Intermediate to Advanced Course in Affinity Publisher
Go Deeper into Affinity Publisher and Create Exciting Documents for Web, Print & Social Media
Course Description
Welcome to my Intermediate to Advanced Course in Affinity Publisher.
You need a basic working knowledge of Affinity Publisher to take this course. 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:
An in-depth look into the intermediate and advanced features
How to work with tables
How to use data from Excel in your tables
How to create a Table of Contents
Work faster and smarter with Master Pages
Speed up your process using custom styles
Learn advanced shape techniques as as working with the pen tool
Understand how to preflight 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 – 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 would like to learn more about Affinity Publisher
- 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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Goals
What will you learn in this course:
An in-depth look into the intermediate and advanced features of Affinity Publisher
How to work with tables
How to use data from Excel in your tables
How to create a Table of Contents
Work faster and smarter with Master Pages
Speed up your work process using custom styles
Learn advanced shape techniques as well as working with the pen tool
Understand how to preflight your document
Prerequisites
What are the prerequisites for this course?
A basic working knowledge of Affinity Publisher
A copy of Affinity Publisher

Curriculum
Check out the detailed breakdown of what’s inside the course
Custom Shapes
22 Lectures
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Introduction to Custom Shapes 00:34 00:34
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Creating Shapes / Shape Tools 05:17 05:17
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Groups 01:27 01:27
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Copy & Replicate Shapes 03:01 03:01
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Convert to Curves 03:42 03:42
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Convert to Nodes 02:35 02:35
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Shape Options 02:01 02:01
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Convert to Picture Frame 00:40 00:40
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Understand the Pen Tool 01:57 01:57
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Draw a Fish with the Pen Tool 02:08 02:08
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Draw Advanced Curves 02:16 02:16
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Remove Handles 02:34 02:34
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Break Handles 04:08 04:08
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Cap, Join & Mitre 03:31 03:31
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Arrow & Line Alignment 01:39 01:39
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Geometry 05:26 05:26
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Project: Eclipse Poster - Photo & Text 06:02 06:02
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Project: Eclipse Poster- Create Eclipse Shapes 07:29 07:29
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Project: Eclipse Poster - Save As PDF 10:38 10:38
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Project: Whale Poster - Create Vector Graphic 06:32 06:32
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Project: Whale Poster - Change Stroke Options 06:22 06:22
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Project: Whale Poster - Save As PDF 03:00 03:00
Design with Tables
14 Lectures

Master Pages & Layers
30 Lectures

Styles & Grids
9 Lectures

Table of Contents and Hyperlinks
12 Lectures

Instructor Details

Tim Wilson
Taking the mystery out of design software!Tim became an Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor and is a partner with his wife Ally at Red Rocket Studio. His goal is to share his extensive knowledge and skillset. Tim is also passionate about helping Graphic Designers learn the tools of their trade. He has been described in reviews as “an excellent teacher who is friendly, patient and knowledgeable” and this is demonstrated by clients who continue to rebook different courses to continue with their professional development. These can be at an international level with a large corporate company or one to one teaching in someone's home office.
Tim's clients have included BBC, Sky, Ford, Virgin, Barclays, Disney, British Airways, the NHS and The Times as well as smaller start-up companies.
Also a professional photographer and Graphic Designer, Tim shares his knowledge of Adobe with free tutorials and seminars on YouTube to help people as much as he can and share his knowledge around the world. Tim co-authors his travel photography blog, Image Explorers with Ally, where he posts free tips, tricks, and tutorials on photography techniques, getting professional results without having to buy the professional equipment. Within this blog, there are also invaluable Adobe training guides with screenshots, as well as stunning examples of his work from over the world, including his hometown Durban, South Africa, where he graduated from Durban University of Technology and started out as a commercial photographer, before coming to the UK where he became a Forensic Photographer for Scotland Yard – London Metropolitan Police. Apart from his time here, he has spent most of his time in the creative industry.
Tim has also been a university lecturer for Graphic Design and Photography honour degree students in Essex and his presence on the internet via YouTube and blog sites has been incredibly helpful for his students, as well as his clients and his goal is to help designers get the most out of their Adobe software. Even when not working, Tim can be found doing his own illustrations and designs using a variety of graphics software.
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