Affinity Publisher - The Essentials for Beginners V1 & V2

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Tim Wilson

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1 - Introduction

1 - About this Course.html

1 - Black-and-White-Beach-Photography.docx

2 - What Does Publisher Do

2 - Getting Started with Affinity Publisher.mp4

00:27

3 - What Does Publisher Do.mp4

01:05

4 - Getting the Know the Interface.mp4

03:48

5 - Tools Overview.mp4

01:51

6 - Studio Link.mp4

02:10

3 - Creating a Document

7 - Introduction to Creating a Document.mp4

00:34

8 - Document Setup.mp4

04:04

9 - Multiple Pages.mp4

01:46

10 - Single or Facing Pages.mp4

02:29

11 - CMYK or RGB.mp4

04:47

12 - Document Bleed.mp4

06:12

13 - Create Frame Text.mp4

04:19

14 - Color Size & Font.mp4

04:20

15 - Add Photos from Stock.mp4

05:15

16 - Add Your Own Photos.mp4

01:07

17 - Create Simple Shapes.mp4

02:46

18 - Project Newsletter Set Up Newsletter Document.mp4

02:40

19 - Project Newsletter Set Up Columns.mp4

02:47

20 - Project Newsletter Add Graphics.mp4

02:15

21 - Project Newsletter Enhance with Photos.mp4

03:07

22 - Project Newsletter Add Reader Friendly Text.mp4

05:23

23 - Project Newsletter Add Professional Titles.mp4

02:59

24 - Project Newsletter Save & Export.mp4

03:08

4 - Create Professional Looking Text

25 - Introduction to Creating Professional Looking Text.mp4

00:47

26 - Text Frame Scaling and Hiding.mp4

03:17

27 - Fill Stroke & Inset.mp4

03:17

28 - Multi Columns & Balance.mp4

02:50

29 - Type in Pen Tool Shape.mp4

02:22

30 - Type in Other Shapes.mp4

01:15

31 - Frame Linking.mp4

03:50

32 - Add Extra Frames.mp4

02:01

33 - Frame Column Breaks.mp4

04:42

34 - Character Options & Move Horizontally.mp4

05:20

35 - Character Options & Move Vertically.mp4

02:52

36 - Paragraph Options.mp4

05:48

37 - Spell Checker.mp4

02:00

38 - Using Bullets.mp4

01:47

39 - The Initial Word.mp4

02:01

40 - Drop Caps.mp4

01:22

41 - Hidden Characters.mp4

02:08

42 - Frame Ruler & Tabs.mp4

03:52

43 - Glyphs.mp4

05:47

44 - Artistic Text.mp4

01:40

45 - Text on a Path.mp4

03:06

46 - Text on a Path Reversed.mp4

03:16

47 - Outline Text.mp4

04:05

48 - Text Wrap on a Photo.mp4

04:46

49 - Text Wrap Around Text.mp4

03:01

50 - Project Web Banner Create Document & Add Titles.mp4

05:04

51 - Project Web Banner Text & Sample Color.mp4

04:25

52 - Project Web Banner Save & Export as jpg.mp4

04:08

53 - Project Social Media Create Your Document.mp4

07:31

54 - Project Social Media Adding More Text.mp4

04:21

55 - Project Create a Text Wrap PowerPoint Slide.mp4

07:41

5 - Working with Images

56 - Introduction to Working with Images.mp4

01:07

57 - Linking & Embedding Images.mp4

05:21

58 - Size Crop Images from Library.mp4

02:09

59 - Images in Shapes.mp4

02:06

60 - Select Multiple Images by Dragging.mp4

01:53

61 - Putting an Image into Multiple Shapes.mp4

02:09

62 - Putting an Image into Text.mp4

02:54

63 - Use Photo Persona to Edit Image.mp4

06:05

64 - Project 4 Pg Brochure Make Cover Page.mp4

06:45

65 - Project 4 Pg Brochure Add Pages Columns & Frames.mp4

05:42

66 - Project 4 Pg Brochure Add Linked Text.mp4

06:16

67 - Project 4 Pg Brochure Photo Persona & Text.mp4

05:08

68 - Project 4 Pg Brochure Image Transparency.mp4

06:15

6 - Color

69 - Introduction to Color.mp4

00:59

70 - CMYK & RGB.mp4

06:25

71 - Color Panel.mp4

05:10

72 - Color Panel Tints & Transparency.mp4

02:38

73 - Using & Creating Swatches & Global Color.mp4

07:29

74 - Color Chords.mp4

02:32

75 - Creating a Swatch from a Photo.mp4

04:06

76 - Spot Color.mp4

02:47

77 - Using the Gradient Tool.mp4

01:53

78 - Gradient Options in Tools.mp4

01:24

79 - Gradient Transparency on Photos.mp4

04:10

80 - Saving Your Gradient.mp4

01:20

81 - Color Overlay and Blends.mp4

06:16

82 - Stroke Color.mp4

02:54

83 - Project Social Media Post 1 City Blend.mp4

11:39

84 - Project Social Media Post 2 Transparent Gradient.mp4

06:04

85 - Project Social Media Post 3 MultiImage Overlay.mp4

06:44

86 - Project Social Media Post 4 Gradient Blend.mp4

02:57

87 - Project Social Media Posts Save As jpg.mp4

02:37

7 - Course Conclusion

88 - Thank you.mp4

00:16

Description

Learn Affinity Publisher & Create Exciting Document for Print & Screen Use - Version 1 With Updates for Version 2

What You'll Learn?

The Essentials of Affinity Publisher for those new to the software
How to find your way around the software
How to set up a new document with images and text
How to work with different types of images and text
How to create social media posts, brochures, newsletters
Differences between InDesign and Affinity
How to create documents for both web and print

Who is this for?

Those who would like an alternative to Adobe InDesign

Those who want to learn Affinity Publisher

Those who would like to learn to create their own marketing materials

Those who want to create their own or edit existing newsletters, brochures etc

Those who would like to create exciting social media posts

More details

Description
Welcome to my Affinity Publisher - The Essentials for Beginners V1Â &Â V2 Course.

(Please note this was originally for Version 1 and there has now been a new release, V2 for which I have added updates. V2 is very similar and there are very few differences that you'll notice when doing the course. You will of course notice that the icons are now in color where they were previously in black and white. Functionally they are still the same).

You don't need any experience to complete this course as I take you from the very beginning through to a point where you can confidently create your own media.
Affinity Publisher is one of the best publishing pieces of software around and a strong (and more affordable) contender for Adobe InDesign.
It allows you to create beautiful books, magazines and marketing materials through to social media posts, website mockups and a variety of other projects. This modern publishing app gives you the power to combine beautiful type, exciting images and amazing graphics to create stunning layouts ready for publication.
It has an easy-to-use interface to help you work in a fast and intuitive way.

The course includes the following:
Overview of what Affinity Publisher actually does
Looking at the interface and where to find things
How to setup and create various types of documents
Principles of color (such as RGB and CMYK)
Interaction with the Photo persona (part of the Affinity Suite)
The basics of typography and how to use it within Affinity Publisher
Working with images and graphical shapes to make your projects "pop"!
Working with double page spread documents
Using image frames with intelligent scaling options
Creating text wrapping with fine padding control
Linking multiple text frames together across your document
Exciting projects to help you remember and put into practice what you've learned
With powerful features like master pages, tables, text flow and professional print output and other awesome features, Affinity Publisher has everything you need to create the perfect layout â€“ whether it's for commercial printing, home printing, web or social media projects.

Who this course is for:
Those who would like an alternative to Adobe InDesign
Those who want to learn Affinity Publisher
Those who would like to learn to create their own marketing materials
Those who want to create their own or edit existing newsletters, brochures etc
Those who would like to create exciting social media posts

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Tim divides his time between training, and undertaking design and photography projects. He has trained a range of companies including BBC, Disney, Aardman, Sky, Nissan, Ford, British Airways, Virgin, Barclays, KPMG, NHS, the Times and Adobe amongst many others.Tim also lectures Graphic Design and Photography Honour Degree students at universities. He loves sharing his passion for teaching and this is reflected by the enthusiasm from his students who rebook his courses to continue their professional development.

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