Design

“The ultimate inspiration is the deadline.” — Nolan Bushnell

Table of contents

1. Diagrams
2. Desktop publishing
3. Graphics
   1. Raster
   2. Vector
4. UI/UX

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Diagrams

Avoid	Why
	Microsoft Visio integrates with Microsoft Office, that's about it. No Linux and Mac client Not free
Prefer	Why
	Draw.io is a free alternative and has desktop clients. Built on Electron drawio-desktop drawioBREW JGraph.Draw

Desktop publishing

Consider	Why
	Adobe InDesign is the industry standard. No Linux client Not free
Prefer	Why
	Scribus is a free alternative. scribus scribusBREW Scribus.Scribus

Graphics

GIMP and Inkscape are not suitable for print media because they do not support CMYK color space.

Raster

Consider	Why
	Adobe Photoshop is the industry standard. No Linux client Not free
Prefer	Why
	GIMP is a free alternative. gimp gimpBREW GIMP.GIMP

Vector

Consider	Why
	Adobe Illustrator is the industry standard. No Linux client Not free
Prefer	Why
	Inkscape is a free alternative. inkscape inkscapeBREW Inkscape.Inkscape

UI/UX

Avoid	Why
	Adobe XD is discontinued. No Linux client Not free
Consider	Why
	Sketch offers one-time purchase license and has plugin support. No Linux and Windows client Not free
Prefer	Why
	Figma is the industry standard. Built on Electron figma-linuxAUR figmaBREW Figma.Figma