There are many people I know of that are interested in graphic design, but don’t really have the capital to get started with a big program like Adobe Photoshop. Photoshop is in fact quite pricey and for that reason I don’t blame people for getting discouraged at trying to find some graphic design software that they can use. While freeware graphic design software will make it harder to design your own graphics, it will at least allow you to get started until you get the money necessary to buy a copy of Adobe Photoshop.

One such program that you might consider is Microsoft Acrylic. It allows for some pixel-based editing as well as vector editing, both of which can allow you the opportunity to get some good graphic design work done. While the functionality is quite limited (somewhat obvious since it is Microsoft freeware), I wouldn’t exactly call this piece of software cripple ware when it is compared to other freeware solutions in the graphic design software market. However, once you’ve had a chance to try it out you can certainly make your own decision.

More information can be found here. I’ll also be posting links to more freeware design programs over the next little while. I’d prefer that you make your own choice about which one to use rather than listening to my opinion.

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