Doing a bit of traditional calligraphy today. ✍️

Finally worked out how to do colourful ribbon lettering in Affinity. This ribbon style is inspired by artist Sindy Ethel.

Trying out some Sharpie acrylic paint brush pens that I picked up while doing some grocery shopping. They are lovely to write with and give a similar texture to Posca markers. ✍️

As a designer this hurts way too much! 😂 by @https://www.instagram.com/dagmus5.art

Sketching up some ideas for a football club's programme.

Cowabunga to the layout of this type! 😂

Audibly gasped at this 1976 Audi brochure cover

How do you vertically center align your script type in a rectangle? 1. Align the whole word using the align tool 2. Optical align it manually

So I tried to make a minute length tutorial but it ended up being too complicated, so I'll make a longer YouTube video talking through the process of making Ribbon lettering in Affinity. You'll learn about the shape builder, gradients, pen tool and how to clip objects

Does anyone know a similar typeface to the words "Finest Cask Ales" and "Garden Rear"?

New hat day! 🧢 Creative Department.™

How did you get into graphic design? Me:

When film titles actually had some personality to them.

This is super useful. A PDF of all the gestures for Affinity Designer on the iPad. resources.serif.com/spotlight/lear… Affinity

Which sketch should I turn into a final piece?

Affinity has made all their apps available for free for eligible schools and non-profits! 🔥

Getting my vector on in Affinity Designer

I have a new YouTube tutorial. Create ribbon lettering in Affinity Designer. In the process, you'll learn how to use: ✅ Shape Builder tool ✅ Gradient tool ✅ Clipping Masks Plus a few other tips and tricks! Watch it here: youtube.com/watch?v=8YdK91… Affinity