or I don’t have much inspiration or creativity, I’m using shortcuts like iPhone or iPad apps as well.

However, if you’re into blogging, you shouldn’t use these apps to create featured images for your website, since you need high-resolution images, and apps just cut off the quality. For that, you should use/learn Photoshop. You can create a free trial account for 30 days in Adobe’s Creative Cloud and get the chance to learn any of their programs. And trust me, you don’t need a school to teach you those, there are plenty of tutorials on YouTube.

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So if you want to create beautiful, creative imagery for your social media and not only, here are my top choices:

1. Over App

For adding beautiful texts and art works over your images or backgrounds

That’s my latest crush in creating images with texts for my Instagram. It’s so easy to use, fast and you’ll have 3 free art works (designed texts) every day. Here are some works I made with it, in different formats:

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2. Snapseed

App with different filters, changing coloring and textures

Many, many things can be made with this smartphone app, but the coolest is the HDR filter. Try the Glamour filter nr. 3 and definitely the Drama ones. Some pictures I made with this app:

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3. Moldiv

For collages and cool layouts

Use Moldiv to create your own “magazine” on the phone. It gives you beautiful ready-made layouts also, so you don’t need to think about design if you’re in a hurry to post something on your blog, let’s say. I did this with it:
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4. Polyvore

Headlines, mix & matches, collages and even logos

Confession: my blog started with Polyvore. And if you go back in time, you’ll see many fashion collages I made in 2014 on Lorellay.

With Polyvore, you can use your creativity to make all kind of things, from mixing clothes, accessories and beauty products into one image, to headlines, magazine layers and logos. The fun part is that you don’t even need to come with the materials. Polyvore works as a search engine for design products. Once you found the products, you add them, organize, add textures or other layers, and save the image. You will need to create a social profile there and you will also be able to find/show the destination of the products in your image. Cool, right?

This is how I use it:

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5. Canva

iPad & desktop only

And finally my favorite one! CANVA IS GOLD! With Canva you can design almost everything you need. Social media posts, covers, magazines, email headers, resumes, any marketing material, you just name it! They have some free ready templates that you can use, and any element that isn’t free will cost 1$. But you don’t need to buy anything, if you want to create simple stuff. You should only keep in mind that it doesn’t give you the quality Photoshop gives you for large high-resolution images and you can’t optimise them for the web. Made with Canva:

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What else are you using to edit photos or design when in hurry? 

Hope this helps. If it does, spread the word! 

L

Top 10 best Iphone apps for a easy life

20 Monday Oct 2014

Posted by Lorellay in Technology Tips, Things I like

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I love researching and find the best Iphone apps. These genius guys that have invented the smartphones and gave the possibility to other creators to invent all kind of apps, they actually saved our lives. While many people are judging us – those addicted to their phones –  for not being involved in the “real life” , others may say: “I have a real life, but I prefer making it easier.” Some apps they actually make my life better, easier, more fun and more interesting.  Here are the top 10 apps that I love and use constantly, excepting of course, the usual social media apps like Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest etc… Continue reading →

Hidden designers – Customized Furniture and Chic Home Deco

03 Friday Oct 2014

Posted by Lorellay in Hidden treasures

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This week I found something really artistic and functional! A subject that really preoccupies me is home decorations.  I remember I saw once in a club one piece of chair-statue-chandelier that really impressed me. Funny thing that night is that I had a similar dress as the statue so I made a picture. Here you see:

 

Women shaped chandelier. Lamp by Jimmie Martin

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Since then, I`ve searched everywhere a similar lamp for my living room, because it is eccentric enough to give a fresh air to my house which is pretty much black and white. All the home decorations are so minimal nowadays. This week, I discovered this new brand from London, called Jimmie Martin, which produces – or better said customize old furniture with unique design models. They create these amazing home decorations shaped as real human bodies. Behind the brand is Jimmie Karlsson and Martin Nihlmar, two young Swedish designers, who, despite the fact that they don`t actually have a background in interior or furniture design, they did a great job with this new baroque – contemporary style. In their work they use Graffitti themes, works of art like paintings made by themselves, and even pictures with Audrey Hepburn on some chairs. The materials are spectacular and definitely would give a modern luxury feeling to your house. I think they are very chic, modern and beside that they are a work of art and catchy for the eyes, they are also functional. I will definitely purchase one of the statues-lamps, when available, and maybe some other stuff that they produce. Even their cushions are really, really cool! In the meantime, take a look on the pictures to understand what I`m talking about. These home decorations are sooo lovable!!

Exclusive home decorations by Jimmie Martin

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Customized chairs table and bed by Jimmie Martin. Home decorations

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