Super Sharp Designs

Art is one of those things that is interpreted differently. It is in the eyes of the beholder who decides if it is aesthetically pleasing.

I'm pretty tight when it comes to splashing out cash to buy software, or for that matter any other type of online subsricption. Spending money is easy, but earning it is another story.

Throughout life we make decisions. Some go with the main flow, i.e., go with the majority instead of thinking outside the box and aspiring to take the time to work out what works best at the end of the day. I suppose it's easy to follow the crowd. If one person buys in then the rest follow.

As a stuborn son of a gun, I go in the opposite direction just to satisfy my inner urge. And guess what, sometime I can sinserely say I'm glad I took my time, used my gut instincts to fathom out what is the best line of approach, and then act accordingly.

About twenty years ago I ended up buying a design program which just happened to be British. Of course, as I'm British it gave me great satisfaction to be buying software from my home boys, but then I know for a fact that proper British companies are run by honest and sincere professionals who play the loyalty game and deliver first rate satisfaction. I wasn't wrong, and well, to say the least I have been very impressed by their professionalism from day one.

I purchased a Serith DrawPlux X6 software to use for making designs for my small businesses. It was cheap, and effective, however, if anything I toggled backwards and forwards to try and make the most out of using it with slow progress. I really can't say I'm an expert because I'm not, but I realize if I made the effort to learn how to use it well there would be a lot more I could get out of it.

I could go on all day, but rather then bore you with the ins and outs, the company's CEO at Canva recently announced that their Affinity software is completely free and available to anyone around the world. So I'm letting you know that if you are a design specialist, or fancy your skills at designing, or even for pleasure then see the video and follow the link to get yours.

All the best,

Prof. Carl Boniface

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Vocabulary builder:

Beholder (n) = a person who sees or observes someone or something. "The building and landscape can elicit imaginative responses from the beholder."

Aesthetically (adv) = in a way that gives pleasure through beauty. "The buildings and gardens of the factory have been aesthetically designed and laid out" With regard to beauty. "An aesthetically pleasing landscape."

Fathom out (phrasal verb) = To "fathom out" something means to understand or figure out something that is difficult, mysterious, or complicated. It is often used in the negative, such as "I can't fathom out how this works," implying the speaker is struggling to comprehend it. 

• Core meaning: To succeed in understanding a difficult problem, person, or situation.

• Example 1: "I've been trying to understand how that trick works, but I just can't fathom it out".

• Example 2: "He couldn't fathom out what the man could possibly mean".

• Connection to original meaning: The phrase comes from the nautical term "fathom," a unit for measuring water depth (equal to 6 feet or 1.8 meters). To "fathom out" something originally meant to measure its depth. This extended metaphorically to measuring the depth of a difficult problem or mystery to understand it thoroughly.