In my small business we constantly need to develop images to promote our products and to make our web sites, brochures, etc. more appealing.
Three software products I use are powerful yet very inexpensive.
Developing 3D books, boxes, etc.
I use two software products primarily and they work great.
3D eBook Cover (Click here for info)
$ 59.00 (discounted often by 50%)
Powerful with many options including developing PNG files with transparent backgrounds, , , a must have for this type of work. Has a bit of learning curve like most products but pretty intuitive by playing with it some. Creates some truly great images like the ones below.
Quick 3D Cover (Click here for info)
$ 57.37
I’ve had this one for a long time and it is a tried and trusted tool in my marketing arsenal. Doesn’t have as much creative flexibility as 3D eBook Cover, but when you need to create a 3D book cover quickly, this is the one I tend to go to.
3D text
XARA3D (Click here for info)
$39.99
XARA 3D is the way to go even though you can do a lot with PowerPoint these days. Xara3D gives you all types of 3D effects plus it animation of your text using standard templates you can customize if this is something you like. I’ve been using Xara3D for 5 years and it has been a great addition.
I also use Xara Web designer on occasion, , , also a handy tool.
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