Designer Tools Galore - Ep. 53

Board Game Business Podcast

Today we go through a quick overview of each iteration of our design process from a tool perspective. We discuss which of these tools work well and which ones we've used in the past. We also cover some of the software we use to stay connected to our designer partners. See the list below of everything we mention!

Resources

• Multideck (Mac) - $25 http://multideck.blogspot.com
• Paperize (Web) - Closed Betahttp://paperize.io
• How to use Concatenatehttp://www.gcflearnfree.org/excelformulas/using-concatenate-to-combine-names/1/
• Automator (Mac) - Freehttp://www.macosxautomation.com/automator/
• Pixelmator (Mac, iOS) - $30http://www.pixelmator.com/mac/
• Noun Project (Web) - $1 icons or $10 monthhttp://www.macosxautomation.com/automator/
• Affinity Designer - $50https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/
• Pages (Mac, iOS) - $20
• Numbers (Mac, iOS) - $20
• Keynote (Mac, iOS) - $20
• Comic Life (Mac, iOS, Windows)- $30http://plasq.com/apps/comiclife/macwin/
• The Game Crafter (Web) - $1 - $100 https://www.thegamecrafter.com/
• Photoshop (Windows) - $9.99+/month http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop.html
• InDesign (Windows) - $19.99+/month http://www.adobe.com/products/indesign.html
• Illustrator (Windows) - $19.99+/month http://www.adobe.com/products/illustrator.html
• Affinity Designer (Mac) - $50 https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/
• Dropbox (Web) - Free, pay monthly for more space https://www.dropbox.com/
• Google Sheets (Web) - Free https://www.google.com/sheets/about/