Art Phone
Take your smartphone to art school.
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Out of a bizarre sense of loyalty to Snapchat, I was alate adopter of Instagram Stories.
But once I caved, I caved hard.
I love a good Story.
The more creative the better.
The more aesthetic the better.
Create a narrative using entirely emoji.
If I see you doing something cool … Im going to copy it.
Theres a certain style of Instagram Stories that is popular among influencers.
But thats not the case.
Instagrams most-followed user, Selena Gomez, uses our first pick.
If its good enough for her, its good enough for me.
Just download and go.
(Unfold, like all of the apps on this list, also has paid options.
I am not about to shell out money for this when the free options work just fine.)
Storyluxe
Storyluxealso doesnt require a log-in and offers a wider array of free slide designs.
(Look how chill!
Shes leaning against a brick wall!
Her hair is a mess!
Chill person, party of one!)
Still, very easy to use.
The app offers a monthly subscription version that updates the template options weekly, if you are so moved.
I was not so moved.
The free options were more than sufficient to make my Instagram Stories better without spending any money.
Youll notice most of the sample text and images are related to businesses.
Canva works just as well for a personal brand as a real one.
Once you select a template, youll add images and captions.
To post to Instagram, you have to save the image as a PNG to your phone.
fire up the app and tap FREESTYLE, which pulls up a white page.
When you save the image, itll have a watermark in the bottom right-hand corner.
(Heads up, the free version of Pic Collage comes, unsurprisingly, with pop-up ads.
Theyre annoying, but also … youre not paying for this app.)
