Design Digital Planners in Affinity Designer V1 and Keynote

🌟 **Class Description** 🌟 Hello everyone! Welcome to my latest skillshare class. I’m Jen Lezan, a freelance graphic designer, illustrator, and educator from the midwest and the force behind Bella + Sophia Creative studio. Aside from my passion for graphic design and illustration, I'm also an avid planner! I've shared my insights on creating digital stickers and making a digital planner in Affinity Publisher, and now I'm excited to guide you through another creative journey using Affinity Designer V1 and Keynote to craft beautiful **📜 Digital Planners for Goodnotes **. **Why Go Digital?** 🌱 Digital planners offer a more eco-friendly approach, allowing you to reuse them over and over without the waste of paper. They're perfect for planning on the go, as all you need is your iPad and stylus! Plus, there's less pressure when creating spreads because you can always undo, making it a breeze to plan and organize your life with flexibility and ease. **What You'll Learn in This Course** 📚 - **Designing Your Planner in Affinity Designer V1**: Discover the power of precision shapes, evenly spaced layouts, and vector effects that make Affinity Designer V1 an excellent choice for creating planners and printables. - **Linking Pages in Keynote**: Learn how to link all your pages together in Keynote after designing them in Affinity Designer V1, and then export the final file as a PDF for use in digital note-taking apps like Goodnotes. - **Creating Dates and Alignments**: master the tools needed to keep your dates and shapes aligned and aesthetically pleasing within your planner. **Skills You'll Master** 🎓 - Designing a digital planner from scratch in Affinity Designer V1. - Navigating toolbars, functions, and layout design within the program. - Utilizing shape tools, line tools, and align functions for precise design. - Applying layer FX for a 3D look with embossing and shadows. - Creating buttons and icons to enhance your planner's functionality. - Exporting your design for use in Goodnotes. **What You Need** 💻 To take this course, you'll need: - An iPad - The Goodnotes app or another note-taking app of your choice - Your computer with Affinity Designer V1 and Keynote installed. **Class Project Overview** 📖 For your project, you'll create a 6-spread digital planner layout that includes: 1. A cover page 2. A goal planning spread 3. A weekly spread 4. A monthly spread 5. A daily spread 6. A meeting notes spread You'll also learn to optimize your planner for Goodnotes by duplicating certain spreads and linking your Keynote file for export, all while keeping the final file manageable. **Who This Class Is For** 🎫 This class is perfect for beginners who are new to Affinity Designer V1 but eager to dive into digital design to create personalized planners and organizers. Basic technical skills with computers will be beneficial, as I'll guide you through each step in a user-friendly manner. **Bonus Resources** 🎁 Remember to download the class resources for your project: - Affinity Designer V1 file (to start designing your planner) - Keynote file (to link your spreads) - PDF Planner file (for reference and optimization in Goodnotes) - Goodnotes optimized file (for testing and use with your app) (Note: These resources are for personal use only and cannot be sold.) Let's get ready to transform your planning game with stylish, functional, and eco-conscious digital planners! 🚀✨ Let's get creating!