Tutorials & Other Resources

Tutorials, Training & Other Resources

There's a famous saying by Howard Gardner that goes: “If you think education is expensive, try estimating the cost of ignorance.” But with these sites you don't have to spend one penny to learn because their tutorials are completely free of charge. Whether it's graphic design, illustration, motion graphics or you want to learn how to use a paid tool such as After Effects.

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Design School

Canva’s Design School aims to fast-track your ability to create amazing designs, with the emphasis on the Canva tool of course, but the principles you’ll learn can be applied to designs you make in general, not just using their tool. As well as learning the basics of graphic design, you’ll also get advanced tips to speed up your design process inside the Canva too itself. There are 30 easy to follow tutorials in total and you can work your way through at your own pace.

Spoon Graphics

Spoon Graphics is a long-established website owned by a guy from the UK called Chris Spoon. He is a passionate creative and creates a wide variety of graphics tutorials on a regular basis, as well as giving away freebies. Use the search function in the top right corner of the site to find specific tutorials and blog entries, or just browse through the myriad of training Chris has provided absolutely free.

Tutpad

Tutpad.com offers a variety of both FREE and Premium graphic design tutorials so you can learn the most in-demand design skills from passionate industry experts. Subjects include Motion Graphics, Animation, Illustration, Typography as well as tutorials for premium tools such as Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, and After Effects. You can take classes at your own pace, at your desk or on the go with your phone or tablet. Start learning today at:

Color Palette Generator

Found an image that you really like and want to base your marketing materials and website on it? This tool generates color palettes that match your image. Simply insert the URL of your picture and get color palettes for your website, marketing materials and social media channels.

Pattern Maker

This tool is incorporated into the Flat Icon website and lets you make fun and interesting patterns from a wide variety of icons. You can choose your background color and make a pattern from just one icon, mix and match several different icons, or just click ‘Random’ for a quick pattern.

Proportional Scale Calculator

Sometimes you need to scale an image or video down to a particular height or width while keeping it in proportion. This handy online tool lets you enter the original size of your image or video in the first two fields, and then enter the width or height you need it to be. Then simply click “resize” to see what the other value should be so the image is scaled proportionally.

Ratio Tool for Graphics & Videos

Widescreen 16:9 is probably the most popular video ratio there is, but it’s not always easy to work out the correct dimensions yourself. But here’s a handy online tool that works it out for you – the perfect 16:9 widescreen ratio for both videos and graphics.

Trianglify Background Image Generator

Trianglify is a free online tool that lets you create completely unique backgrounds for free. There are 25 preset color combos to choose from, or your can create a custom color combination of your choice. Set the width and height you want and adjust the variance and cell size to suit. You can generate as many different backgrounds as you want, all completely free of charge.