How can I design professional-looking postcards without expensive design software?

You can easily design professional postcards using free tools. A free template service like Canva makes it very simple to create attractive designs even without prior experience. If you’re a photographer with existing skills in photo editing software, you can use those tools as well. As a creative with beautiful visual assets - your artwork - you already have the most important element. The technological barrier is very low. You can have a card designed in a single day. Services like Vistaprint offer postcards in various finishes (color, gloss, matte) with double-sided printing, and you can have the finished cards in your hands within 48 to 72 hours of ordering. The entire process from concept to distribution can happen within a week.

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Asked by an artist without design experience · Answered by Patrick Shanahan · art-marketing-podcast · 2024-06-13