Envato: Get every type of asset for any type of project, and access to AI tools. Start now
Want to push your design skills further? You’re in the right place.
Online graphic design is the heart of this hub — from free, browser-based online graphic design tools you can start using without paying a cent to professional software workflows for creating logos, layouts, and visuals. Explore everything from AI design tools and logo creation to color theory, packaging design, illustration, 3D workflows, typography, branding deep dives, and the visual trends shaping the industry. If you’re hunting for a perfect font pairing or curious about what’s next in digital design, we’ve got you.
Whether you’re a graphic designer, brand builder, illustrator, UI/UX designer, motion artist, or content creator, this is your place to improve your craft. We cover practical Figma tutorials, Photoshop tutorials, Illustrator tutorials, InDesign tutorials, Canva tutorials, Affinity tutorials, Procreate tutorials, and other tools that appear in real-world workflows. You’ll also find creative styles, portfolio ideas, and plenty of inspiration from layouts, visuals, and design culture that influence the work creatives make today.
We keep you updated on product news, new AI tools in the Envato ecosystem, and comparison guides to help you choose the right software. You’ll learn AI prompting techniques, how to fix common design issues, create logos and posters with AI, master 3D icons, and speed up your workflow with templates, mockups, add-ons, graphics, photos, fonts, animated assets, and more.
Think of this category as your design-savvy friend, always up to date, always curious, and always ready to share something genuinely useful. Everything here is designed to help you create better work, faster.
From editorial serifs to multi-script systems, these 12 professional font foundries cover every kind of project, with a plain-language guide to licensing and trial fonts.
Compare the best AI image editors for professional workflows: features, pricing, licensing, and output quality to choose the right AI photo editing tool.
Color fatigue — the generational rejection of a preceding generation's palette — is reshaping brand design right now. From the decline of Millennial neutrals to Gen Z's bold, high-energy colors, here's what's changing and why.
Blurry commuters, empty train stations and soft bloom lighting. Gen X Soft Club encapsulates the moody, slow-paced aesthetic that was so embedded into late 90s pop culture that it almost passed us by.
Minimalism. Good taste. Beige. In 2026 some things just don’t sound right when it comes to design. Younger consumers are shaking things up and demanding so much more from the brands they buy. More fun, more color, more chaos!
Football teams have them. Your local diner probably has one. Mascots are ever-present, but have rarely taken center stage in mainstream branding over the past decade. That’s all set to change as major brands launch an army of fresh mascot designs, vying to win over our hearts and wallets. In 2026, your brand isn’t really […]
The gap between an AI-generated graphic and a wearable t-shirt is resolution, color profiles, transparency, and composition. This guide covers what to keep in mind — and the prompts that produce print-ready results.
Top-tier gen AI models. Commercial use. Ever-evolving tools.
Create unique visuals in diverse styles with simple text prompts.
Make your own music with text prompts and presets.
Remove backgrounds, erase objects & upscale effortlessly.
Generate videos from static images and text prompts.
VoiceGen, GraphicsGen, SoundGen and more coming soon.
Users are abandoning Meta’s platform in their millions, so can a timely 2026 rebrand place Instagram back in the social media spotlight?
AI photo generators help photographers most before and after the shoot — comps, background work, cleanup. Here's where they genuinely fit.
Compare 10 digital painting and image editing tools, from AI-powered concepting to manual brushes, and build your ideal creative workflow.
How to replace objects, backgrounds, and text in your photos with Photoshop's Generative Fill — and when a browser-based AI editor beats it.
What's actually in a template download, which software you need to edit it, and how commercial licensing works for client projects.
Maximalism is back in a big way in 2026, with weird and wonderful nostalgia aesthetics resurfacing on social media. Wacky Pomo, or Wacky Postmodern, is a 90s design trend inspired by kids' game shows, animations and children’s packaging design. It’s exaggerated, extreme and super fun, but you’ll need to leave your good taste at the door to really get into it.
The ultimate antidote to ‘millennial blanding’, the Hyper Goo aesthetic is Gen Z maximalism taken to the extreme. Playful, glitchy and gloopy, Hyper Goo branding merges anti-design elements with a Los Angeles skater aesthetic.
Glass butterflies, fish trapped in bubbles and…floating cats? Frutiger Aero is the mid-2000s design trend you didn’t know you needed.
Design software (such as Figma, Photoshop, or Illustrator), and generative AI tools, high-quality templates, fonts, color palettes, and a comprehensive library of graphics and mockups. Envato’s got all of that in one place — plus tutorials to help you actually use them.
Envato’s AI suite has you covered: ImageGen for creating custom photos and graphics, GraphicsGen for designing icons and illustrations, and MockupGen for generating product mockups. With all of these tools, you can generate what you need in seconds, then drop it straight into your project — no juggling multiple tools or paying for different subscriptions.
Right here on Envato. You’ll find thousands of ready-to-use templates, mockups, fonts, and graphics alongside a full stack of AI tools as part of the Envato subscription, plus tutorials and trend articles to keep your skills sharp and your work fresh on our blog and YouTube channel.
Looking for free online graphic design software? If you’re new to design, check out Canva – a free, drag-and-drop browser-based tool that doesn’t require any prior design training or knowledge. For those wanting professional design software for free, Affinity is Canva’s free alternative for image editing, and there are free sound effects, free templates, and free tools to explore too.
The usual suspects: Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma, InDesign, Procreate, Affinity (which Canva recently made free), Sketch, and Canva. But there are also 3D tools, such as Blender and Spline, as well as Hana, a new canvas for interactive design by Spline. We cover the full toolkit, not just the classics.
Discover ideas faster with ‘Browse by category’ on the Envato blog. Jump straight into the topics that matter most to your work: Design, Video & Filmmaking, Music & Audio, What’s New on Envato, or AI & Creativity. Explore curated articles, tutorials, and trend insights tailored to each discipline. Whether you’re sharpening your skills, testing new tools, or streamlining your process, each category is designed to help you optimize your creative workflow with Envato and move from idea to execution more efficiently.
