Lesson 1Handling text and typography: artistic versus frame text, leading, kerning, tracking, text on path, turning text to curves for exportLearn Affinity text tools well for branding and layouts. You will see artistic and frame text differences, adjust leading, kerning, and tracking, put text on paths, and turn text to curves keeping quality and clear reading for export.
Artistic text versus frame text usesManaging fonts and replacementsLeading, kerning, tracking adjustmentsText on path for logos and badgesOpenType features and style setsTurning text to curves for outputLesson 2Pen tool and node editing: making exact curves, smooth versus sharp nodes, changing and joining pathsGet better with the Pen tool and node editing for precision. You will draw smooth and sharp curves, change node types, join and split paths, and improve outlines for logos and icons keeping paths neat and simple.
Pen tool basics and curve planningSmooth, sharp, smart node typesAdjusting handles and curve pullJoining, closing, breaking pathsCleaning extra points and overlapsTracing sketches to vector pathsLesson 3Precision and alignment tools: snapping, smart guides, transform panel, alignment and distribute for perfect pixel layoutsUse snapping, smart guides, and Transform panel for exact layouts. You will align and spread objects, control size and place exactly, and stop blurry edges in icons, grids, and work art.
Snapping choices and settingsUsing smart guides when drawingTransform panel number controlAlign and distribute tools deeplyPixel alignment for clear iconsMeasuring spaces and gapsLesson 4Export personas and slices: exporting SVG, PDF and print-ready PDFs with bleed, crop marks, asset slicesLearn Export Persona, slices, and settings to make SVG, PDF, and print PDFs with bleed, crop marks, and useful asset slices for steady, quick delivery on many places.
Export Persona view overviewMaking and handling export slicesExporting clean SVG for web and UIPDF settings for print and checksAdding bleed, crop marks, registrationBatch exporting assets and icon groupsLesson 5Basic and compound shapes: using shape tools, boolean operations (Add, Subtract, Intersect, XOR), non-destructive geometryLook at basic and compound shapes as base for vector design. You will use shape tools, boolean operations, and non-damaging geometry to make icons, logos, and hard illustrations that stay editable.
Using main shape tools and controlsCorner types and shape featuresAdd, Subtract, Intersect, XORCompound versus full boolean shapesNon-damaging geometry waysBuilding icons and logo marksLesson 6Workspace layout and customisation: Personas, toolbars, docking, performance settingsSet up Personas, panels, and toolbars to fit your work flow. You will arrange docks, save custom workspaces, adjust performance, and improve hardware speed for easy work on hard vector files.
Designer, Pixel, Export PersonasCustomising toolbars and context barsDocking, stacking, folding panelsSaving and loading custom workspacesPerformance and hardware speedSetting autosave and backupsLesson 7Symbols, Assets, Styles: making reusable parts, applying character/paragraph/graphic styles for quick whole editsMake reusable symbols, asset groups, and styles for fast changes. You will build linked UI parts, handle asset types, and apply character, paragraph, graphic styles for steady whole formatting.
Making and editing SymbolsLinking repeated UI partsBuilding custom Asset groupsCharacter and paragraph stylesGraphic styles for strokes and fillsWhole updates across documentsLesson 8Layers, groups and naming: organising hard files, locking, visibility, good layer naming for handoverOrganise hard documents with layers, groups, and naming rules. You will lock and hide parts, nest objects in order, and prepare clean, named structures for easy team work and client handover.
Layer panel view and orderGrouping, nesting, clippingLocking, visibility, isolationColor tagging and layer orderNaming rules for handoverPreparing files for print peopleLesson 9Stroke, fills, gradients, patterns: solid fills, linear/radial/bitmap fills, gradient handling for brand color steadinessControl strokes, fills, gradients, patterns for steady branding. You will apply solid and bitmap fills, handle linear and radial gradients, and make reusable color samples keeping colors right across documents.
Stroke width, ends, joins, pressureSolid fills and see-through controlLinear and radial gradient editingBitmap fills and texture coversMaking and linking color samplesPattern fills and smooth tilesLesson 10Artboards and document setup: making square logo artboards and print-size flyer documents (A5, US Letter) with right DPI and color profilesSet up artboards and documents for logos, print, screen. You will make square logo artboards, A5 and US Letter flyers, pick right DPI, and use CMYK or RGB color profiles for each target.
New document settings and templatesPicking DPI for print and screenRGB versus CMYK color choicesMaking and resizing artboardsSquare logo artboard good waysA5 and US Letter flyer setups
