To get the most out of this book
The idea of this book is that, although it eventually does explore some advanced concepts and techniques, even if you have no prior knowledge at all of Affinity Designer, you should be able to start from Chapter 1 and be able to complete the three practical chapters.
Intermediate users or those with some familiarity with Affinity Designer may choose to review the earlier chapters or skip ahead to the more advanced content.
The content of this book was created and written on a Mac OS desktop using a Mac desktop version of the software. We used a three-button mouse, however, any mouse will suffice and a drawing tablet can also be used but is not mandatory. Some aspects of the interface, methods, options described, menu items, shortcuts, terminology and processes demonstrated in this book may be different on a Windows system. That being said, the overall core concepts, explanations, fundamentals and exercise outcomes are the same. Whether you are on a Mac or Windows system you should be able to follow along.
