Design Digital Stickers Using the Affinity Designer app V1

🎨 **Designing Digital Stickers Using Affinity Designer on the iPad V1** --- ### About This Class 📘✨ Hello, creative friends! I'm Jen Lezan from Bella + Sophia Creative, your guide for today's journey into the world of digital product design. With a background in fashion and higher education, I've ventured into the realm of surface pattern design and illustration, crafting top-selling digital planners and sticker sets on Etsy. My expertise in designing with Affinity Designer on the desktop has been an asset, and now, I'm thrilled to bring my knowledge up-to-date for the iPad version! 📀🌟 In this course, we'll navigate through the intuitive interface of Affinity Designer V1 for the iPad, which, although similar to its desktop counterpart, has some distinct differences. Together, we'll create a digital sticker set that's not only beautiful and functional but also eco-friendly and reusable—perfect for those who love planning with a touch of creativity. --- ### What the class is about 🖼️🆚 **Updating Skills for the iPad Generation!** This course is an evolution of my previous class, tailored specifically for the iPad version of Affinity Designer V1. It's designed to help you become proficient in creating digital stickers that can be used across various apps like Goodnotes. You'll learn how to: - Understand and utilize the iPad workspace of Affinity Designer V1 - Create a cohesive digital sticker set from scratch - Work with shapes, vector tools, and effects to bring your designs to life - Export your creations as PNG files without a background for seamless integration into your digital planning setup This class is perfect for getting comfortable with Affinity Designer V1 on the iPad and results in a tangible, useful project that you can proudly use or share! --- ### A few of the skills students will learn 🎫 - **Tool Mastery**: Learn to navigate the toolbars, functions, and features of Affinity Designer V1 on the iPad. - **Design Creation**: Gain hands-on experience in designing functional planner stickers. - **Exporting & Optimization**: Export your designs as PNG files and optimize them for use in Goodnotes. - **Template Utilization**: Use the provided class project template to edit and personalize your sticker set. - **Real-World Application**: Receive a sticker book template, a zipped file of stickers preloaded, and a guide to help you every step of the way. --- ### What you need for the class 📱🎨 To participate in this course, all you need is: - An iPad - The Affinity Designer V1 ipad App - The Goodnotes app or a similar note-taking app No prior experience with Affinity Designer is necessary. I'll guide you through the basics, ensuring that beginners can also create stunning digital stickers! --- ### An overview of the class project 📋👍 Your class project will involve creating a 1-page digital sticker set featuring functional planner stickers. You'll learn how to: - Utilize the Affinity Designer V1 workspace on the iPad to create your designs - Export your stickers into a PNG file set - Optimize and add them to your sticker book template in Goodnotes for easy access and use By completing this project, you'll have a set of digital stickers that you can proudly showcase or share with the world. --- ### Who the class is geared toward 🎫👩‍🎓👨‍🎓 This class is designed for beginners. No prior knowledge of Affinity Designer V1 is required, as I'll be covering all the basics you need to start creating. Just bring a bit of technical savvy with your iPad, and you're all set! Make sure to download the class resources, which include: - A project template to kickstart your design process - A course workbook for reference and guidance - An optimized Goodnotes file with a journal and preloaded stickers - A zipped file containing all the sticker PNGs for personal use - Inspiration for sticker creation to spark your creativity - A PDF guide specifically for using Affinity Designer on the iPad Let's embark on this creative adventure together and transform your iPad into a digital design powerhouse! 🚀🌈 --- Join me in this exciting course, and let's bring your creative ideas to life with Affinity Designer on the iPad. Can't wait to see what you'll create! 💫🎨✨