Kevin House - Up and Running with Affinity Designer: A practical, easy-to-follow guide to getting up to speed with Affinity Designer

A practical, easy-to-follow guide to getting up to speed with Affinity Designer

Kevin House

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To my wife, Sherry, for your boundless enthusiasm and for letting me keep my crayons; to my son, Keaton for teaching me how to be a very proud dad; and to my parents, Betty and Kevin, who encouraged a quiet kid who liked to draw.

Kevin House, also known as Kevin Creative, has an award-winning design and illustration studio located on the west coast of Canada. Before becoming a freelance designer and illustrator, he spent a few years in advertising agencies and design studios as a graphic designer. Those demanding, creatively fruitful years gave him the experience and confidence to set up a freelance business in 2006. Today, his clients are small to mid-sized creative studios and his focus is on illustration and logo design. Since 2014, Kevin has been using Affinity Designer almost exclusively for his 2D illustration work and loves the ease of use and array of creative options it brings to the table.

This book wouldn't have been possible without the assistance of a great many people. I would like to thank all of the team at Packt for not only suggesting this book and encouraging me to write it but also for everyone who guided me through the process, answered my questions, and were nothing but patient and helpful to this first-time author.

Benet Zaganjori is an experienced graphic designer and illustrator from Florence, Italy. With a background in art history and design studies, he started working as a freelancer in 2018.

Inspired by his love for tattoos and classical art, he began providing vector-based designs for different types of projects, from printing to multimedia. He has worked for local and international businesses, clothing brands, and established software development companies and publishers. In 2019 and 2020, he collaborated with Serif Ltd as a freelance artist and has been published on the Affinity Spotlight website.

Benet's work distinguishes itself with a surreal mix of reality, fantasy, and color combinations, while his love of fine art is scattered throughout with the inclusion of elements drawn from mythology and the classical period.