Platforms Where We Have Access To All Free Templates For Our Business
What Is A Free Template?
In simple words, a free template is a predesigned file that you can get for free to quickly create files with a base format, with a free template it’s easier start our work because we have a guide, also of the larger file design decisions such as margin size, font style and size, and spacing are predetermined.
The templates have links to the tool that should be used to create the work product. Before starting the project, organizations can customize all free templatesby adding the company logo, some form of project identification or specific information to the type of project.
What Is The Function Of A Template?
It makes the work easier because provide us to create as a starting point a new file, this file provides the basic elements to create a certain type of files such as: resume, banners, posts for social media, fax, etc ,in the description of a word product there are usually one or more templates that can be used to create the right work product.
Where Can I Get Free Office Templates?
Here we attach some websites that the user can visit that offer the best selections when it’s needed to download a template for free:
Stock Layouts
Hloom
WordTemplates.org
Vertex42
Template.net
Microsoft office online
Where Can I Get Website Templates?
Here we attach some website platform templates that we can use for graphic designs, email campaigns:
Green
Ninestars
Sendinblue
Canva
Pixeden
FreePSDFiles
PNGTree
PSDGraphics
StockLayouts
Gp
Green
Squadfree
Ninestars
Moderna
What Are The Types Of Free Templates?
This is a good question, each organization have their own apps with free templates, it depends on the application you want to use for work, the type of template may vary because of what the person is looking for, here we mention 2 different types of templates:
The Office Doc Template
An office doc template is a special type of file that is designed to be a base of new documents, for example a resume template to create a resume to apply for future jobs.
Some examples include:
Resume
Agreements
Letterheads
Slide Decks
What Types Of Templates Are Included In An Office Template?
Microsoft Templates
Such as Microsoft giving the premium option to have access to multiple free templates, this app also has a free option that allows access to multiple free templates to work, we could find the perfect tool for our tasks or occasion.
What Type Of Programs Are Included On Microsoft Templates?
Microsoft Word: It allows you to create reports, plans, proposals, resumes, business documents and more, is easy to customize and ready to print.
Microsoft Excel: It’s easier to track the information and the data management, business expenses for budgeting, track assets and keep team members on track with a Gantt chart template.
Microsoft Powerpoint: The access to a multiple of PowerPoint free templates provide the perfect starting point for all your infographic and data presentation needs, offering a multitude of themes, charts, and design choices. Use a presentation templatefor your next project or add an infographic data chart to your pitch deck to polish and liven up your presentation.
Microsoft Publisher: We have access to multiple free templates for creating brochures, flyers, newsletters, cards, posters and more.
The Digital Template
A digital template is a native design file of a specific app, for example, photoshop, illustrator or WordPress design that allows the marketer to create a new design with a base and they can easily change logos, background, and more without going off-brand.
Some examples include:
Online advertisements
Email banners
Social banners
What Type Of Templates Are Included On A Digital Template?
Email templates
Print detail templates
Graphic Design templates
What Type Of Programs Are Included On A Digital Template?
There are multiple types of digital templates but here we have the principal and most used platforms when you have access to a lot of free templates to execute your project.
Google Docs: Provide files and tools for free that help to edit format texts and paragraphs in an easier way, we can choose from multiple fonts, add links, images and drawings, all for free.
WordPress: has the option of multiple templates for free where we can create themes for blogs, portfolios, business sites, online stores and more. Some of them are multipurpose themes so we can use them for any kind of website.
CANVA: access to this platform it's free! We can use every Canva template for free, the only time that is needed to pay is when one or more of the premium images that they sell for the low price of $1 per image.
Adobe Creative Cloud: Includes a lot of softwares such as: Photoshop, Illustrator, Spark, InDesign, Advice XD, Lightroom, Acrobat Pro DC, Animate, Dreamweaver, Premiere Pro, Premiere Rush, After Effects, Dimension, Audition, InCopy, Lightroom Classic, Character Animator, Prelude, Fuse, Bridge and Stock.
Why Do We Use Free Templates?
It allows us to focus on the principal content what it's really important, gives a good design that helps to save time and gives us a lot of ideas on how we can put the content without thinking about the different elements to design.
When you have access to multiple free templates your working method is easier, helps learners to have a base to work, they can be improved regularly to meet technological and instructional requirements as well as the client’s needs, also create flexibility and provide consistency for the project.
The working time is reduced because we don’t waste time creating a template from scratch and are perfect when we need to get a course or project updated out quickly, templates provide an easy way to organize information, which helps learners avoid content overload for example: It’s designing process incorporates best practices in usability from the ground up.
What Does A Free Template Include?
It really depends what type or template is being looked for, for example if we need to create an specific project that is related to a resume to apply for an specific job, we are going to use a office template on Microsoft Word, we choose one of the available word templates to do the resume and it includes: the header, photo, contact information, background experience, education history, personal references.
And now, if we need to create a particular post for social media such as Facebook post, Instagram post etc, we are going to use a graphic design template in this case we can use the CANVA platform, and as we mentioned before we have access to some free templates to start working, and our post would include: Design template, content, font type, social media links, images.
As we can see the elements that are included in a template always depends on the project that we’ll be execute.
What Are The Pros Of Using All Free Templates?
The use of free templates is cheaper, since it’s not necessary to invest an excessive amount in designs worked by specialized professionals and have a sharp perception to create an original space, difficult to copy and that adapts to the taste of each professional.
There are many free templates and others with a cost, so since a large part of the work is done, the cost is, in a first consideration, less than a custom development.
And the adaptation that you must make, surely it’s something basic and simple.It’s useful for those who are not planning to make a custom website, but a simple site, without changing more than the content of the texts and photographs and when it doesn’t matter that our page is the same as that of all those who are using the same template, in which the structure of the same will not be customized.
By working with a free template, it consumes fewer resources for its implementation, Also all free templates could be customized, the person will be able to create a quick file or design with a free template, can save money because there are a lot of free options, from the most basic things that is trying to incorporate colors to the location of visual elements and incorporating functions, also the access to a free template depends on what template is selected.
Being inexpensive, efficient and easy to handle, it’s more cost effective because the learning curve is lower, making a design from scratch is really expensive for a client who wants to have limits on their budget.
A template not only focuses on the beautiful shape and visual composition, but also the number of functions that help you bring life and utility to your digital space, programming each function that you want to cost much more than you expect, therefore, investing in a free template can give you a better performance if you are starting and incorporating more if the need warrants it in order to adapt at the right time and place.
It helps you analyze how much you should invest in time, resources and knowledge to create a design that fulfills all the main functions and is created with existing elements. Remember that you can invest time, design and resources in other activities that can better contribute to your brand and its growth.
What Are The Cons Of Using A Free Template?
All free templates have limited benefits in comparison to premium templates that have more access to different functions, they don't take a user into consideration, because templates are often thought to be beautiful but little takes into consideration the user experience or the marketing strategy we want to carry out.
They also have a low customization margin that means that they can be modified as much as others, they require updates to follow the trends.
If I Want To Create My Own Template Starting On A Base Template, How Does It Work?
It depends on the platform also, we are focused on all free templates so we need to choose one where we are going to work, first, select the file or the design to start working then modify the colors of the template, size, fonts, and we can start adding related content to our project.
In conclusion, all free templates can provide an easy way to work in different types of projects such as websites, resume, email campaigns, excel sheets to have control of expenses in a specific business, etc. It could be really helpful because we have more advantages than disadvantages, just having access to a free base format helps to facilitate the work, and the user can think more about the content and not the presentation.
About The Authors
Steve Martins- I am a certified graphic designer and I earned my bachelor’s degree in Communication Design. I worked with many brands like Uniqlo and Huawei but also independent smaller Barcelonian brands like Caravelle and Madrid’s Hola Coffee and I have completed over 2000 projects in the last 5 years.