Inexpensive and Open Source Software
Here are some free/cheap tools for audio, video, and photo editing, digital graphics, layouts, 3D modeling and motion graphics, and more.
The ones in purple are PC only, green is MAC only.
If no price is indicated, it means it’s free!
Illustration/ Design
SumoPaint (Photoshop)
Pixelmator (Photoshop) $14.99
Gimp (Photoshop)
Sketchbook $2.99/month, $25/year
iDraw (vector drawing) $24.99
Artboard (vector drawing) $29.99
Collage and Photo Editor:
Infographics
Publishing/ Layout Tools (InDesign):
Belight $19.99
Audio Recording/ Editing
Video Editing
iMovie $14.99
3D Modeling and Animation/ Motion Graphics
Presentations:
Resume Tools
vizualize.me (Lets you turn your resume into an infographic.)