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Understand Affinity Designer's interface and setup, discover its capabilities, and develop an efficient workflow

Harness the power of an easy and flexible vector and pixel workflow in one application

Learn practical skills and gain the confidence to power your own creative projects

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Affinity Designer is a widely adopted creative application, and in a reasonably short space of time, it has become a leading design and illustration application. Affinity Designer, along with Affinity Photo and Affinity Publisher, is part of a suite of award-winning creative software applications developed by Serif Europe. Built on the latest technologies, which make it fast and smooth, Affinity Designer is quickly becoming the go-to professional creative application for vector drawing and pixel-based painting. Up and Running with Affinity Designer is a comprehensive hands-on guide to the Affinity Designer software. Whether you're new to the creative industry, a seasoned professional looking for a proven alternative, or an enthusiastic hobbyist, this book will help you get up to speed in no time. You’ll learn how to create documents and explore workflow best practices while working through practical exercises using the knowledge and skills developed in each chapter to solidify your understanding of the fundamentals. Finally, you’ll bring it all together with real-world practical applications by building a fun logo and professional illustration, forming a base for in-depth exploration in your own projects. By the end of this Affinity Designer book, you'll have gained the knowledge and confidence to use Affinity Designer as part of your creative toolset.

Who is this book for?

This Affinity Designer book is for graphic designers, artists, illustrators, and hobbyists. Anyone curious about Affinity Designer's unique toolset and vector and pixel workflows or looking for cost-effective alternatives to the Adobe suite will find this book useful. Experience in working with other similar tools will be helpful, but not necessary.

What you will learn

Explore the interface and unique UX characteristics of Affinity Designer

Discover features that allow you to manipulate and transform objects

Apply color, shading, and effects to create unique compositions

Employ layers to organize and simplify complex projects

Use grids, guides, and snapping features as design aids

Adapt to Affinity Designer s custom workspaces and keyboard shortcuts

Explore the workflow and design best practices for more predictable and successful outcomes

Identify potential stumbling blocks in your design process and learn how to avoid them

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Max Gittel Sep 30, 2021

Ich habe bereits etwas Erfahrung mit Affinity Designer über diverse Tutorials im Internet gesammelt. Doch wie so oft mit solchen Tutorials, lehren sie einem immer nur bestimmte Aspekte und nie das große ganze bzw. die kleinen Details. Ich finde dieses Buch hilft einem dabei einen guten Überblickt über alle Funktionen von Affinity zu verschaffen und auch die Details zu lernen die man sonst nie rausfinden würde.Der erste Teil kann zwar etwas trocken sein, jedoch wird im zweiten Teil anhand von Schritt-für-Schritt Beispielen bestens erklärt wie man das neue Wissen praktisch anwenden kann.Dieses Buch richtet sich meiner Meinung nach vor allem an Anfänger, aber auch als Fortgeschrittener kann man ein paar Sachen dazu lernen oder es als Nachschlagewerk/ Handbuch benutzen.

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russ willms Sep 30, 2021

As a recent convert to Affinity from Adobe Illustrator, this guide is exactly what I needed. It covers all the basics as well as some more advanced info. Lots of good screen shots to show you what to look for. The author, Kevin House, does a good job of explaining everything with a step-by-step process. The last third of the book walks you through a couple of cool illustrations by the author. This is where you can really see how to bring an illustration to life!One note: the book uses the desktop version for all of the screen shots. It would be nice to have some info that was iPad specific.

Ayush sharma Oct 26, 2021

Damien knows how to write these educational guides. I relied on his earlier editions for Captivate and he has scored again with this easy-to-follow, beautifully-organized, step-by-step guide to refining skill in Captivate Prime. The knowledge checks and content in this book fits my schedule and pace of learning. I highly recommend this book.

Joshua Stedford Nov 30, 2021

I'm a micro-influencer who was given a free copy of the book to review.I've been using AF Design for over 2 years, and this book definitely taught me some advanced and intermediate tools and tips.I'll start with the good points:There are screenshots included throughout, and each section is relatively well described. The author clearly tried to cover as many features of this complex program as he could in a structured way.And most importantly, I came away from the book knowing a lot more than when I started.Now the not-so-good:Some of the sentences are a little awkwardly written. I'm really nitpicking here, but some sentences I found myself stumbling over when reading due to the arrangement of phrases.Another bit of nitpicking: I would've changed the order of some of the chapters. Certain features/chapters could have appeared later and visa versa (e.g: Layer management might be better postioned before Exporting)I also think this book is better aimed at Intermediate and Advanced users. I'm an intermediate to advanced user myself and I found this book great for my needs. But if I was a newcomer to the software, I'd find this book a little too far in the deep end.My recommendation for new users of AF Design: go through the Affinity Designer online manual first. Pick up the basics. Then, buy this book for a more in-depth and personal tutorial.For intermediate and advanced users however, I think you might pick up something useful from this book.Also, Packt Publishing, the house behind this book, was very professional and easy to work with during my sponsor agreement.

Donna G Nov 25, 2021

I am an Instructional Designer and wanted an easy-to-use book for applying Affinity Design to my portfolio of work. Affinity Design was easily explained and I found the last chapter especially useful with the examples covering what was learned in the previous chapters of the book. The screenshots were relevant and useful as well. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn Affinity Design or just brush up on it. I would have found having an example to follow along throughout each chapters would have been helpful. Overall an excellent book to have and a great resource for anyone wanting to master Affinity Design.

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