Designing A Logo – My Unconventional Process

When I first decided to create this website, the task of designing a logo was daunting. Not only did it have to identify the site and fit nicely in the top area of the page, it also had to look fantastic. This is a website about design, for designers. If the logo wasn't good all…

July 12, 20211Comment

BySarah Hubbard

Make A Spirograph Effect in Affinity Designer In 2 Steps

The Options For Amazing Patterns Are Endless Yes, the 90s called and it wants to teach you how to do a Spirograph effect in Affinity Designer. Actually, it's from the 1960's and it's me that wants to teach you, so here you go. If you're unfamiliar, a Spirograph is essentially a spinning stencil that let you…

February 16, 20210Comments

BySarah Hubbard

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How To Do An Awesome Isometric Illustration in 9 Steps

Affinity's Awesome Isometric Tools One of the absolute best things about Affinity Designer is that it allows you to intuitively create an isometric illustration. In other vector design programs, like Adobe Illustrator, you can also create isometric illustrations. However, you need to create your own grid and manually create all shapes to conform to that…

September 11, 20200Comments

BySarah Hubbard

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Affinity Designer VS Illustrator | Is Switching to Affinity Easy?

Affinity Designer vs Illustrator When I first started using Affinity Designer, it was obvious there was a bit of a learning curve. I was so used to doing things a certain way in Adobe Illustrator. While Affinity is capable of most of the same things as other vector programs, figuring out how to actually…

September 11, 20200Comments

BySarah Hubbard

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Create Isometric Text in Affinity Designer: A Tutorial

Making Great Isometric Text You might know I'm a big fan of isometric illustrations, particularly in Affinity Designer. The tools in Affinity for creating isometric designs are far better than anything else I've seen in other vector illustration programs. However, creating isometric text in Affinity is a bit trickier than making a simple shape. To…

September 11, 20202Comments

BySarah Hubbard

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What is The Most Important Design Software?

What is the single most important design software program? For a digital artist, Photoshop or Illustrator might be the most important, but for a publication or print designer, InDesign would be the most important. Then there's all the other, non-Adobe programs that designers and digital artists use like Affinity Designer, Photo, and Publisher, as well…

September 9, 20200Comments

BySarah Hubbard

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Designing A Logo – My Unconventional Process

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