{"id":33031,"date":"2018-12-13T16:32:29","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T21:32:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/?p=33031"},"modified":"2018-12-13T16:32:29","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T21:32:29","slug":"xara-designer-pro-x-a-shortcut-to-dynamite-designs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/xara-designer-pro-x-a-shortcut-to-dynamite-designs\/","title":{"rendered":"Xara Designer Pro X \u2013 a shortcut to dynamite designs"},"content":{"rendered":"

Whether you are a gifted, experienced graphic designer or a newbie, up-and-coming graphic designer, you know the right tools can make your creativity soar.\u00a0 I propose then, that Xara Designer Pro X<\/a> is going to be your next best friend if you haven\u2019t tried it already. \u00a0This is a combined Graphic design & illustrator program, a web design program, an image editing program and a desktop publishing program \u2013 all wrapped neatly into one.<\/p>\n

Four graphic programs in one<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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You could spend $636 every year to rent Creative Cloud to do all that Xara Designer Pro X does, but for less than half that, you could own your own copy of Designer Pro.\u00a0 Not only that, Designer Pro version 16 has features that you won\u2019t find in any of the Creative Cloud products.<\/p>\n

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I first wrote about Xara Designer Pro 365 back in August of 2017.\u00a0 I was quite smitten with its capabilities for web design, photo editing and desktop publishing. You can read about that here<\/a>. But now, with the introduction of Designer Pro X, version 16, it has added more features that are perfect for today\u2019s graphic artists. With so much effort going into creating assets for social media, the \u201cAutofit\u201d feature was a God-send.<\/p>\n

Reason #1 you\u2019ll love Xara Designer Pro X version 16<\/strong><\/h2>\n

You know the drill\u2026your boss accumulates some text, some bullet points, and a couple graphics, sticks them all in a Word doc and tells you he wants a social media post in 30 minutes.\u00a0 Oh yeah, he wants one properly proportioned for Twitter, another for Pinterest, another one for Instagram and one for Facebook.<\/p>\n

Well, that would have been a chore in the old days, but, Designer Pro will actually open Word files in its graphic editor, so you\u2019re off and running.\u00a0 First, create a workspace for one of your intended sizes, like Pinterest, and import the doc into Xara.<\/p>\n

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Assign it a background color if desired and move the images into place.\u00a0 Save your Pinterest graphic.<\/p>\n

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Now, click File > Page Options> Page Size > Paper Size and select Twitter Post (1024 x 512).\u00a0 The “Autofit all objects” option resizes and relocates the objects to fit the new proportions of the Twitter post.\u00a0 Tweak their placement if needed and save you Twitter Post.<\/p>\n

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Same drill, but this time pick Instagram.<\/p>\n

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Lastly, with still fifteen minutes to spare, select Facebook.<\/p>\n

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Hmmm, I\u2019m not crazy about the two long, slender images.\u00a0 We\u2019ve got time, so let\u2019s modify them for better effect.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/p>\n[Now, before anyone complains that the type is too small and there\u2019s too much of it, tell it to the boss, not me.\u00a0 I\u2019m only illustrating it here to show what can be done \u2013 in a hurry \u2013 in a pinch. And besides, who\u2019d of thought that Word doc could look so good so quick.]\n

Want to know more? Check all the additional customization options available in Autofit<\/a> by reading this Release Note from Xara about V16.<\/p>\n

Reason #2 is worth the price of admission<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Continuing with the \u201ctime is always a factor\u201d theme, there\u2019s another blow-you-away feature that came out in this release.\u00a0 It\u2019s called \u201cColor Palette from Photo.\u201d<\/p>\n

Much as the name implies, your entire document can change its look and feel, depending on the photo you drop into your template. And we aren\u2019t talking about a limited range of templates here \u2013 you\u2019ll create your own in minutes.\u00a0 Let\u2019s do it.<\/p>\n

Start by creating a page size \u2013 here I\u2019ve picked Pinterest, and dropped in a photo.<\/p>\n

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Then I\u2019ve added two solid color boxes above and below the photo and added my text. Don\u2019t worry about what colors to use for the boxes or the type just yet.\u00a0 Select the photo. Go ahead now and using the photo flyout\u2026<\/p>\n

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Click the last icon to the right \u201cPalette from photo”.<\/p>\n

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The software will analyze the colors in the photograph and select groupings in five color themes that will all compliment the photo. You can now assign colors to the boxes and to the type that will work with your design \u2013 keeping in mind that the type should be much lighter or darker than the box behind it.<\/p>\n

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Now the fun begins.\u00a0 Drop an entirely different colored image by right clicking on the photo and selecting Replace photo>with Stock Photo. You\u2019ll be taken to Pixabay where you can search for related graphics and select one.\u00a0 As you can see, I picked one with a blue sky and it redeveloped the color schemes into five new colors and automatically applied them to the graphic. I exported it to a JPEG file.<\/p>\n

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Isn\u2019t this fun?\u00a0 Let\u2019s do it again, this time making it more romantic.\u00a0 Selecting a photo from my files, I again Replace photo and viola, an entirely different looking graphic \u2013 done in under a minute!<\/p>\n

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For more information on Color Palette from Photo<\/a>, read this release note – page 9.\u00a0 In total, there are 20 pages of new goodies in this newest release.\u00a0 Check it out.<\/p>\n

I could go on forever<\/strong><\/h2>\n

There are so many cool new features, that you\u2019ll want to play for hours (notice, I didn\u2019t say work). With all the new features (here are just a few<\/a>) you\u2019ll be looking for projects to use them on.\u00a0 I\u2019m looking forward to doing some more desktop publishing with Xara, using their OpenType ligatures.\u00a0 Look at what they\u2019ve got going here.<\/p>\n

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This really is a giant step forward in graphic design \u2013 enough that beginners can easily pick up and learn the tools, while letting the experienced artist soar to heights formerly difficult to obtain. Lots of tutorials on their site<\/a> will get you started quickly. You can download a free trial here.<\/a>\u00a0 If you give it a try, leave a comment below telling us your favorite new capabilities of Xara Designer Pro X version 16<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Disclosure:\u00a0 Xara provided us with a copy of Designer Pro X to try out for this review.\u00a0 Opinions expressed, however, are and always will be strictly our own.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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