Web Design in Affinity Designer Masterclass

Very easy to follow once you get to grips with the Affinity Designer software. Instructor is very clear with the instructions and you will struggle to go wrong as you are walked through the process, which is great as you will be familiar with all the standard design functions once you have completed the course. Even though the course is quite an aged course it is very useful. Could do with an Affinity V2 update.

THIS IS AN EXCELLENT COURSE FOR ITS INTENDED PURPOSE - A "NO-BRAINER" - HIGHLY RECOMMENDED...This will speed up my design mockup time over 70%. Having said that, however, you need to know what the course does and doesn't cover. ✨First off, this is a TARGETED USE OF AFFINITY DESIGNER -- don't expect to learn all of its features/tools. NO OTHER COURSE ON AD IS SPECIFIC TO WEB DESIGN. It is a highly focused course in using the power of AD specifically for creating mockups for website production -- it is not about HTML, CSS, or other actual website production languages/techniques. It is not about an "export as html option", like Photoshop has (or at least used to have). It is about VISUAL DESIGN PRINCIPLES and AFFINITY TOOLS/WORKFLOWS TO ACCOMPLISH A GREAT LOOKING MOCKUP EFFICIENTLY!!!!! 🔹 It is set up to give newbies an understanding of basic visual design principles as well -- if you have this knowledge, you can jump in at section 8, about halfway through. This sets everyone up for success. So don't complain in the reviews that Dawid doesn't cover enough! If you are after a broader knowledge of tools/ways to use AD, there are other great Udemy courses available (search for Jeremy Hazel's courses), so make sure you MANAGE YOUR EXPECTATIONS! 😊 BTW, the resources for download are on Google Drive at : https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4EhouZW-YgVc1JiRTJZOWo4MkE - this was my only "real" complaint about the course - they should be provided in a link AT THE BEGINNING OF THE COURSE--say, something like: Lecture 2: Download the course resources ❤ Having said that, KUDOS to Dawid for such a great course!!!!! 🔹 Excellent step by step process for creating a typical website with blog page mockup. 🔹 Great on showing/explaining the development process by first creating production tools such as layout grids and page design templates. 🔹 Producing a library of design assets (symbols) really facilitates the mock up process. If you work along with the videos, you'll have a lot of great assets to start dragging and dropping onto a 12 col grid based file. 🔹 Ditto for the development of text styles. 🔹 For those folks unfamiliar with the basics of visual design/layout, the first half of the course gives a robust summary of visual design principles, as well as current visual design trends. Dawid has a great sense of design aesthetics. The only thing I found a bit taxing was the last 2 sections of the course -- on creating the blog pages -- very little new content, but there were definitely "gems" sprinkled throughout. Was highly repetitious watching the creation of text frames, sizing them and positioning them, then editing the text. Since there was such focus on creating design assets in the first part of the course, it would have speeded up the course significantly if a mocked up asset, ready for dropping into the layout, was created for the blog features and sidebar features -- likewise, why not show creating an asset of an entire sidebar, blog comment form, etc. instead of the same steps for creating text frames? I would rather have seen some other features demo'd --- drop shadows on boxes, more options on polygon shape editing, transparency, etc. However, the repetition definitely forces the info into your head, so that's a good take away :-) On a personal level, I found that watching at 1.25 speed was better for me than at 1.0, but I also have a strong visual background so I didn't need to mentally focus as much on the first 7 or so sections of the course. Would also be interesting to know if any features of version 1.7 or later would be helpful in enhancing website mockup. I LEARNED TONS -- LOTS OF "POWER USER" TIPS/TRICKS ALONG THE WAY. DEFINITELY WOULD TAKE MORE COURSES FROM DAWID!

Le cours est très bien structuré et plein d'information utile. Dawid fait un tour rapide de tout ce qu'il faut savoir pour créer un site moderne et attractif. Il montre ensuite comment le faire dans Affinity Designer. Le cours répond complètement à mes attentes.

Great introduction to Affinity Designer for web designers. The instructor goes at a nice slow pace so you can keep up, and makes all the concepts and using tools very simple. I liked the course a lot and would recommend it to anyone. Thanks!