Affinity Designer: Basics

• User interface, artboards, tools, layers and guides
• Vector graphics vs. raster graphics
• Creating shapes
• Drawing with the Path tool
• Working with text
• Colors and color spaces
• Importing and exporting files
• Introducing StudioLink

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Students and employees of the University of Zurich who use Affinity Designer in their university work.

At the end of the course, participants will be able to professionally create their own projects with Affinity Designer and will know the benefits of StudioLink, which allows them to connect the three Affinity programs. Participants will be able to create and edit objects and paths, import text or images, work with layers and clipping masks, and prepare graphics for offset printing.

• User interface, artboards, tools, layers and guides
• Vector graphics vs. raster graphics
• Creating shapes
• Drawing with the Path tool
• Working with text
• Colors and color spaces
• Importing and exporting files
• Introducing StudioLink

Materials will be provided in the course. The following teaching materials may be helpful for course attendance and review at home:
Affinity Designer Workbook: https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/designer/workbook/
Affinity Designer Tutorials: https://vimeo.com/channels/affinitydesigner

In a mixture of inputs and work phases, the course content is taught in a practical way.

If possible, bring your own illustration tasks and questions to the course.