What’s New on Picmaker
Here are some features we released and bugs we fixed - for you. Stay up-to-date with the latest updates and enhancements in Picmaker.
Can you believe it's already May?
As flowers bloom and the world around us springs to life, we're taking a moment to appreciate the growth and transformation that this time of year represents. 🌸🌱
But it's not just the natural world that's evolving. Here at Picmaker, we've been busily cultivating our own digital garden.
We've been brainstorming, innovating, and carefully crafting new tools to take your creative endeavours to new heights. 💡🚀
We're thrilled to introduce our "Advanced Updates" for May, spotlighting a suite of brand-new features designed to supercharge your Picmaker experience.
Say hello to the 'Special Days Calendar', 'Link Analytics', and 'Social Campaigns' - innovative tools tailored to give you, even more, control and insight over your creative process. 🎨🔧
The 'Special Days Calendar' is here to help you stay ahead of the curve and plan your content like a pro.
Our new 'Link Analytics' feature will offer deep insights, enabling you to optimize your strategy with precision.
And 'Social Campaigns' is designed to provide you with a powerful tool to plan, execute, and monitor your social media engagement all in one place. 🎯
May is a time for growth and renewal, and with these advanced updates, we hope to mirror that spirit in your Picmaker experience.
So let's embrace the promise of May and explore these exciting new features together! Let's dive right in! 🌊🌟
First up in our suite of Advanced Updates is the Special Days Calendar, a brilliant enhancement to our existing social media scheduler.
We've added a list of special days to the calendar to ensure you never miss an opportunity to engage with your audience on those noteworthy occasions. 🗓️🌟
This feature isn't just about reminders, though. When you click on a special day in the scheduler, you'll be presented with a selection of design templates specifically tailored for that day.
Whether it's a holiday, a global observance, or a fun-themed day, you'll have a set of fresh, ready-to-use designs at your fingertips. 🎨✨
Imagine this: It's Mother's Day. You click on the date in the scheduler and voila! You have an array of beautiful, heartwarming design templates ready to be customized and shared with your followers.
No more last-minute scramble for content – the Special Days Calendar has got you covered. 🌸💖
We believe this feature will not only help you to stay ahead of the curve but also save valuable time in your content creation process.
Now, every day can be a special day on your social media calendar! 🎉🚀
Next up in our Advanced Updates is the highly anticipated Link Analytics feature.
In the world of social media, links are key, and understanding how they perform can make a world of difference. 📊🔗
With our new Link Analytics, you can now get in-depth insights into how your audience interacts with the links in your social media posts.
Get ready to dive deep into data like the number of clicks, where those clicks are coming from, and how engagement varies by date and platform.
Whether it's Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter, you'll have a detailed understanding of how your links perform. 🌍🎯
Imagine knowing exactly when and where your links are getting the most traction.
You could tailor your future posts to maximize engagement, strategically choosing when and where to share your links based on real data. 💡📈
The Link Analytics feature is about giving you the power to make informed decisions, fine-tune your strategy, and succeed in the ever-changing landscape of social media.
Get ready to take your link game to the next level with Picmaker's Link Analytics! 🚀💥
Introducing Social Campaigns, your ultimate tool for organizing and measuring your social media efforts like never before. 📣✨
With Social Campaigns, you can create separate campaigns and effortlessly manage your posts and analytics specific to each campaign.
Imagine having the power to designate a date range for a campaign and schedule posts exclusively related to that theme or objective. 📅🎯
With Social Campaigns, you can do just that! Keep your content focused and consistent, tailoring it to the specific goals of each campaign.
But the real magic happens when it's time to measure the success of your campaigns. 📊🚀
Social Campaigns provides dedicated analytics for each campaign, giving you valuable insights into the number of posts, likes, impressions, engagement, and more.
Say goodbye to guesswork and hello to data-driven decision-making.
By segregating your social media efforts with Social Campaigns, you gain a clear understanding of the impact of each campaign and can fine-tune your strategies accordingly. 💪💥
It's time to take control of your social media presence and unleash the full potential of your campaigns with Picmaker's Social Campaigns feature!
And there you have it – our exciting lineup of advanced updates for this month! With the Special Days Calendar, Link Analytics, and Social Campaigns, we're equipping you with powerful tools to elevate your social media game and achieve even greater success. 🚀✨
From staying on top of special occasions to analyzing the performance of your links and organizing your social media campaigns, these new features are designed to make your experience with Picmaker even more seamless, efficient, and effective. 💪🎉
We're committed to continuous improvement and innovation, ensuring that Picmaker remains your go-to platform for all your graphic design and social media needs.
We can't wait to see how you use these advanced updates to create stunning visuals, engage your audience, and make a lasting impact in the social media world. 🎨👍
Thank you for being a part of our journey as we strive to provide you with the best tools and features. Stay tuned for more exciting updates and enhancements in the future! 🌟
Get ready to take your Picmaker experience to new heights with these advanced updates. Happy creating! 🎉✨
Can you believe March is almost over? It's been a wild ride so far! 🎢
We've had some awesome celebrations this month, like International Women's Day.
It's a day where we recognize all the amazing things women have accomplished around the world. 👩🔬👩💼👩🎓
And who could forget St. Patty's Day? Even if you're not Irish, it's hard not to get into the spirit of the holiday.
There's nothing like green beer 🍀🍺 and parades to put a smile on your face.
Oh, and did you notice that spring 🌸 has finally sprung in the northern hemisphere?
After the long, cold winter, it's a relief to see the flowers blooming, the trees budding, and the birds 🐦chirping.
It's such a hopeful and refreshing time of year, and a perfect time to get outside and enjoy nature.
Wait, there’s more! We've got some seriously awesome updates that are going to blow your mind💥!
Our latest release notes are jam-packed with all sorts of amazing new features ✨ and improvements that are going to take your social media game to the next level.
So get ready to be wowed and check them out now! 🚀
Introducing Picmaker Analytics 🥁
It's a pretty cool tool that helps you keep an eye on how your social media posts are doing and gives you some sweet insights into your growth.
You can find out which posts are doing well 🤩, and then use that data to create even more awesome content in the future.
Using our combined summary tool, you can get a snapshot of your social media presence in one place.
You'll see all your impressions, engagement, likes, and comments across all your social media platforms.
This is super useful because it will help you figure out where you're doing well and where you could improve. 📈👍
And there's more! You can also use the tool to identify your top-performing posts.
This is super helpful because it will show you what kind of posts your audience loves the most.
And once you know that, you can create even better content that they'll love even more.
Pretty cool, huh? 💡
Did you know that you can measure the performance of all your social media posts on Picmaker? 🤔
That's right! Not just your top-performing post.
With Post Analytics, you can filter your posts by keywords or hashtags.
You can easily sort them by likes, comments, impressions, reach, engagement, saves, views, and even date.
And the best part? You can switch the order to find the best and worst-performing content. 🔍
So go ahead and use our Social Analytics to improve your social media strategy.
You'll be amazed at how much engagement and traffic you can drive to your social media accounts! 🔥
🎉 Introducing our new hashtag group feature! 🎉
We're excited to announce that this feature is designed to simplify the process of adding hashtags to your social media posts.
With just a few clicks, you can now add multiple hashtags to your posts, without having to type them out one by one.
This feature not only saves you time and effort, but also boosts the visibility and engagement of your posts on social media platforms.
So why not try out our new hashtag group feature today and take your social media game to the next level? 🚀
We can't wait to see the results you achieve!
Our homepage has a brand-new look! 🎨
Our main goal is to make it easy for social media marketers like you to explore our innovative features. 👨💻🌟
We're confident that this redesign will help communicate our vision for social media marketing and make it a breeze for you to learn more about what we have to offer. 🙌
That's a wrap for our March updates! 🎉
We hope you love these new features as much as we do. And remember, if you've got any feedback or suggestions for us, we're all ears. 🙌
Last year, we launched Love Updates to celebrate our passion for DIY design. It was awesome 😎
Now, we're even more excited because we're extending our passion to social media marketing too.
Picmaker has evolved into a complete suite of social media marketing tools. Pretty cool, huh❓
We're ready to revolutionize the social media space with this update 🚀 , which is packed with exciting features that cover everything from content creation to scheduling.
Let's dive in and check it out 👇🏻
Social media management isn’t “Easy” anymore.
It has become highly complex and it is kinda BIGG problem.
You’ve got so many different types of Content, Channels, Campaigns, Engagements, Metrics, and different tools.
The list goes on and on 😐
Yet, there’s no way to manage them all from one single platform 💡
That’s where we come in.
Introducing Picmaker Social❗️
The social media scheduler for smart marketers.
You can now totally manage all your social media accounts from Picmaker Social.
How cool is that?
This includes Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, and even Pinterest!
And hey, hold on to your hats, because we're planning to roll out integration for your absolute favorite TikTok, YouTube, and WhatsApp super soon.
Timeline allows you to plan and schedule content days, weeks, or even months in advance.
In short, you get a holistic view of your entire social media plan 🗓️
This means you can focus on creating great content while we take care of the rest.
The Media Library feature is where it's at❗️
You can store and organize all your images and videos in one spot.
That way, you can get to them easily and use them on all your social media accounts without any hassle 👇🏻
Creating social media posts just got way easier with Picmaker Social.
Our DIY design platform is seamlessly integrated with the schedular, so you can add your existing designs or create new ones for social media.
Plus, you can even use the tool to schedule your posts.
How brilliant is that 🤩
Hashtags are super important if you want your social media game to be on point.
That's where Picmaker Social comes in clutch.
It suggests you the most engaging hashtags to make sure your posts are popping off 💥
And the best part❓
It's so easy to use❗️
Tagging locations is incredibly important for improving reach.
And with Picmaker Social, you can easily tag your location on Twitter posts.
It's like magic 🪄
This helps the right audience to identify your Twitter posts.
So tag away, my friend❗️
Scheduling your posts is a great way to make sure your content is released at the perfect time ⏰
With the option to schedule posts at specific dates and times, you can make sure you don't miss any important moments.
Another perk of scheduling your posts is the ability to preview them before they go live.
This way, you can make sure your content looks awesome and is free of any mistakes before your followers see it.
We have some exciting news to share with you❗️
Picmaker has reached a new milestone - we now have a family of 1 million social media users!
This is a huge achievement for us and we are incredibly grateful for your support.
It's amazing to see how far we've come since we first launched Picmaker 1.0.
We're proud of the progress we've made and are committed to continuing to innovate and provide the best social media management tools for our users.
Thank you for being a part of our journey to 1 million social media users!
Everyone loves aesthetics.
Not particularly fashion, but the idea of beauty.
The blue sky, cats 🐈, dogs 🐶, and even the photos you click show the aesthetics of life.
August is meant to give special importance to this facet (International Cat day, National Dog Day (US), and World Photo Days).
Picmaker jumped into this sensation and released aesthetically pleasing updates.
Right from the fresh new dashboard to colourful multiple brand kits every single update is waiting to excite you 😉
Let’s jump in right away 👇🏻
Picmaker Dashboard gets a fresh new look.
Right from the search bar to templates, everything is new.
Sign in to experience the new way to design the future.
Are you managing more than one brand?
Staying consistent in branding for different brands may be hard to crack.
Don’t worry!
Introducing Multiple Brand Kit 🥁
Now, create more than one brand kit to level up your branding game.
Upgrade to the starter to get 2 brand kits.
Pro users get a max of 99 brand Kits.
Picmaker Pricing page gets a fresh new look.
Not just the look, we refreshed our pricing too 😉
Now, save 50% off on our Pro Plan and 20% on the Starter Plan.
What more do you need to get the power, control, and customization you need to manage your team and projects?
If you are on the free plan, it’s time to upgrade now!
2 things that new YouTubers worry about are getting more views and subscribers.
What if we tell you, these two can be driven with a straightforward trick?
In this video, I’ve shown how to design and use YouTube end screens to get more views and subscribers to your channel.
Pinterest drives more traffic to your website than any other social media platform. Surveys show that 87% of Pinterest users have made their purchase decisions based on the content they see on Pinterest.
With an impressive pin that stands out, you can effortlessly drive more traffic to your website through Pinterest.
Here are a few tips to keep in mind while creating your Pinterest pin.
That’s all for now. Stay tuned for more updates❗️
We thrive to enjoy the sweet side of life.
Happy are those who know “life” isn’t always sweet but “they” are!
July is loaded with sweetness to emphasize this.
That’s why we celebrated World Chocolate Day and Sugar Cookie Day.
2 more reasons to eat chocolates 😉
So what’s sweeter than chocolates?
Yes, a good friendship!
It was delightful to glorify our friends this month.
Since July is so sugary, we are here with sweet updates.
With fresh new templates, Improvements in Background Remover, and much more, these updates are really as sweet as pie.
Let’s dive in 👇🏻
Enjoy the latest and colorful social media templates added to Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
That’s not all.
We also added fresh new flyer and poster templates.
Check out the templates now!
Your favorite Background remover is redefined with AI improvements and bug fixes.
The tool is getting cool day by day and you have one more reason to upgrade your plan 😉
Thank us later!
Remove Backgrounds Now
We know you don’t want to miss downloading your design.
That’s why the download widget is significant for us.
We changed the download size drop-down into a smooth slider.
Why? Because we care about our user experience.
The design quality also got the slider UI for your accuracy.
Check it out now!
This is your ultimate guide to the most popular fonts in 2022.
Professional Designers have an eye for detail; that is why they know the importance of using a perfect type of font with a suitable size and formatting style.
In this tutorial, we have shown the top 5 fonts used by professional Graphic Designers in 2022 and the top 3 tips to consider while designing using fonts in 2022.
Along with designing your social media strategy, you must identify the best time(s) to post on social media to ensure your target audience consumes your content, engages with it, and your brand achieves its marketing and business objectives.
In this article, we present you with the best time to post on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, YouTube, Snapchat, and TikTok.
We’ll also provide you with tips to find the best times to post on social media for your brand.
Social media websites frequently change the way display and render content to their users.
Social media image sizes and layouts are a big part of the updates rolled out by each channel.
With that in mind, this cheat sheet is designed to provide you with the full, updated list of social media image sizes for all channels - Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Snapchat, TikTok, Tumblr, YouTube, Twitch, and WhatsApp.
That’s all for now. Stay tuned for more updates❗️
Nature is a feature rolled out by God himself to help mankind stay connected 👉🏻👈🏻
Just think 🤔 about it.
We breathe the same air 🌬
We drink the same water 💧
We live on this ONE beautiful planet - Earth 🌎
How thoughtful of him to connect everything together 🤩
June was prime time to recall our deeds to our mother Earth on World Environment Day.
We cared about Ocean 🌊 (World Oceans Day) and Wind (Global Wind Day).
Why❓ Because we wanted to cherish our connection through nature 🍃 and protect it for our future.
Nature constantly teaches us to grow. As we are crossing half this year, it’s time to learn from nature and keep growing 😎
On that note, we grew with loads of features that will in turn help you to grow as a pro graphic designer 💪🏻
Let’s dive in 👇🏻
Enhance your design with numbers.
Click on an element and press the “Option” or “Alt” key on your keyboard ⌨️
The magic numbers 🪄 you see on your screen are the distance between the selected design element and the nearest element.
Picmaker measures the distance from all the sides (top, bottom, left, and, right) to help you precisely position the elements.
Say goodbye 👋🏻 to alignment issues.
Ever wanted to work on design elements that you recently used❓
Until now, when you use a template, photo, icon, background, or text, you might have found it hard to use them again.
We get it❗️ The struggle to find the template and photo again was tiresome 🙁
Don’t worry 😉
Because with the latest update, your recently used templates, photos, icons, backgrounds, and text prebuilts are decked in the sidebar.
Pretty handy eh❗️
Recently used Templates:
Recently used Photos:
Recently used Objects:
Recently used Text Prebuilts:
Recently used Backgrounds:
Here is an exciting update for Unsplash fans 🤩
Along with Pexels and Pixabay, you can now access 3 million+ high-resolution curated photos from Unsplash.
You can find the Unsplash integration under the “Apps” section in the sidebar.
Fuel your creativity and take your design to the next level ⏫ using Unsplash.
Are you new to Picmaker❓
Now, it’s a walk in the park to learn the basics of Picmaker.
Introducing “Getting Started with Picmaker” - a video series for newbies to learn Picmaker as easy as ABC 🤓
This series features 5️⃣ videos that walk you through the platform and help you to create your first design.
Do you know why Netflix’s logo is in red 🤔
…and McDonald’s logo is in yellow❓
In this video, we dived deep into color psychology.
Know the branding secrets of the most famous brands across the globe 😎
By the end of this video, you’ll know what it takes to be a pro graphic designer 😉
Watch now 👇🏻
We get it: driving Instagram engagement can, from time to time, become challenging.
Experimenting with different content formats is worth a try 😇
Instagram carousel is one form of content that’s consistently produced good results 📈 for marketers.
It is, not to mention, also one of the most engaging and popular 😎 on the platform.
In this blog, we present you with 15 free editable Instagram carousel templates for educational, motivational, informational, and promotional content 👇🏻
Informing people about an upcoming company event, a birthday bash 🥳 , a naming ceremony, or any occasion that you plan to invite people to - is easier, more efficient, and may even be considered attractive.
Courtesy of the Facebook event cover. It’s easier, too, for the invited guests to RSVP, gather information, and stay on top of the proceedings.
In this article, we present you with 1️⃣5️⃣ Facebook event cover templates for events, ceremonies, and parties.
The templates are fully customizable and you can announce your event/ceremony in style 😉
Getting your campaign up 🔼 and running is often the toughest part.
That is, even if you know your audience, you have defined your ad campaign’s objective(s), and have a fixed budget 💰 to achieve your advertising goals.
Whether your goal 🎯 is to drive awareness, encourage your audience to ‘consider’ your offer, or close a sale, you’ll find a relevant Facebook ad template on Picmaker’s library.
Read this blog to know more about designing Facebook Ads that convert 👇🏻
Facebook allows you to target a specific group of people 🎯 who would probably buy your product.
Therefore, advertising on Facebook would be a great choice for restaurants and other food outlets as they try to reach a specific target audience.
In this article, we present a collection of 1️⃣0️⃣ easily customizable Facebook Ad templates designed exclusively for restaurant owners, pizzerias, and resto-bars.
The official G2 Summer Report 2022 is out and guess what❓❗️
We’ve passed with flying colors 🥳
Picmaker has been awarded with:
That’s all for now. Stay tuned for more updates❗️
What a beautiful Month! May bridges spring 🌱 and fall 🍂.
One part of the world recovers from the freezing winter ❄️ while the other gradually walk towards winter.
Some say goodbye 👋🏻 and others embrace it 💪🏻.
There are a few who love this bridge because it lets them leave some stuff behind and look ahead. We call them LEGENDS 👑.
Legends recognize laborers on May Day and appreciate their mothers on Mother’s Day.
Not just celebrating their families on Family Day, but they dive deep into the ocean 🌊 to care about the Tuna fish 🐟 (Tuna Day).
Since May is for legends, we are here with legendary updates.
With a fresh new templates tab, redefined image editing tools, and much more, these updates are really Barney-style LEGENDARY.
Let’s dive in 👇🏻
We reimagined the user interface of our image editor.
Now, you can apply filters, tweak the brightness, saturation, and contrast, and add advanced image effects all under one roof.
And, what’s more? All image editing tools are in the sidebar for easy access 😇
Handy and convenient❗️
Find 15➕ handpicked icon packs under Picmaker objects.
Each of our 100➕ premium icons has been handpicked with care.
For our Starter and Pro users all the icon packs are absolutely FREE to use. Yaay 🥳
So, what are you waiting for?, Upgrade to Starter or Pro to access the entire premium icons library and icon packs.
Enjoy the icon!
Feeling lost in the templates ocean❓
Fret not❗️
The templates tab in the workspace got a fresh new look 🤩
We organized the templates into sub-categories like fitness, food, fashion, etc.
These subcategories are available in the templates section in the sidebar.
Thank us later 😉
Ever loved a Facebook post template but felt like your hands were tied not to use it for Twitter❓
We got you❗️
No matter what dimension you choose, the templates tab in the sidebar shows all popular templates in different design categories.
Give it a click and boom💥, the template gets resized to your chosen dimension.
Sounds interesting, right❓
Go, use it now❗️
You may want some design elements to be untouched. The background of a design is one of such elements.
What if you can lock the background❓
Yes, you can do it now❗️
Once you click a background and a lock button appears at the top right. With that, you can lock it with a single click👆🏻
When a background is locked, any attempt to change the background triggers a prompt ⚠️
We promise you it’s going to be handy in many situations.
Using Text Prebuilts is always exciting🤩 Who doesn’t like to use templates for text❓
We have an update that will excite you even more 😉
Now, our Text Prebuilts come with filters.
Filter, invitations, menu, party text prebuilts, and much more to find one that suits your design.
Picmaker is getting easier with every update 😇
Introducing Transform for images and objects.
No more dragging images and objects to position. With our Transform feature, you can position them with X and Y values. Talk about accuracy!
Rotate the elements precisely to the right degree. That's not all. You can crop them by manually adding the width and height 😉
Play with the numbers now❗️
According to Facebook, “With Facebook Stories, people have a place to show and express more of life’s moments as they happen, not just the highlights they post on News Feed.”
For brands and individual content creators, Facebook Stories help drive user engagement and, as Facebook says, “inspire action” 😎
Whether you’re a large or small brand, a Facebook Story that appeals to your audience is incredibly powerful 💪🏻
Here are the 10 Facebook story ideas to achieve your marketing and business goals.
According to a survey by the National Association of Realtors, 95 percent of property buyers use the internet 🌐 to research properties at some point during the buying process.
It shows that real estate businesses (and industry people, in general) must have a strong online presence to attract buyers and sellers.
So what you’re planning to do❓
Fret not❗️
Check out these 🔟 real estate poster templates to attract your buyers.
In 2022, the number of daily active users 👥 on Twitter is 217 million.
This makes Twitter a great platform to drive your marketing, advertising, and business goals—whatever niche you’re in.
You may be a small business owner, an event organizer, a creative professional, or an online influencer. Twitter can help you connect with the right audience for your business.
In this article, we provide you with unique, ready-to-use, and customizable Twitter post templates to drive your campaign goals 🎯
Pinterest is always prioritizing fresh pins over old ones❗️
You need to publish a minimum of 1 to 2 fresh pins every single day❗️
But, if you are stuck at your computer 💻 for hours, trying to create fresh pins to post on Pinterest, you’re doing it all wrong ❌
Posting fresh pins on Pinterest doesn’t have to take hours ⏳ out of your day anymore. There’s a better way to make fresh Pinterest pins fast, and this tutorial will show you how.
In this video, we will show you the easier and quicker way to design Pinterest pins 😇
A picture is worth a thousand words. But sometimes it’s not enough to convey your ideas.
Adding text can uniquely improve ⏫ your image.
In this tutorial, we’ll see how to add text to an image without breaking a sweat.
Watch the video till the end, because we're sharing 5️⃣ tips that you must know to design with types on images.
If you are looking to create a promotional flyer for your business in 2022 you'll need to consider asking these questions:
We’ve answered all of it in this video 👇🏻
Can I maintain margins while designing on Picmaker?
An image that neglects using margins - is a mess.
It looks rushed and communicates that you don't care about what you are selling. It all boils down to 1️⃣ simple thing: If you don't care, why should your audience❓
This is why we have our Margin Feature to rescue you from such fiascos. Think of it this way: it i as simple as using a box shape to give us a boundary to work to.
Can I link my Picmaker design to an external website?
You can now add a hyperlink 🔗 to your text, pictures, icons, or elements within your Picmaker design❗️
No need to open a new tab and manually type a link. No need to scroll through numerous slides to show a reference.
Just add hyperlinks to any design element in your artboard.
Yes, it's that easy. ANY design element❗️
Does Picmaker have a Print Bleed option?
With our hottest new update, you can now activate Print Bleed on Picmaker.
Print bleed is the part of the document 📄 that’s beyond the trim edge of the page. It’s ⅛ of an inch, serving as an allowance for potential cutting misalignments.
If you don’t add this allowance, you’ll risk having white gaps on the edges of the final product.
Think of it as a universal instruction to cut off until this part of the document, leaving no white gaps to the edge of the paper. Also, this serves as a guide for the designer itself to extend the image or elements of the design beyond the trim line.
That’s all for now. Stay tuned for more updates❗️
April was all about resurrection.
We celebrated the resurrection of Jesus Christ 😇
On Earth Day 🌎, We remembered to resurrect our planet Earth from pollution and deforestation.
The groundhogs, lemurs, and squirrels resurrected themselves from hibernation.
So what’s next❓
It depends.
Some people plan to live a new life ahead. Others try to uplift their existence.
But, what do the legends do? They check what’s new on Picmaker.
For those of you who are excited, here comes the latest updates to resurrect your design soul 👇🏻
We know you love the “Resize” feature.
Who doesn’t love a feature that simplifies the effort to resize designs for different social platforms?
And you know that we deliver more on what you love the most.
So here is the major update on the Resize feature.
Now you can preview how your design looks in different dimensions.
That’s not all. Feed your custom dimension and it’ll be saved in the widget to use next time.
Go check it out and resize your designs like a walk in the park!
Memes, Memes, Memes!
Memes rule the internet 🌐 And a meme without a text caption is just a template.
Previously you had to add a shape beneath a text to make it look like a caption. We know the struggle and this update puts a smile on meme creators.
Now “Text Caption” is available in the Text section:
Text captions with different background colors:
Not just meme creators, but it can be used in various other design categories too:
Ultimately, it’s all about your creativity.
Unleash it now!
Sticker lovers raise your hands‼️
We have released fresh new sticker templates for you. Customize the templates and design your own stickers to turn heads.
From labeling to marketing, use it to show off your business or art.
Browse the templates now!
Also Read: 5 Powerful business use cases of Stickers
Who is the strongest person in the world?
One of the top blogs in the world says that it’s the powerlifter - Zydrunas Savickas.
But, we doubt it. It’s not that we are inviting Zydrunas to wrestle with us. Sometimes strength is not just measured physically.
Nothing can be compared with the strength of a mother. Because her strength is combined with kindness and compassion.
Wish your mother “Happy Mothers’ Day” with freshly released Picmaker templates.
Hello Marketers and Business Owners!
Some brands never advertise but are successful in the market. To name a few, Lamborghini, Zara, and Tupperware.
But, for most brands, advertisement is the critical part of their success like Nike, Coca Cola, and, Red Bull. Some of them use billboards to get their message across.
That’s why we bring you Billboard templates. Now, you’ve got the whole billboard to yourself!
Watch this space for fresh and creative billboard template updates.
Why do marketers prefer Retractable Banners?
They are portable - you can literally roll it and take it anywhere you want. They are cost-effective - high-quality appearance at an affordable price.
They are durable - you can expect the graphics on the banners to last long with durable materials.
So what are we trying to say?
Yes!
Along with Stickers and Billboard templates, we’ve released a new design category for Retractable Banners.
One more reason to love Picmaker ❤️
Finding the right website on Google needs expertise.
It’s the same for design templates.
Picmaker search bar is a powerful engine that helps you to find the right design template. Search filters add more power to the search bar.
To make it even more powerful, we have launched 170+ new subcategories added as filters in our templates page.
Let’s say you want to design an Instagram story for an event. Just click on the “Event” filter under the search bar.
This applies to many design categories like YouTube Thumbnails, Facebook posts, Presentations, and so on.
Enjoy!
Posters have been in use for several centuries.
Whether it was for wartime propaganda in the early 20th century or as a medium to sell products and services, posters have consistently been a popular choice for advertising.
This blog can help you to choose the right poster size depending on the areas of application.
Very few eCommerce store owners often think marketing is more refreshing than new stocks.
It's something you learn when you launch your store, right?
Or maybe your parent's garage business has been around long enough that you feel like a marketing savant.
Either way: you know what you're doing, and you can't wait to show the world.
But in most cases, things don’t always work out the way you plan.
In this article, we’ll discuss the steps for a successful ecommerce marketing campaign.
Driving engagement on your Facebook posts can be challenging.
Even if your social media marketing budget is high and you have a dedicated team of social media marketers creating and posting content on Facebook, engagement might be elusive.
Don’t worry!
In this blog, we added 10 Facebook engagement post ideas to educate and entertain your audience.
Playlists are an integral part of your Spotify experience. You may have tons of your own playlists that you listen to every day.
And those Spotify Playlists are even better if you use your own playlist cover image to show them off.
Yes. Spotify now lets you create a custom cover art for any playlist that you create So, why don't you give your Spotify playlists a unique touch?
In this video, we’ll show you how to design your own playlist Cover Image, find the right art size, how to change your Spotify cover image, and best practices to gain more reach.
Your speech may be perfect. But have you ever find hard to connect with your audience.
If yes, you need to take a second look at your presentation.
In this video, we’ll share with you 21 design hacks that will help you ace your next presentation.
How can I get a receipt for my purchase?
You can easily generate invoices for any of your orders through the Picmaker Account portal.
From the dashboard, click on the settings icon, and select the Account settings.
You can check all your payment receipts in the billing section of your account settings.
How do I compress a design on Picmaker before downloading it?
Compressing a file’s size can be quite daunting, especially to newbie designers.
However, as Picmaker is so intuitive, you need not worry much about the technicalities of this process.
Once you're done designing, click on the Download button, and scroll down to select the Compress File option.
In just a snap of a second, you can choose to compress the file before downloading.
Can I move a design directly to the desired folder?
De-clutter and manage your content all in one place - now live from your artboard as you edit your designs.
From the File Menu on your Artboard, select Move to Folder, select the folder that you want to move the design to, and click on Done to finish.
It’s that easy.
That’s all for now. Stay tuned for more updates!
Wow! What a start to the week we’ve had! The 94th Academy Awards featured so many firsts:
Will Smith getting his FIRST Oscar (How did he miss out on it all these years!) 👏
Jane Campion becoming only the third woman director to win the award (Seriously?!) 👩
And, with CODA becoming the first OTT movie to win - OTT finally seems to have come of age. 🎥
If only there was an Oscars for DIY Design, we wonder what would Picmaker have won. 🤔
We’d probably win the Oscars for the most frequent feature releases 🤣
On that note, here we go!.
Design is meaningless without text. Text is faceless without fonts.
We know its importance. So, guess what? We have updated our fonts library with 30 NEW POPULAR FONTS in the design world.
Starting from the pro version of Source Sans to the elegant Slabo, let your design shine with the top fonts.
We know how you were clueless to create a custom-sized design without templates. That must be exhausting. Designing something from scratch is always backbreaking.
Heave a sigh of relief, because we have a solution for that.
Picmaker suggests relevant templates for your custom-sized designs. The templates are easily discoverable in the sidebar.
Go explore them now!
The text tab is the one-stop solution for all your typography needs. It holds your brand fonts for heading, subheading, body text, text prebuilts, and your custom fonts.
The tab is now compact and easy to use. This new user interface helps to quickly access your text brand elements.
Try it out!
2.56 billion users. That’s how many people you can potentially reach with YouTube video ads.
YouTube is a goldmine for businesses and marketers to build brand awareness, scale traffic numbers, and maximize conversions. So, if you want to kick-start your first YouTube ad campaign or re-launch your previous ones, there’s no better time than now.
This blog will walk you through six proven tips to create killer YouTube video ads that entice your viewers and nudge them to take action.
In the 21st century, digital platforms contribute significantly to tracing a missing person, a missing cat, or a missing dog. Digital is not the only medium to track down a loved one, but word spreads fast on social media, messenger apps, and short messaging services (SMS).
Here is a collection of posters to help you fast-track your search for a missing person or a missing pet.
A football poster helps promote a big-ticket fixture, unveil a soccer player signing for a club team, announce a soccer-based event, or advertise a summer camp for different age groups.
For example, ahead of the last edition of the football world cup in Russia, FIFA - the sport’s international governing body - unveiled the official tournament poster featuring Lev Yashin, a legendary goalkeeper of the Soviet Union. Pity they didn’t use Picmaker!
Whether you’re looking for a poster to promote your football academy, an upcoming match involving two teams, or generate buzz for a football event, you’ll find your poster inspiration here.
Gooooaaallll!
Did you know that social profiles with a profile picture receive 14 times more views than those without one? Moreover, with a professional profile picture, you are 36 times more likely to receive a message.
Besides, your profile picture is key to your personal brand and online networking.
And fixing it is a one-time action that gives you lasting benefits.
Watch this detailed video that shows you how to make an awesome profile picture from any photo in minutes.
Brand fonts decide the personality of your brand. Your brand fonts should be easily reachable to use without any hiccups.
In this quick tutorial, let’s see how to add your brand fonts to the brand kit.
It’s safe to say that memes have taken over the internet. They have become a popular way to successfully but subtly propagate a brand’s message to the masses.
Don’t miss watching this video that shows how to use meme marketing for your business in 2022.
Do you use Picmaker to design graphics and at times just want to download a particular page or slide and you end up saving every page to your device?
Our hottest new update at Picmaker allows you to do just that.
We now have Specific Slide Download, with which you can choose to download a specific slide from your presentation design.
You can now add a hyperlink to your text, pictures, icons or elements within your Picmaker design!
No need to open a new tab and manually type a link. No need to scroll through numerous slides to show a reference.
Just add hyperlinks to any design element in your artboard. Yes, it's that easy. ANY design element!
Flipping an image in Picmaker is easy, and can be done with a couple of clicks. We have over 100 Million stock images to choose from. And when it comes to customizing them, there's an abundance of choices.
You can flip an image horizontally or vertically or both!
That’s all for now. Stay tuned for more updates!
Last week we thanked all the incredible women out there in the world who’re crushing it💃. If you haven’t watched our video for International Women’s Day, then shame on you! 😄 Just kidding, watch it here.
Did you know that 14 March is Pi Day? 𝛑 Well, what the hell is that? Ask the math lovers. Because the value of Pi can never be calculated. Yes, it is rounded up to 3.14, but it is, actually, infinite. Like our love for you. ❤️ And, it was also Albert Einstein’s 143rd birthday.
We care about you more than the math lovers care about Pi. How do we show that? With feature updates 🥳
Enjoy the exciting updates of this Fortnight 👇
Have you ever been in a situation when you download all the slides in a presentation and notice that one of the slides needs to be reworked? 😅
That pain is real. What’s even worse? Downloading all the slides just for the sake of one.
We get it. We always feel the pulse of our users. So, here we go.
Introducing “Specific Slide Download” 🥁. Now you can choose to download a specific slide from your presentation design.
That’s not all. You can also set a range to download - like 1 to 6 slides. This way, you can present only your finished designs.
The download section is getting advanced 🚀 over time. And we are happy to bring a lot to the table.
What if the design elements like objects and text can be linked 🔗 to a website or another slide? Fun, isn’t it?
No need to open a new tab and manually type a link. No need to scroll through numerous slides to show a reference.
Just add hyperlinks to any design element in your artboard. We said it right. ANY design element!
Interlink for better reference 😇
Picmaker template search bar is a powerful engine that helps you to find a relevant design from thousands of templates. You know that.
The search bar is now available inside the workspace 🥳. You can find the right template for your design right from the sidebar.
It’s handy and extremely helpful if you change your mind to choose a different template while designing. And, we’re working on making it even better!
We launched our affiliate program last month to support our users and influencers to make money using Picmaker. We are excited 🤩 to see that many are making the best use of it.
In case you need a hand to join our affiliate program, here is a detailed blog that shows you how to register, a deep view of the commission structure 🤑, and eligibility.
Recruitment in 2022 is a challenge of many sorts for talent acquisition.
Shifting candidate expectations and pandemic-related challenges 😷 have accentuated the need for recruiters to be adaptable.
A well-defined job advertisement links recruiters to the most appropriate job seekers. It is the first step in the process of attracting the right talent.
Here are the 11 hiring poster examples that draw candidates’ attention to a vacancy.
You might have heard the term “Color palettes” while working with colors.
But what is a color palette❓
An inevitable tool in the graphic design world that you must know to become a pro designer 👑
Where to learn and how long it takes to master the tool? - Just 2 minutes.
Watch this quick tutorial on how to create a color palette in Picmaker.
Yes! You can be more aware of the design's elements, their dimensions, and placement with our hottest new feature - the ruler.
Considering different screen resolutions is a pro tip to present your design flawlessly. Now you can double, triple, and quadruple the resolution while you download the design with Picmaker!
When it comes to aligning things on a page and you have an element selected, you can always enable Guides from your artboard settings in the File menu.
That’s all for now. Stay tuned for more updates!
Yay! We have successfully passed the shortest of 2022 🥳
We even witnessed a Palindrome day (22-02-22) 🔁 and an ambigram - both rolled into one - that too in the month of love. 🤟 The fun was real. The next palindrome is going to be only on 03 Feb 2030 (03-02-2030). So, hell yeah!
And to add more mirth to it, here are the awesome feature releases that we rolled out in the second half of February.
From ruler and guidelines to multi-size downloads, we have given more power to you that helps to take your designs to the next level 😎
P.S. A palindrome is a word that reads the same forward and backward. An ambigram is any text that can be read anyways - straight, inverted, and mirror image. 😎😎
Are you concerned about the placement and size of elements in your artboard 🤔? Don’t worry!
Here comes the ruler of the graphic land. Measure 📐 the size (width and height) of elements using two rulers (top and left).
To show the ruler, check out the “Artboard Settings” in the file menu.
We didn’t stop just by adding the ruler to the artboard. Sprinkling more spice to a feature is our habit 🤷🏼♂️
Introducing Guides - An exciting feature that comes in handy with the ruler 😎
Drag out guides from the ruler to perfectly place elements on the artboard. Enables ✅ guides from the “Artboard Settings” in the File menu.
Some people might be planning gifts 🎁 for the women in their lives, some might be preparing for that speech 🎙 at a Women's Day conference, marketers or advertisers will be planning their campaigns.
We, too, have prepared for Women's Day! 💃🏻
We've stocked our library with a fresh collection of templates across all major categories (posters, flyers, social media, etc.) and they are free and ready to use NOW! 🥳
Go green this St.Patrick’s day with fun-loaded posters, flyers, social media posts, and much more. Plan the day in advance to chase the rainbows 🌈 and the luck of Irish.
Don’t miss to check out our templates library for easily customizable St.Patrick’s day design templates.
Considering different screen resolutions is a pro tip to present your design flawlessly. Now you can double, triple, and quadruple the resolution while you download the design 🎉
Take control over your design download along with a compressed file and transparent background.
Grouped components never stop you from deleting the individual elements from now on.
Previously, you needed to ungroup the components to a single element. Now, we have added an option that lets you delete any element that you don’t want in a group 😇
That option is just a click away!
You probably use Drag-and-Drop in your everyday interfaces. And we thought, `Why can’t we add it to your custom fonts? 🤔. We always strive for ease of use and draggable fonts will level up the game.
Now you can drag and drop the custom uploaded fonts to the artboard.
WATCH: How to upload a custom font in seconds
Marketers must be clear about their Women’s Day campaign goals.
Is it about engagement with the social media audience, alerting potential customers about a limited-time offer, a Women’s Day-centric event that helps with brand building?
We have put together this detailed blog so you know how to make the best of Women’s day templates in Picmaker.
Logo is the first element that supports your brand identity.
Managing and using multiple versions of logos is a hiccup in graphic design.
We know the struggle and that’s why we created this quick tutorial about “How to add a logo to your Picmaker Brand Kit”.
LinkedIn is still one of the hottest professional networks in 2022, It is your professional landing page.
Design it right and you can leverage your LinkedIn profile to supercharge your business or job prospects.
Watch this detailed video to learn in’s and out’s about LinkedIn and how you optimize it to get the most out of the platform.
You can add a new member to your team at any point in time - just make sure that the workspace isn't filled up to its maximum capacity just yet.
They say that “if everyone is moving forward together, then success takes care of itself,” and here at Picmaker, we couldn’t agree more—which is why we make it easy to collaborate and share your designs.
As long as you have an access to edit it, you can use our cool new Present feature to present your designs to an audience.
That’s all for now. Stay tuned for more updates!
We knew it! Los Angeles Rams beat the Cincinnati Bengals 23-20 in a tight game to win Super Bowl LVI. In a game that wasn’t decided until the dying moments, the Rams secured victory to seal the deal on their second Super Bowl title after 1999.
Phew, what a way to start the week! 💪
Elsewhere, it has been a busy February for us so far. We’ve been developing new features every day to make you keep coming back for more.
So, let’s roll! ⛸
First up, we’ve got you the ‘Feature of the Fortnight.’ Aaaaaand that is - Yay! We’ve launched our affiliate marketing program.
So, for those of you who’re interested in selling a fabulous DIY Design product here’s your ticket to glory - Picmaker’s affiliate link!
Go ahead, tell your audiences about Picmaker, and you stand a chance to win tons of dollars in commissions. 🤑🤑🤑
We’re putting together a detailed blog on how to get enrolled in Picmaker's affiliate program, so watch out for that.
Meanwhile, feel free to book a one-on-one demo with us to know how you could use Picmaker, and sell it as an affiliate too!
Remember how you got rapped on knuckles for not maintaining margins while writing?
Well, that’s why we brought Margins to Picmaker. Now, you know where to draw the margins for your designs.
Staying on the lines of margins, we’ve also gotten you the Print Bleed feature.
We know it is near impossible to print exactly to the edge of the paper.
That’s why you can use Picmaker’s Print Bleed to print your designs on oversized papers and cut it to size while your design ‘bleeds off the paper.’
So many of you reach out to us every day, and we love you for that.
That’s why we’ve enabled you to chat with us whilst you’re working on your artwork. Go on, fire away - bring us all your queries, and we’re glad to help you out.
Well, it’s not just compression pants that are in vogue. Picmaker’s ‘Compress File’ feature is becoming famous too. 😆
Now, you can compress your designs and reduce their file sizes while downloading.
(Your computer memory will thank you for that!)
No matter the type of design elements. Be it a frame or a collage.
Just flip it. Now you got the control of changing the orientation of frames and collages.
We are happy to bring you more options to unleash your creativity.
Being organized is being in control. But steering clear of an unorganized workspace is tiresome in graphic design.
We get it. And what do we do about it?
Here comes the option in the File menu to move your design directly to your desired folder from the workspace. So, no more clutters, no more chaos!
We talk about our AI-based MAD button which suggests different unique designs.
The intelligence is not just limited to the MAD button.
Now, Text Prebuilts change the text color automatically based on the background. The text changes to white for the dark background and black for the light background.
Save time and spend more on creativity!
For all those of you wondering how old Picmaker 2.0 is, here’s a fun fact.
We’ve just completed one year, and to celebrate that, G2 surprised us with a sweet announcement - we were ranked #20 in G2’s Top 50 Design Products of 2022.
The award is determined by G2’s proprietary algorithm that is based on verified user reviews on G2 and publicly available market presence data. They further explain how their algo works:
“G2 scores products and vendors based on reviews gathered from our user community, as well as data aggregated from online sources and social networks. We apply a unique algorithm (v3.0) to this data to calculate the customer Satisfaction and Market Presence scores in real-time.”
Nevertheless, we’re over the moon to win this award. It goes to show that if you keep your heads down and keep your users/customers happy, anything’s possible.
February is the month of love. That’s why we’ve got you covered with our newest launch of hundreds of Valentine’s Day design templates.
Whether it is for your partner or your pooch, we’ve got all the designs that you have ever longed for.
What are you waiting for? Give it a try, and we’re sure you’d be delighted.
Who said only Picasso's could create posters?
With Picmaker, anybody could be a Picasso. And, anybody can design a poster.
Our Product Marketers swear by it, and that’s why they’ve created this detailed tutorial about ‘How to design the perfect poster.’
Are you looking to create swanky advertisement posters that get people gaping at them?
Well, you’re in the right place.
We put together this detailed blog so you know how to create an advertisement poster from scratch - advertisement poster examples.
That’s it for this fortnight, folks. Until next time! ✌
Let's bid goodbye to the first month of 2022 with some exciting updates!
Stepping into the new month needs new templates and special features.
Let's dive into the updates now.
Now you can add text from right to left, left to right, and top to bottom.
Watch out for the ability to use Arabic and Japanese fonts.
Are you building your brand on LinkedIn? Or, are you using LinkedIn to get the best tips on sales, marketing, and probably some life lessons? 😎
Well, we’ve got you covered there. LinkedIn’s algorithms love it when you create content along with graphics/videos. So, in this update, we’ve introduced the LinkedIn Share feature, in addition to Facebook and Twitter. Now, you can seamlessly share your design in a single click on your favorite social platform(s).
Feel lost while using Picmaker? Fret not.
Book a demo and get a free tour of Picmaker. Learn to use our AI-powered features such as the MAD Button and Background Remover and get the most out of our platform.
You can book a demo from the Picmaker dashboard:
Another place where you can book a demo is from the workspace:
And, like we always do, we’ve added tons of new templates across Twitter, Tumblr, stickers, and other different categories so you never run out of design ideas.
Stay tuned for more updates. Cheers!
Hey folks, it is the celebration of the harvest season in India, and we’re busy harvesting newer features - like we’ve always done for you.
Let us dive right into it then.
Every one of us has a story to narrate. And, it is even better when you express it with collages.
Our free online collage maker helps you narrate stories in a unique way and grab your audience’s attention.
How amazing would it be if you could create a collage for each emotion you experience?
Picmaker empowers you with a wide range of them - photo grid, classic, professional, casual, artistic, and more.
Use Picmaker’s extensive toolset to polish your images until you’re satisfied.
You can crop them to any size you need, make them transparent, add filters, and do so much more.
Manage all your custom fonts in one place. We’ve introduced a section for fonts that you’ve uploaded.
(P.S.: Don’t forget that this is a paid feature in Picmaker. There are tons of things you could do with our paid plans. Choose one here!)
If you’re a paid user, you’re probably looking behind on how many image credits you’ve got in your kitty.
Now, track your premium image credits seamlessly in one place.
That’s all folks! See you around later.
Spotify says our favorite song of 2021 was Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License.” Damn, Spotify seems to know all that we listen to under the shower!
The year’s drawing to a close and all of us want to review/preview our year. That’s why one of the top features this week is our ‘Preview Slides’ - it lets you review or preview your designs - all in one go.
Let us dig into it now.
Creating multiple designs in one deck? Nice work! 👏 What you need is the ability to look at them all at once. Now, view all your design slides in a single window.
What’s more? You can duplicate, delete, and create a new slide from one place.
Looking to start a business in design? Nice idea, go for it! We’ll be rooting for you from the sidelines. 🙌
But, you know what you need for your design business to flourish? You need a way to share them and make money.
That’s why we’ve enabled you to design your own templates and share them with your clients, friends, and colleagues.
The “Use as template” feature creates a copy of your design and allows others to edit as a template.
Let’s admit it: At some point in our school days, all of us started a presentation with “So, yeah…!” Whatever that meant, it surely helped oversee the giggles of our classmates.
Our top feature for this fortnight is the ‘Present with Picmaker.’
Let us dive right in.
Use Picmaker’s ‘Present’ feature to present your design to your team and clients, and save precious time.
Pssst. The next time someone asks you to do their presentation, you know how to present them - with Picmaker, of course!
Additional reading: We spent an entire weekend writing a blog on how to present with Picmaker. So, please for the love of God, read it! 😄
Collaborate on your designs with friends and colleagues, and create a true masterpiece. Invite people to your workspace using their email IDs, and they’ll be able to view your work or work along with you.
Apart from stock photos collated from the world’s best stock image platforms, you can now choose specific libraries as you deem necessary.
That’s all folks! We’ll be back next fortnight with even more updates.