I am not a professional designer by any stretch of the imagination, but I do love noodling around with design. For years, I used the Affinity suite of apps, and recently — after an acquisition by Canva — Affinity made its apps free…and combined them all into big ol’ honkin’ mega-app that does photos, illustration, and layout. I like it and it’s fun to play with. And hey, it’s free, so maybe try it out.
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