Broaden Your Graphic Design Possibilities With Expand AI
As technology improves, creative possibilities expand to new horizons. These tools can’t replace a human touch, but they can help simplify the process and create entire new avenues for art and design. Take Expand AI – this versatile photo editing tool allows you to extend image backgrounds, change aspect ratios, and reformat images without losing any of the composition or quality of your original photos. Until recently, the only way to change the size or orientation of an image so drastically was to crop it down. Now, Expand AI allows you to extend your image outward and create entirely new scenes! With this intelligent image expander, the possibilities are literally endless. In this article, we’ll explain exactly how the Expand AI tool works and show you a few creative ways to utilize it in your own graphic design projects.
When to Use Expand AI in Graphic Design Projects
Expand AI works by intelligently analyzing your photo and then extending it outward with newly generated content. By using the context of your original image, it creates realistic backgrounds that can be regenerated or tweaked as necessary. This is a particularly useful tool for graphic design, as designs often need to be reformatted for multiple uses: For instance, the same design may need to become an Instagram post, story, email header, and banner ad. In the past, this required a lot of cropping and expert manipulation – and it took a lot of time. Now, Expand AI can be used alongside Graphic Designer templates for seamless reformatting in minutes.
Expand AI also a game-changer for improving posters, party invites, brochures, and other print designs. Fix tight cropping, re-orient images from landscape to portrait and vice versa, and make your graphic designs look their best with photos that fit any page perfectly.
How to Use the Expand AI Tool
First, upload your image into the AI expander tool. If starting from the Graphic Designer, you can also click any image to be brought to the Photo Editor, where you’ll find Expand AI in the Edit tab. Simply input your desired aspect ratio and click “Generate AI” to expand your image.
The image expander results are instant. If you’d like, you can fade the edges of the new scene into the original photo with the Fade Edges slider, or Generate Again for a new background.
And that’s it! With Expand AI, it’s that simple to extend your image.
5 Ways to Improve Your Graphic Design With Expand AI
Once you know how to use this simple one-click tool, your graphic design can benefit greatly from Expand AI. Here are some unique ways to take advantage of the image expander and combine it with BeFunky’s other transformative graphic design tools.
Expand Images to Fit Clipping Masks
Clipping masks, which transform your photos into different shapes, suffer if an image is too small or the wrong orientation to fit them. Use Expand AI to fit any unique or complex clipping masks in your designs.
Create More Appealing Instagram Stories
Both tall and narrow, the 9:16 Instagram story can be a difficult aspect ratio to work with as a graphic designer. Make the process easier by extending images to fit your story without losing their original composition. Add your newly expanded photo to one of the Graphic Designer’s many Instagram story templates and you’re ready to go!
Design High Resolution Flyers for Printing
Expand your photo to the right print dimensions to create the perfect base for a marketing flyer or event poster. Whether you’re teaching a workshop, announcing a grand opening, or hosting a community event, the Graphic Designer has you covered with plenty of flyer and poster templates.
Change Image Orientation for Postcards
There’s nothing more frustrating than having the perfect image for your wedding invite or holiday card . . . only to realize it’s in the wrong aspect ratio for your chosen design. Expand AI eliminates this problem by allowing you to resize any image without losing the original quality or composition.
Design Square Album Covers From Any Image
The most common aspect ratios for digital and film cameras are 3:2 and 4:3, meaning in the past, all square album covers needed to be cropped down to size. Now, with Expand AI, you can actually expand your image into a 1:1 ratio without risking a too-tight composition. Combine your extended image with the Detach Subject tool for more depth in your design.
Expand Your Graphic Design Potential Today
Imagery is an essential part of graphic design. Whether you’re starting from scratch or using a professionally designed template, your photos need the right crop, the right composition, and the right aspect ratio for the best results. In the past, you were limited by the size and orientation of your original image – but with the power of Expand AI, you can create entirely new scenes and extend your photos outward for high-quality designs. No matter your experience level, Expand AI is a game-changer for graphic design projects. Try Expand AI for yourself today!
