It is now common to dabble in entrepreneurial endeavors, and there is no longer a need to pay a large advertising firm (with an even larger price tag) to build your brand. The need for unique brand material is expanding faster than ever with the increasingly digitized and global world-and with that comes a boom in graphic design work. Everything I have learned has been a combination of community support, trial, and error. What is the best part about GIMP? If you don't know how to do something, the online community sure does, and they are happy to help with written and video tutorials. What have I created with GIMP you may ask? Practically anything-logos, DJ press kits, retail packaging, comic books, storefront banners, bus stop posters, business cards, portfolios, art pieces, websites, clothing and apparel, skateboards, garden and floor plans, photo albums, scholastic presentations, infographics, nightclub event posters, promo material, social media content, convention banners, free drink coupons, out-of-order signs, open and closed signs. Most importantly for avid Linux users… GIMP unlocked the open source world to me despite having zero computer science or coding background.It has played one of the biggest roles in diversifying my resume and boosting my hire-ability.It has opened the door to other design and editing programs such as Inkscape, Converseen, and Comipro+.GIMP has been a tool of self-discovery and growth, a skill that has given me an advantage in situations that I could never have anticipated.It has pushed me to turn my artistic interests into a livelihood, a step that I probably would not have taken if I had to buy a fancy Mac and the full Adobe Suites.Each project I work on in GIMP has allowed me to remain creative and imaginative while balancing corporate work.GIMP has helped me pay rent and grow as a young adult in an expensive city, in an increasingly competitive world.By enabling me to create unique content, GIMP has helped boost the reach and accessibility of whichever brand I am focusing on. It has been a design tool for fluid social media and e-marketing advertising material.It has allowed me to develop brands, first for myself, then for friends, then for organizations, as a professional.It has allowed me to create all my own graphic and advertising material-free of charge.In celebration of its 19th birthday, I have compiled a top 10 list of how GIMP has positively impacted my life. When I think of the primary driving factors of how I have built my own personal brand, GIMP sits at the top of the list. Dabbling in open source editing and design software was once a hobby. Like other young professionals, I have worked many odd jobs over the years, slowly spinning my strange and broad range of experience into a neatly packaged service. There are certainly many things to celebrate. Happy 19th anniversary of the 1.0 release of GIMP! Let me legally buy you a drink (well, in Canada that is).
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