Comments on: What software should I use to design my DIY wedding invitations?

By: Cori Jessy- August and After

Cori Jessy- August and After — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 16:30:08 +0000

For some reason the link above isn't working anymore. Check it out here if you'd like to see the postcards. Good luck to all the bride's creating their own!

http://augandeverythingafter.b…irtue.html

By: Cori Jessy

Cori Jessy — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 17:32:10 +0000

I did our postcard invites through Adobe Photoshop and then had them printed by Vista Print. They turned out great, but it took a lot of work!

Totally worth it though, you check them out here on my blog:
http://augandeverythingafter.blogspot.com/2009/07…

Hopefully it'll be an inspiration that it is possible to create your own cards- as long as you're willing to put in hard work and perseverance!

By: Eile

Eile — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:51:21 +0000

Adobe photoshop offers a FREE 30 day trial. Its the full version too. If you think you get get it all done in a whirlwind 30 days give it a try. So far we have done our save the dates and they look great.

By: Nat

Nat — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 07:47:25 +0000

Another thing to mention which I think is probably the most common mistake people make and the highest impact, is resolution. Make sure you set the image resolution for print, not web. I'd recommend at least 300DPI. You'll know the DPI is too low when you print the image and notice it looks horrible and grainy compared to how it looked to you onscreen.

By: Shoshie

Shoshie — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 16:43:23 +0000

I think Scribus is supposed to be the open source alternative to InDesign, but I could be wrong.

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By: Rachel Shadoan

Rachel Shadoan — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 07:01:42 +0000

I have had a lot of trouble growing accustomed to GIMP's interface (which was written by programmers back before open source programmers thought that it was important to make things user friendly! However, there is help available! GimPhoto is AWESOME. I just started using it last week. It's interface is the same as photoshop's, so it's easy to transfer from the very expensive photoshop to the very free GimPhoto! http://www.gimphoto.com/ I'm looking for an open source alternative to InDesign, so I'll keep you folks posted on how I like the what's available!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 05:34:56 +0000

I'm sure these are all great–but they also probably cost a few dollars. Not so helpful when you're trying to SAVE money.

I'll second Shoshie's Inksape, that's what I did my invites in. Also GIMP is a free graphics program for Windows and Linux that works well. Another option might be to check out OpenOffice's Draw (also free).

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 03:48:54 +0000

miranda, I adore your save the dates, and might very well be swiping your idea. Bless your heart.

By: Shoshie

Shoshie — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:44:46 +0000

I have to put in a word for inkscape. It's a vector graphics program which allows you to export to a png. It's pretty great, though a little wonky because it's open source. I did pretty much all my design in inkscape, exported as a massive png, then loaded into scribus to compress it to the size I wanted and check my color gamut. It worked really well and we've gotten loads of compliments on our invitations. For print, you want really high quality graphics, and scalable vectors allow you to do just that.