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I've been using my MacBook Pro since a while now and I must say: I really love it. The most common app(s) that designers use has to be Adobe Photoshop (Or the full suite). The app(s) are great, but there is a downside: The price tag. Photoshop CS4 costs $699, CS4 extended is $999 and the full Creative Suite starts at an stunning $1799. For many people this is just a little bit too much to 'play around with'.

Luckily, there are also many free applications out there that can do the same kind of job that Photoshop could do for you. This article rounds up the best 15 free Mac Programs for Graphic Designers. Some of these applications can even do stuff that can't be achieved using Photoshop, or are much more simple to use.

Best home design app for iPad. There are several home design apps you can download on your iPad. The highest rated app in the iOS app store is Home Design 3D Gold. It is quite intuitive and feels more like a game than an architectural or interior design application.

• Multiple websites and apps have technologies that let you upload actual images of your rooms—or even use your camera in real time—to virtually try on colors before you buy and paint your room. While these functions aren’t a full substitute for swatching, you can get a pretty good sense about whether a color is totally off or in the right.
• I’ve written before about hand renderings in one of our most popular posts, here. 5 Best Interior Design Software 3D Apps. H owever, today, I’m going to share with you my comparisons and thoughts on 5 of the best interior design software applications or “apps”, as they are commonly referred to in the industry.

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GIMP

The most popular of all free photo editing software, GIMP stands for GNU Image Manipulation Program, and is highly-supported and frequently updated. Comparative to Photoshop, users can perform basic tasks such as photo retouching, color correction, and image size, or more complicated tasks like image composition and creation. GIMP has a scripting interface for advance users, as well as plugins, extensions, and filters.

Seashore

If you want GIMP, but don't have X11, then Seashore is the appropriate software for you. Based on GIMP, it has nearly all the settings and functions of the more advanced program without the higher requirements.

Inkspace

An excellent alternative to Adobe Illustrator and CorelDraw, Inkscape is a free vector graphics program supporting standard SVG format, as well as XML and CSS standards. This program can do everything you'll need in a vector graphics program - tracing, path operations, direct XML editing, etc. Import and export formats include all the common image types, including JPEG, PNG, and TIFF.

Front End Digital Media Workshop

Don't waste time manually resizing individual photos for your various projects. Front End Digital Media is a batch conversion app for images (as well as video and audio), and allows you to mass resize, resample, split, join, and up/down sample JPEG, PNG, TIFF, BMP, PSD, and PICT image files.

Image Tricks

The biggest appeal for the Image Tricks app is the ability to apply dozens of different filters to over 20 different image formats. The finished photos can then be exported as either TIFF, JPEG, or PNG.

Comipro Plus

If you create cartoons of any type, Comipro Plus is an excellent app. Designed in Japanese but usable to English speakers, this program helps create modern-looking comics, including editing and adding word bubbles.

Google SketchUp

Different from a normal vector graphics program, Google's SketchUp allows you to not only create a design, but view it in 3D. It is easier to use than more complicated 3D software, such as AutoCAD, and is free.

Colorate

Colorate is used to change and manipulate the colors in a photo. The Library generates a color swatch based on the photo, then allow you to add a new color pallete, either blending the current one, creating a custom one, or randomizing a completely new pallete.

Goldberg

Quick hit las vegas. This program is best used for those times when you're viewing your photos, and notice that a color is slightly off, or a side needs cropped a bit more. Instead of firing up a full photo editing application, you can simply make minor adjustments, including color correction, blurs, noise, and embossing.

NIH Image

If you need to animate one of your photos or designs, this program is for you. It's compatible with a wide array of programs, and in addition to animating images, it can also perform minor tweaks to contrast, sharpening, smoothing, filters, and more. It also analyzes particles, angles, and paths.

Scratch

This program is so simple, it can be used also immediately with no prior instruction. It is used for creating small games, interactive art, and animated stories, and is primarily marketed to children. Despite it's juvenile market, it is an excellent tool for putting together quick interactive banners and images without the learning curve.

DAZ Studio

Comipro Plus

If you create cartoons of any type, Comipro Plus is an excellent app. Designed in Japanese but usable to English speakers, this program helps create modern-looking comics, including editing and adding word bubbles.

Google SketchUp

Different from a normal vector graphics program, Google's SketchUp allows you to not only create a design, but view it in 3D. It is easier to use than more complicated 3D software, such as AutoCAD, and is free.

Colorate

Colorate is used to change and manipulate the colors in a photo. The Library generates a color swatch based on the photo, then allow you to add a new color pallete, either blending the current one, creating a custom one, or randomizing a completely new pallete.

Goldberg

Quick hit las vegas. This program is best used for those times when you're viewing your photos, and notice that a color is slightly off, or a side needs cropped a bit more. Instead of firing up a full photo editing application, you can simply make minor adjustments, including color correction, blurs, noise, and embossing.

NIH Image

If you need to animate one of your photos or designs, this program is for you. It's compatible with a wide array of programs, and in addition to animating images, it can also perform minor tweaks to contrast, sharpening, smoothing, filters, and more. It also analyzes particles, angles, and paths.

Scratch

This program is so simple, it can be used also immediately with no prior instruction. It is used for creating small games, interactive art, and animated stories, and is primarily marketed to children. Despite it's juvenile market, it is an excellent tool for putting together quick interactive banners and images without the learning curve.

DAZ Studio

If you're in need of realistic 3D models, DAZ Studio is an easy-to-learn 3D program for creating 3D objects, including people, animals, and objects (buildings, cars, etc). DAZ Studio is easier to use than other 3D animation tools, and is perfect for creating surrealistic and 3D art.

Bryce

Built to run with the aforementioned DAZ Studio software, Bryce is used to create real-looking landscapes using photos of real landscapes. Take a picture of your yard, a forest, some mountains, or other landscapes, import it into Bryce, and then add all the elements needed to turn it into a new world.

ArchiCAD

If you need a 3D design tool with more power and features than Google SketchUp, ArchiCAD is the right program to you. Similar to AutoCAD in both function and name, this program allows users to design their sketches and ideas into a realistic 3D render.

JAlbum

Every graphic designer requires an efficient way to keep all their photos and images organized. JAlbum is the ultimate photo organizer, as it not only allows you to organize your photos and folders using simple drag-and-drop functionality, but it also creates thumbnails and HTML pages of your photos for easy online publishing. The HTML pages to publish can be made to either export a gallery or a slide show. In addition, there's support for IPTC and EXIF data, lossless editing, image filters, style sheets, and an integrated FTP client.

Bonus: Pixelmator

I've added Pixelmator myself to this list, as Emma didn't include this app to her top 15 list. I really love to use Pixelmator myself and I don't think it should be missing from this amazing list.

Pixelmator, the beautifully designed, easy-to-use, fast and powerful image editor for Mac OS X has everything you need to create, edit and enhance your images.

Bonus: Blender

Just like Pixelmator, I've added Blender myself to this list, as Emma didn't include this app to her top 15 list. Blender is a great open source app for 3d content.

Blender is the free open source 3D content creation suite, available for all major operating systems under the GNU General Public License.

Are there more Mac Apps that you, as a graphic designer, love to use that is missing from the list above? Please share!

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So, you've finally found the perfect pad. Whether it be an apartment, loft, house, or single bedroom — you want it to reflect your tastes. Luckily, there are myriad apps to help you decorate your living space — good news if you hate shopping, like me, and the idea of traipsing all over town makes you want to take a nap. The digital revolution means that these days you can do almost anything from your smartphone, and that includes finding the perfect things to fill your home.

Pinterest does this to an extent, but I will admit that I don't fully understand the frenzy about this app. While it's nice to see other people's ideas, if you want to see what items will actually look like in your home, you're going to need more. Luckily, designers and decorators are getting on the home-design train. And, the selection of apps available today lets you not only visualize, but see how your ideas will look in your actual space.

There are many things I covet for my home; for instance, where can I get an affordable outside table like the one the Braverman's gather around on Parenthood? It turns out I've been overthinking this. With space and budget often an issue when you're thinking of decorating your living space, you can easily choose affordable items that look like the real thing.

Ready to get started? These home design and decorating apps are here to help.

The people that founded Houzz were frustrated by the magazine flipping they were doing to find ideas for their new space. 'They started the way these projects often do: with a tall stack of magazines and referrals for home professionals from people they knew,' the Houzz website noted. 'But after those piles of torn out pages failed to make their dream a reality, they felt stuck. There had to be a better way.'

When they found there wasn't they decided to create one. A few things that set this app apart is that is allows you to use 'Visual Match,' a visual recognition technology, to discover and buy products and materials directly from photos on Houzz.

And, if you're wondering what that sofa would look like in your living room you can simply select the 'View in My Room' feature and use the camera on your iPhone or iPad to see what products would look in your space. Houzz also features home makeovers from celebs like Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell.

Download Houzz.

All you need to use Hutch is a photo of your space, your budget, and the look you want to try. Hutch then reveals a customized render of hand-picked products just as they would look in your space. 'It’s a simple way to discover your style, try designer looks on your space, and find and buy the right furniture for any room,' the website noted.

You get one free design consultation every 24 hours; if you want more you can pay a small fee. And, if you like the items, you can order them from Hutch, which is perfect for people who are allergic to shopping in stores (guilty).

Download Hutch for iPhone; Download Hutch for Android.

Mosss is an emerging, AI-driven interior design startup using machine learning to capture your style and taste. That's right, Mosss uses artificial intelligence to deliver 'access to expert design tips, original stories of inspiration, and high quality recommendations for designing spaces in a simple guided experience,' according to its website.

With access to never-before-seen data from top designers, Mosss is building powerful tools, including a forthcoming app, to literally put designing your space in your the palm of your hand, according to information provided to Bustle in an email.

'Mosss uses deep learning to capture the unique design process and work of talented designers — readily making the insights available to everyone at a fraction of the cost. Enriched with continuous data, the platform can recognize attributes from the environment including style, form, and materials to produce a visual diagnosis and personalized recommendations for users.'

Learn more about Mosss.

Looking at paint chips is about as boring as watching paint dry, in this girl's opinion. Remember that giant sample of paint swatches Lorelai carried around on Gilmore Girls when she and Luke were renovating the house?

Well now you can use the ColorSnap app to choose a paint color from your smartphone instead of dragging around five pounds of paint swatches. The app can even match paint colors with images you provide so you can be sure you choose the color that best matches your vibe.

Download ColorSnap for iPhone; Download ColorSnap for Android.

You might already use Flipp to get coupons for your everyday items. But, you can also use Flipp for your home decorating and improvement items so you can save on things like paintbrushes and put your money toward more important things.

Download Flipp.

Brit + Co is a lifeline for the DIY individual. The website, and free app, lets you explore creative ways to decorate and design every part of your life — from recipe ideas, DIY projects, interior design concepts, beauty tutorials, and much more, according to its website.

'From closing a deal at work, to curating their homes, to making a mean cocktail — this is the most dynamic, multi-faceted and informed generation of women that’s ever existed,' founder Brit Morin noted on the website. 'Our mission is to be part of this evolution, and to inspire and enable our community to use creativity to shape their lives for the better.'

Download Brit + Co for iPhone; Download Brit + Co for Android.

Design Home brings the best of the design world to your fingertips through interactive design challenges. If you like gaming as much as you like decorating, this app offers both.

'Basically, the app lets you be your own interior designer and see how real furniture and home accessories look in different settings with some fun gaming aspects like challenges and voting, — allowing your design dreams to come to life, while getting real-time feedback and validation from the community,' according to a statement provided to Bustle.

Download Design Home for iPhone; Download Design Home for Android.

The best part about getting a new living space is making it a home, and bHome can help. With a mission to help you create a more beautiful, welcoming, and unique home, bHome is a handpicked group of home and garden experts.

Use the bHome app to peruse blogs, social media, specialty shops, and the experts themselves to get ideas about how to turn your home decor fantasies into a reality.

Download bHome for iPhone; Download bHome for Android.

Feeling inspired yet?