Easy to use alternative to Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.
I am very impressed with the tool Alina and her crew have created!
Doing visual design for many years, I am very proficient at using design tools like Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, etc. Yes, professional software tools come with much more features then Crello and they are therefore better for handling a gazillion of professional design use-cases. But, for a quick work and fast design drafts the combination of Crello's pre-made templates, their huge stock asset library and their tailored content dimension approach are awesome. Plus, I like the interface, it is clean, clear and you can find everything you need on one dashboard. You do not have a steep learning curve like with Adobe products, so for non-designers this is an awesome tool. Period. And even for professional designers Crello provides a lot of quick fixes which allow to get things done much quicker then with creative suite software.
Two things to improve though:
- Branding feature: Very nice, but please, add the option to include all three branding items (logo, color palette and fonts) in seperate custom branding folders: For every company I am designing for, I would like to have a seperate folder containing the three branding items. Otherwise, the branding menu becomes cluttered very quickly.
- Design canvas: I would love to see a layer tool like in the Adobe creative suite which allows me to fix layers and to switch between them. It would make designing with a lot of single items much more easy. Currently, drag and drop does not work all the time and I have to move items away just to get to design other nearby items.
Conclusion: Am I going to ditch my beloved Adobe toolset? Hell no, but I will use Crello as a first quick-shooting design tool which gives me a lot of new ideas. And sometimes, I don't even need to open my Adobe suite because Crello has given me everything I need... Five tacos for that!
VistaCreate
May 9, 2024Hi Rofa,
Wow, we really happy to have such a thoughtful review, we value hearing from real professionals! Exactly, how you mentioned, Crello is the best for quickly validating your creative ideas and producing high-quality visual content right away. Our mission is to grant everyone with the freedom the create, that's why we tried to make the user experience as intuitive and smooth as possible. And we are glad you appreciate it too!
Regarding your wishes - can definitely relate to it, and will work to make the process of branding and working with layers more sophisticated, so your design routine would be max enjoyable for you.
We always vote for strengthening work with different tools, so really glad to know that Crello is a part of your creative arsenal. Really looking forward to seeing your artwork created with Crello.
Best regards,
Crello Team