Looking for design software for company business cards, flyers etc

[supermoto1962]

Hi
Can anyone suggest suitable software for creating business card and other advertising material for my 'start-up' company?

I would like to be able to create a unique logo and perhaps customise text; distort, stretch.

Especially interested if it's a free download.

Look forward to your replies

 

[fhall1]

Best I've seen are Belight Software's Business Card Composer (for cards) and Art Text (for logos)....but they aren't free. I haven't found any decent, free business card software.

 

[bmcgonag]

Try InkScape, Seashore, GIMP, GimpShop, all great art tools fine for text creation etc.

For Card design, depends on how unique you want to be. I buy the Avery 8877 double sided cards that you can print yourself, and they are actually very good. Clean edges, decent stock quality, not superb, but good enough. I also use their free software that helps with the template of those cards, and many others of their type.

I designed my logo using Inkscape, clipart that was free on the web, and GimpShop.