Resources for

Graphic Design

Design software that will help you establish a style and look to your business. Photoshop and Illustrator are great but here are other free resources or a one-time purchase (instead of the subscription model of Adobe). Take your look into your own hands, develop print work, social media posts, product designs and more.

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Canva

Canva is a graphic-design tool website, founded in 2012. It uses a drag-and-drop format and provides access to over a million photographs, graphics, and fonts. It is used by non-designers as well as professionals.

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Inkscape

Inkscape is professional quality vector graphics software that runs on Windows, Mac OS X and GNU/Linux. It is used by design professionals and hobbyists worldwide, for creating a wide variety of graphics such as illustrations, icons, logos, diagrams, maps, and web graphics.

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Inkscape

Pixelmator

Pixelmator Pro is an image editor designed to make the most powerful professional image editing tools accessible to everyone. And with an extensive collection of tools for editing and retouching photos, creating graphic designs, painting, drawing vector graphics, and adding stunning effects.

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Affinity

Affinity Photo has become the first choice for photography and creative professionals around the world, who love its speed, power, and precision. Born to work hand-in-hand with the latest powerful computer technology, it’s the only fully-loaded photo editor integrated across macOS, Windows, and iOS.

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Affinity

Photopea

Free online editor supportin PSD, XCF, Sketch, XD and CDR formats. (Adobe Photoshop, GIMP, Sketch App, Adobe XD, CoreIDRAW). Create a new image or exiting files form your computer.

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GIMP

This is the official website of the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP). GIMP is a cross-platform image editor available for GNU/Linux, OS X, Windows and more operating systems. It is free software, you can change its source code and distribute your changes. Whether you are a graphic designer, photographer, illustrator, or scientist, GIMP provides you with sophisticated tools to get your job done.

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GIMP

Take A Look At Some

Recent Projects

From nonprofits to corporations to musicians to online stores, we can build it all! Check out some of our projects listed below and if anything catches your eye, feel free to reach out and we can keep that in mind when build out your website.

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Take A Look At Some

Recent Projects

Andrea Napierkowski
Owner of CurlyHost

A good website makes it a business... makes it real... grows your ideas...

CurlyHost has worked on over 650 projects since we started back in 2011 and each one has given us insight into what works (and what doesn’t). We enjoy what we do and can’t wait to partner with your organization to tell your story online in an engaging and thoughtful way. Click around our website to check out our tools or see our past work to get inspired!

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HeroRaise works tirelessly to serve our nation’s Heros, raising thousands of dollars for a variety of causes. With a growing following, HeroRaise needed a website with more functionality that allowed for automatic donations and payments, financial tracking, and less hands-on management. They were also looking to expand the site’s offerings with memorials and provider listings free of charge.
With a long list of needs and wants, HeroRaise turned to CurlyHost to design and build the new site. CurlyHost simplified the fundraising management immensely, creating a crowdfunding site that allows Heroes to create and manage their own campaigns completely free. Users looking to donate can browse listings by category or search by keyword or location. Donations are a simple checkout process and social sharing is seamlessly integrated to encourage spreading the word.
CurlyHost also added an obituary board where any user can post a picture and a message honoring a loved one completely free. Where other websites might rely on advertising or charge hefty fees to post an obituary, CurlyHost designed a simple, low-maintenance solution that allows HeroRaise to offer the service at no charge to the poster.
Check out the full website here: https://www.heroraise.com/
#webdesign #website #webdevelopment #webdesigner #digitalmarketing #websitedesign #web #webdeveloper #ui #ux #uidesign #wordpress #coding #crowdfunding
#fallenheroes #neverforget #military #memorial #usa #heroes #armystrong #coastguard #semperfi #usairforce #militarylove #usmarine #soldiers #supportourveterans #deployed #usarmedforces

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Robyn Gobbel is a trauma therapist turned speaker, writer, and educator. She has a
big personality that loves all things pink and sparkly, while also being very
passionate about neuroscience, understanding the human brain, and healing
trauma. As a speaker, her vibrant personality and empathetic understanding of
people and trauma allow her to connect deeply with her audience and create an
engaging and meaningful experience.

CurlyHost did a complete revamp of Robyn’s former site, starting with a cleaned-up
layout and adding in a new color palette as fresh and playful as she is. Her live
training events and tickets are fully integrated into the site, so clients can register
without clicking away to an Eventbrite site and getting confused. Her speaking page
has fully embedded speaking samples that make it easy to get a feel for Robyn’s flair
and book her right through the website.

Check out her project with the link in our bio!

#webdesign #graphicdesign #website #marketing #webdevelopment
#webdesigner #branding #digitalmarketing #websitedesign
#webdeveloper #wordpress #coding
#ecommerce #creative #therapy #mentalhealth #selfcare #childtherapist
#mentalhealthawareness #adoptiontherapy #psychology #health
#therapist #adoption #counseling #mentalhealthmatters #trauma #psychotherapy
#counselling #curlyhost

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Revolution Farms is just off a quiet country road in Caledonia, Michigan where they’ve created the ideal indoor environment for fresh lettuce to thrive during every month of the Midwest climate. Inside the facility is a 50,000 square foot state-of-the-art greenhouse and an on-site packaging line.

By blending technology and biology, supply chain, and advanced agriculture, their farm harnesses natural light, automatically adjusts temperature, wind, shade, humidity, and carbon dioxide. Their fresh greens are cut at the peak of growth, immediately packaged on-site and delivered to your local grocery store in 1-2 days.

With their product design and content strategy provided by Burch Partners, their website is a fun and creative way to highlight the difference in hydroponic lettuce! Check out their website and find them in your local grocery store throughout West Michigan!

https://www.revolutionfarms.com/ - link in bio.

#eatyourlettuce #letuseatlettuce #revolutionfarms #eatyourgreens #nutrientdensefood #hydroponic #creativewebsitedesign #websitedesign #wordpress #curlyhost

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Family Intervention Nurturing Empowerment Inc. (FINE) provides a caring and nurturing infant program that serves families with children who have special needs in Southern California. They collaborate with Regional Centers and other agencies to embed evidence-based practices into family routines and activities.

Check out their new site:

https://www.fineinfantprogram.com/

#newwebsite #evidencebasedpractices #familyroutines #specialneeds #supportfamilies #webdesign #webdevelopment #curlyhost

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Because bad websites

Just don’t cut it anymore!

CurlyHost is committed to making the web creation process feel accessible to you. From mood boards, to design iterations, to some coding basics, you’ll feel empowered to change your mind and give your opinion, every step of the way. Let’s build the website you’ve always wanted!

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