Can I use Affinity Publisher? A Look At Affinity Publisher From Start to Finish - And Is It For Me?
Channel: Affinity Inspiration
Date: 2021-01-18

What is Affinity Publisher? How can I use it? Is it for me? Common questions from people wondering if they need or can use Affinity Publisher at all. Does it do this? Does Affinity Publisher do? Well, here's a step-through, based on the Affinity Publisher Workbook and my own designs and ideas.

[0:00] Section 1. The Interface Tour
[3:40] Section 2. Core Skills
[15:00] Section 3. Page Design Principles
[19:00] Section 4. Professional Projects
[20:18] Section 5. Creative Projects
[21:00] Section 6. Corporate Publishing Projects
[22:07] A Word on Keyboard Shortcuts.

Downloadable Keyboard Cheat Sheets are available from Affinity here.
https://affinityspotlight.com/article/downloadable-affinity-keyboard-shortcut-cheat-sheets/



Look for 
Robert Chalmers for Mastering The Revolution in Affinity Publisher, Photo and Designer on
http://www.youtube.com/c/RobertChalmers
#RobertChalmers #AffinityPublisher #AffinityPhoto #AffinityPublisher #AffinityRevolution #CathrinManning



Support files related to videos are usually found on:
https://robert-chalmers.uk/affinity-downloads/ and
https://robert-chalmers.com 

My Design Graphics used in Videos and Tutorials largely come from
DepositPhotos
○   http://depositphotos.com/?ref=14476460
as well as the following.
○   designbundles.net/rel=dl5s7P 
  or
○   fontbundles.net/rel=dl5s7P 
from packages like these examples:
○ Massive SVG Bundle:
 https://designbundles.net/designdealy/576845-650-designs-massive-bundle-the-huge-svg-bundle-big/rel=dl5s7P
○ Family monogram bundle SVG & Free split monogram letters:
 https://designbundles.net/mstudio/484069-family-monogram-bundle-svg-and-free-split-monogram/rel=dl5s7P
○ The Mega SVG Bundle Design. More than 650 Designs included:
 https://designbundles.net/redearth-and-gumtrees/618367-the-mega-svg-bundle-design-more-than-650-designs-i/rel=dl5s7P

Fonts:
○ FONT BUNDLES COLLECTION:
 https://fontbundles.net/https-fontbundles-net-danti-co/46974-font-bundles-colection/rel=dl5s7P
○ Fantastic Super Big Bundle:
 https://fontbundles.net/pollem-co/129566-fantastic-super-big-bundle/rel=dl5s7P
○ Power Duos - A Huge Font Bundle with 10 duo/trio sets!:
 https://fontbundles.net/craftylittlenodes/476137-power-duos-a-huge-font-bundle-with-10-duo-trio-set/rel=dl5s7P

So what kit do I use to create my channel content? 
Topics generally covered: 
Technology - Topic 
Photography - Topic
Design - Topic

Content made with the following Software.
Affinity Photo - Topic
Affinity Designer - Topic
Affinity Publisher - Topic

& Hardware
Apple Pencil & the iPad Mini 5
Mac Mini 2012. 16GB RAM, 1TB SSD. 1TB HDD. External storage on 3 x 1 TB HDDs.
TimeMachine
iCloud
Dropbox

Video production with:
LumaFusion (iPad)
iMovie (Mac and iPad)
Keynote (Mac and iPad) 
Pages (Mac and iPad) 
IntroMate (iPad and iPhone)
PromptSmart Pro (iPad)

Book & Script Writing
Scrivener (Mac, iPad, iPhone)

Note Keeping and Repository of Ideas.
Evernote (iPhone, iPad, Mac and Windows)

Lots of YouTube  ideas from https://www.youtube.com/c/CathrinManning

OTHER VIDEOS YOU MAY LIKE:
The whole Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/RobertChalmers?sub_confirmation=1

○ A Project in Affinity Publisher and Mastering Master Pages Creating A Multi-Master Brochure https://youtu.be/-VM-usOtQog
○ Affinity Photo Inpainting on iPad in Affinity Photo https://youtu.be/gsiHS4lRwkk
○ Knockout Text & Shapes in Affinity Photo iPad https://youtu.be/yocoRo5Ng6I
○ Affinity Photo and Gradients on iPad https://youtu.be/VcmMZA75IYw
○ Affinity Photo and Text On Curves https://youtu.be/BWNM4cWqXPI
○ Affinity Photo iPad and Working With Gradients https://youtu.be/dG9cvQB4u2Y 
○ Affinity Designer and Photo. Using Perspective https://youtu.be/XcTtywtrdb0 

COME SAY HI! 
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rachalmers
Blog: https://robert-chalmers.uk/blog 
Twitter: https://twitter.com/R_A_Chalmers 
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ra.chalmers/
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.co.uk/R_A_Chalmers/ 
WeiBo: https://www.weibo.com/u/3172110950?is_all=1

TOOLS & BOOKS I USE:

○ Affinity Designer for iPad - https://tinyurl.com/wlamozn  
○ Affinity Photo for iPad - https://tinyurl.com/unnh3pt 
○ Affinity Designer Workbook - https://amzn.to/2DDwdY
○ Affinity Photo Workbook - https://amzn.to/35Zf47D 
○ DepositPhotos - https://tinyurl.com/snxl9qb 
○ Scrivener - https://tinyurl.com/tfamjda 
○ Scrapple - https://tinyurl.com/ts6hn3c 
○ KDSPY - https://tinyurl.com/u3e6etm 
○ SAM Broadcaster Pro - https://tinyurl.com/qmzw2g2 
○ SAM DJ - https://tinyurl.com/s3whs46 
○ Video Hero - Video Skills for Entrepreneurs - https://tinyurl.com/sh9l2c5

DISCLAIMER: Links included in this description might be affiliate links. If you purchase a product or service with the links that I provide I may receive a small commission.