In continuation of the site updates posted before, we will continue covering changes in the form of periodic posts whether they’re big or small. We want our readers to see the changes done to the site, many small ones can be time consuming and hard to notice. . This article reflects site updates for the […]
Category Archives: The Low End Designer
It seems like I may have stumbled into a solution for getting Photoshop on the M2 Air sooner rather than later. Initially the idea was to get Photoshop CS4 working in a Leopard VM on UTM, downsizing it somehow, and fitting it onto my Mac’s tiny 256 GB SSD. After trying out the “reclaim space” […]
Everyday when you see any sort of graphic in a GUI (graphical user interface), or in any printed media such as a billboard, poster, etc; they relate to different image file formats. Each format was created for specific purposes. While some are universal, others are less known about, and a few are difficult to interact […]
Picture this: It’s midday, crisp, an outrageously bright snow-sun reflection nearly blinding, as flurries are whisked and recycled by the howling wind under the cerulean sky, resettling upon the land over and over. The air pierces, chiseling the landscape as it dances, as the glistening ground below gleams with fervor. Download full resolution: Low-End-Mac_SnowStorm.jpg.zip (4169 […]
It was a cold, record-setting winter in Late 2009 when I was in the process of switching from PC to Mac, I decided to tinker around with Windows XP in such a way where I decided to call whatever I made.. into “my own operating system”, and gave it a kinda cheesy name. Indeed, I […]
Hey everyone, The Timeline View for our Article Index is complete – you may now browse all our articles by year and month! Tweaks will be made over time to incorporate new features, info, etc; but for now, the structure and function is there. I hope this makes it easier for everyone to browse our […]
In continuation of the site updates posted before, we will continue covering changes in the form of periodic posts whether they’re big or small. We want our readers to see the changes done to the site, many small ones can be time consuming and hard to notice. . This article reflects the most recent updates […]
Since some readers liked the unusual Mac mods in a recent article, I’ve decided to go with a part 2 to share some more! I was a PC user before I became a Mac user in 2008, the mindset of modifying/upgrading your PC as you desired made it’s way over to how I interacted with […]
On September 10th 2025 I made an iPhone 17 launch-themed wallpaper to go along with our website, using the SF Pro Rounded font. This is a revised version using one of our chosen open-source fonts, Open Runde, for readers to enjoy without worrying about licensing issues – and is available in 4K. Alternatively, you may […]
What originally started as a way to reorganize the splash page for the tech spec index quickly evolved into a deep-dive into every tech spec article – turning into a multi-week long retooling and design project that culminated into a completely re-engineered tech spec index. It seemed like there was a good amount of positive […]
There are many different illustration programs for Mac OS X, including both high- and low-end choices. Freeverse launched Lineform last year, a powerful illustration tool with a simple user interface that bears a familiar resemblance to both Apple’s and Omni Group’s applications, meaning there is little to learn.
It’s that time of year again when lazy journalists trundle out lists instead of sitting down and writing articles. Never one to break an honorable tradition, Jason Walsh adds Low End Mac to the list of publications that includes just about every magazine, website, and newspaper in the world.
Jason Walsh examines Scribus, an intriguing alternative to the overpriced behemoths of Quark XPress and Adobe InDesign.
Back in November, we took a quick peek at Scribus running on Linux and promised to give it a go on the Mac. That’s what we’re doing today.
Lauded by some, despised by others, ThinkFree Office has clearly made an impression among Mac users – but what exactly does free mean? And do you get what you pay for?
Another alternative to the big boys of design – and this one is free. This week The Low End Designer is taking a break from the beloved Macintosh to have a quick squint at what the open-source world of Linux has to offer designers.
Richard Hunt is a London-based freelance graphic designer. He’s been working freelance for five years and has refused to upgrade to a new Mac since then, when he bought a secondhand Mac. Jason Walsh investigates.