Having a positive presence on the internet is becoming more and more important, particularly when applying for jobs. Luckily, it’s easier than ever to represent yourself online by creating websites and online portfolios that can showcase your work or business, communicate with others or share information, thoughts and ideas.

Leaflets and posters are great ways to present ideas, advertise services and promote events in public spaces. Producing a poster can even be a type of assignment, so being able to create them can be a very useful skill for your university, work and personal lives.

Having even basic graphic design skills can really help you with communicating with other people and grabbing people’s attention, whether that is creating a poster for a work event or trying to go viral on social media.

Photoshop is the most widely-known and widely-used software for editing images and can be used for both basic and very advanced editing and retouching.

Animations are a great way to present complex information, stories and ideas in an engaging form. Animations can be difficult and time-consuming to create, but there are many tools, including free online ones, that can help even beginners to make and share simple animations.

A podcast is a digital audio file which can be downloaded or streamed from the internet. This guide will feature an inclusive guide for producing, publishing, and promoting a podcast, including top tips and essential equipment.

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