How to Enhance Your Digital Collages With Graphics
Graphics are essential to design – especially when you want to express yourself. You can add funky graphics to your photos or use graphics to add artistic design elements to invitations or business cards. No matter what you use them for, graphics make a big difference in good design!
How to Find Graphics in BeFunky
The Graphic Library can be found across the BeFunky app, including the Photo Editor, Collage Maker, and Graphic Designer. It is an integrated library, so if you add a graphic to the Graphic Library in Photo Editor, it will also appear in the Collage Maker Graphic Library as well. To locate the Graphic Library, select Graphics from the left-hand menu, no matter what BeFunky platform you’re working with.
BeFunky’s Graphic Library has hundreds of customizable vector graphics, icons, and symbols. By simply selecting Search Graphics, you can add any of these to Your Graphics in a single click. Remember, if you switch platforms while working on your project, the same graphics will appear there too.
How to Add Graphics to a Collage
We are going to show you how to add graphics to a collage in BeFunky’s Collage Maker. The Collage Maker is the best free online collage making tool on the market. Adding graphics to collages can spice up your design and give it a creative flair.
Step 1: Create a Collage
First, create your collage. You can easily upload and add photos to your collage and edit them directly in the Photo Editor without ever leaving the Collage Maker. For our project, we're creating an informative Pinterest collage listicle for female solo travelers.
Step 2: Add Graphics to Your Library
To add graphic elements, select the Graphics tab in the left-hand menu. From here, select Search Graphics.
Search for your graphics by using the search bar in the top left corner. You can also select from the Popular Tags list below. You can also select the Style you want, if you prefer to search for graphics that are multicolor or outline only.
When you select the graphic you want, it will automatically be added to Your Graphics – this will be the place where you can access all of your selected graphics throughout each platform. When you are finished selecting graphics, exit the Graphic Library from the top right.
Step 3: Customize the Graphics
Drag and drop the graphics you want to add to your collage. Next, select the graphic that you want to customize. This opens the Graphic Properties menu, where you gain access to different graphic customizations. From here, you can customize the Color Overlay, Tint, Drop Shadow, and more.
Step 4: Save Your Custom Collage
Save your collage by using the Save dropdown menu at the top of the screen. Select your desired location and file type.
Transform Your Collage by Adding Graphics
Whether you are creating social media content or want to spruce up your photo, adding graphics to your collage can transform it from average to intriguing! The inclusion of graphics in your collage truly shows the bounds of your inner graphic designer. Try adding graphics to your collage in our Collage Maker today!
Collage Inspiration: More Ways to Use Graphics
If you want to make your own graphic collages, but aren’t sure where to get started, here are some collage inspiration photos using more of our graphics.
Add Graphics to Ads
Adding graphics to your online ads is a great way to capture your audience's attention. Create the illusion of depth by placing graphics behind your product to really make them pop.
Add Graphics to Social Content
This YouTube thumbnail perfect example of how adding a pattern to your collage as well as graphics can enhance your collage. Adding these elements gives this collage a more playful feel, while the before image is more structured and serious. You can change the tone of your collage by adding graphics.
