Design tutorials on illustration, layout & printing
Design (illustration, layout & printing)
Design tutorials
Design tutorials

Design tutorials on illustration, layout, print & visual design

Design is your thing or should it be? With us, you'll learn something new every day! In the design tutorials, you 'll learn the basics as well as professional tips. Whether it's vector-based illustration with Illustrator and Affinity Designer, layout and printing with InDesign and Affinity Publisher or digital UX and visual design - learn what's important when creating print and web designs in our courses. Tools and functions explained using practical and concrete examples such as flyers, business cards and more! Take a look at our design tutorials and learn what will help you make progress in design.

Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics: 2.2 | Colors and swatches

Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics

Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics: 3.2 | Organizing Layers

Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics

Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics: 4.2 | Artboard tool

Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics

Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics: 5.2 | HSL and luminosity

Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics

Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics: 6.2 | Pixel Tool

Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics

Adobe XD-Tutorial: 02 | UI & UX and different level designs

Adobe XD Tutorial - Experience Design and Prototyping

Procreate tutorial - the basics of digital drawing on the iPad: 1.2 | Pairing the Pencil and installing Procreate

Procreate tutorial - the basics of digital drawing on the iPad

Procreate tutorial - Basics of digital drawing on the iPad: 2.2 | Create your own brushes

Procreate tutorial - the basics of digital drawing on the iPad

Procreate tutorial - Basics of digital drawing on the iPad: 3.2 | Moving elements

Procreate tutorial - the basics of digital drawing on the iPad

Procreate tutorial - Basics of digital drawing on the iPad: 4.2 | Transformation

Procreate tutorial - the basics of digital drawing on the iPad

Procreate Tutorial - Basics of digital drawing on the iPad: 5.2 | QuickShapes

Procreate tutorial - the basics of digital drawing on the iPad

Procreate Tutorial - Basics of digital drawing on the iPad: 6.2 | Coloring and shading watercolor illustrations

Procreate tutorial - the basics of digital drawing on the iPad

Sketch tutorial: 1.2 What is Sketch?
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Sketch tutorial: 1.2 What is Sketch?

Sketch tutorial - become a UI and UX designer

Sketch tutorial: 2.2 Fonts

Sketch tutorial - become a UI and UX designer

Sketch tutorial: 4.2 Create groups and text styles

Sketch tutorial - become a UI and UX designer

Sketch tutorial: 7.2 Home redesign

Sketch tutorial - become a UI and UX designer

Learn InDesign - Tutorial for beginners: 1.2 Control panel, tool palette and views

Learn InDesign - Tutorial for beginners

Learn InDesign - Tutorial for beginners: 2.2 Alternative settings in the New dialog box

Learn InDesign - Tutorial for beginners

Learn InDesign - Tutorial for beginners: 3.2 Sample pages in brochures and pagination

Learn InDesign - Tutorial for beginners

Learn InDesign - Tutorial for beginners: 4.2 Data export for printable PDFs, ICC profiles and dictionary

Learn InDesign - Tutorial for beginners

Catering supplies 2/3: Designing double-sided door hangers in InDesign (with unboxing)

Learn InDesign - Tutorial for beginners

Multi-page brochure with folded front cover

Designing PDF print data in Adobe InDesign

Adobe InCopy CC for editors - 2.2 Different export paths

Adobe InCopy CC: The workflow to the editorial system

Adobe InCopy CC for editors - 4.2 Navigation

Adobe InCopy CC: The workflow to the editorial system

Adobe InCopy CC for editors - 5.2 Change tracking

Adobe InCopy CC: The workflow to the editorial system

Top tip in Acrobat: 2.2 | Permanently redact visible sensitive information in PDF files (even in several files at the same time)

Razor-sharp Acrobat recipes: masterfully editing PDF files

Razor-sharp Acrobat Recipes: 1.2 | Pop-ups in PDF files - how to stand out

Razor-sharp Acrobat recipes: masterfully editing PDF files

What's new in the Creative Cloud: InDesign CC 2017 (November 2016) - Improvement for Open Type fonts

InDesign updates: What's new in the Creative Cloud

What's new in the Creative Cloud: InDesign CC 2015.2 (November 2015) - Edit glyphs more easily

InDesign updates: What's new in the Creative Cloud

What's new in the Creative Cloud: InDesign CC 2014.1 (October 2014) - Adobe Color

InDesign updates: What's new in the Creative Cloud

What's new in the Creative Cloud: InDesign CC 9 (June 2013) - QR codes

InDesign updates: What's new in the Creative Cloud

Illustrator for Beginners & Intermediates - 1.1 User Interface

Adobe Illustrator Introduction: Learn the basics

Illustrator for beginners & intermediates - 2.1 Differences between vectors and pixels

Adobe Illustrator Introduction: Learn the basics

Illustrator for beginners & intermediates - 3.1 Selecting the color space: RGB or CMYK?

Adobe Illustrator Introduction: Learn the basics

Illustrator for beginners & intermediates - 4.1 Pen tool

Adobe Illustrator Introduction: Learn the basics

Illustrator for Beginners & Intermediates - 5.1 The Appearance Palette

Adobe Illustrator Introduction: Learn the basics

Illustrator for beginners & intermediates - 6.1 Text on path

Adobe Illustrator Introduction: Learn the basics

Illustrator for Beginners & Intermediates - 8.1 Vector Smart Objects

Adobe Illustrator Introduction: Learn the basics

Adobe Illustrator - Design warning signs

Adobe Illustrator Introduction: Learn the basics

Logo development for photographers - 02 Name

Logo development for photographers

Large projects in Adobe InDesign - 2.02 - Create new document

Large projects in InDesign: book, brochure, catalog

Large projects in Adobe InDesign - 3.02 - Transferring formats from Word

Large projects in InDesign: book, brochure, catalog

Large projects in Adobe InDesign - 4.02 - Layout corrections

Large projects in InDesign: book, brochure, catalog

Large Projects in Adobe InDesign - 5.02 - Table of Contents (Book)

Large projects in InDesign: book, brochure, catalog

Large projects in Adobe InDesign - 6.02 - Color profiles

Large projects in InDesign: book, brochure, catalog

Save Illustrator files smaller

Illustrator tutorial: Razor-sharp workflow and design recipes

From the idea to the finished T-shirt - Part 02

Illustrator tutorial: Razor-sharp workflow and design recipes

Cartography (drawing maps) with Illustrator - Part 2

Illustrator tutorial: Razor-sharp workflow and design recipes

Creating a cat in Illustrator - Part 2

Adobe Illustrator course: creative practice

Creating balloons in Illustrator - Part 2

Adobe Illustrator course: creative practice

Creating a loop in Illustrator - Part 2

Adobe Illustrator course: creative practice

Creating a colored veil in Adobe Illustrator - Part 2

Adobe Illustrator course: creative practice

Creating fireworks in Adobe Illustrator - Part 2

Adobe Illustrator course: creative practice

Creating a grass text in Illustrator - Part 2

Adobe Illustrator course: creative practice

Creating a pickup truck in Adobe Illustrator - Part 2

Adobe Illustrator course: creative practice

Creating high heels in Adobe Illustrator - Part 2

Adobe Illustrator course: creative practice

Creating fire in Adobe Illustrator - Part 2

Adobe Illustrator course: creative practice

Creating lips in Adobe Illustrator - Part 2

Adobe Illustrator course: creative practice

Creating a compass in Adobe Illustrator - Part 2

Adobe Illustrator course: creative practice

Creating neon text in Adobe Illustrator - Part 2

Adobe Illustrator course: creative practice

Creating lenses in Adobe Illustrator - Part 2

Adobe Illustrator course: creative practice

Creating text with a long shadow in Adobe Illustrator - Part 2

Adobe Illustrator course: creative practice

Creating a Happy Birthday lettering - Part 2

Adobe Illustrator course: creative practice

Character Painting in Photoshop - Module 1.2 The Anatomy of the Head

Digital Painting in Photoshop - Tutorial for digital drawing

Character painting in Photoshop - Module 2.2 Create color palette

Digital Painting in Photoshop - Tutorial for digital drawing

Character Painting in Photoshop - Module 3.2 Animal Surfaces - Scales

Digital Painting in Photoshop - Tutorial for digital drawing

Character Painting in Photoshop - Module 4.2 Alchemy Sketch

Digital Painting in Photoshop - Tutorial for digital drawing

Have elegant, high-quality stationery prepared and printed according to DIN specifications

Fresh print layouts in InDesign - how to create print data as a PDF!

Photoshop filters: Lens correction

Artworks in Photoshop

Using visual aids in InDesign

Razor-sharp InDesign recipes

Pagination - create consecutive page numbering

Razor-sharp InDesign recipes

Justification in InDesign

Razor-sharp InDesign recipes

Tips & tricks for Adobe InDesign: Edit tables and their cells quickly

Razor-sharp InDesign recipes

Tips & tricks for Adobe InDesign: cool new functions thanks to scripts

Razor-sharp InDesign recipes

Design and print 2-break flyer

Razor-sharp InDesign recipes

Paper Textures: Newspaper, Recycling & Cardboard

100 seamless print textures: Paper, Grain, Risograph & Halftone

Grain Textures: Digital Noise

100 seamless print textures: Paper, Grain, Risograph & Halftone

Risograph textures: Color application, roller & drum

100 seamless print textures: Paper, Grain, Risograph & Halftone

Halftone textures: Cloud & gradient grids

100 seamless print textures: Paper, Grain, Risograph & Halftone

Dragan effect
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Dragan effect

Photoshop Workshop DVD - Effects for Typography, Layout & Photo - Vol. 2 (free)

Create a glass effect for typography and layout.

Photoshop workshop DVD - Effects for type, layout & photo - Vol. 1 (for free)

Microsoft Designer: 3.3 | Making LinkedIn designs easy

Microsoft Designer: AI tool for images, graphics, flyers & Co. (Tutorial)

Microsoft Designer: 2.3 | Editing with AI - Framing images

Microsoft Designer: AI tool for images, graphics, flyers & Co. (Tutorial)

Microsoft Designer: 1.3 | Customizations and text

Microsoft Designer: AI tool for images, graphics, flyers & Co. (Tutorial)

Adobe Firefly: 2.3 | Differences between Adobe Firefly and Midjourney and Stable Diffusion

Adobe Firefly (Tutorial): create spectacular images with generative AI

Adobe Firefly: 3.3 | Text-to-Image: the image generation in Firefly and remix of prompts

Adobe Firefly (Tutorial): create spectacular images with generative AI

Adobe Firefly: 5.3 | Learning experience with ChatGPT and Adobe Firefly

Adobe Firefly (Tutorial): create spectacular images with generative AI

Adobe Firefly: 6.3 | Let's create an Instagram reel with AI font together and post it

Adobe Firefly (Tutorial): create spectacular images with generative AI

Adobe Firefly: 7.3 | Select specific items and remove or replace them

Adobe Firefly (Tutorial): create spectacular images with generative AI

Adobe Firefly: 9.3 | Conclusion: Adobe Firefly Dall-E , Stable Diffusion or Midjourney?

Adobe Firefly (Tutorial): create spectacular images with generative AI

Adobe Firefly: 4.3 | New features in Firefly Model 2 (October 2023)

Adobe Firefly (Tutorial): create spectacular images with generative AI

Adobe Illustrator: 3.3 | Set key commands

Adobe Illustrator tutorial: Basics for a quick start

Adobe Illustrator: 4.3 | Save and export

Adobe Illustrator tutorial: Basics for a quick start

Adobe Illustrator: 5.3 | Cut and split shapes

Adobe Illustrator tutorial: Basics for a quick start

Adobe Illustrator: 6.3 | Merge Shapes

Adobe Illustrator tutorial: Basics for a quick start

Canva Tutorial: 2.3 | Canva Pro

Canva tutorial: Design graphics, create images and videos easily online

Canva Tutorial: 4.3 | Photos

Canva tutorial: Design graphics, create images and videos easily online

Canva Tutorial: 5.3 | Create Thumbnail

Canva tutorial: Design graphics, create images and videos easily online

Midjourney: 2 | Create sensational images quickly

Midjourney tutorial: How the AI creates spectacular images for you

Advertising banner in Photoshop: 03 | Advertise offer, service

Design your own advertising banners in Photoshop - 10 modern top designs to recreate (tutorial)

The right approach to design

Illustration, layout, printing - learn with our design tutorials

Master the vectors

Tutorials for all facets of design

Do you want a vector-based logo? A flyer for an event? Or a website for a company? Whatever you want to tackle in your design: With our design tutorials on layout, print, illustration and visual design, you'll learn how to design properly! Our experienced trainers will introduce you to the tools of InDesign, Illustrator, Affinity Designer, Publisher and more - and more than that: the design tutorials use practical examples to show you how to actually use the tools.

Which programs and applications are shown in the design tutorials?

The design tutorials naturally introduce you to the classics - whether InDesign, Illustrator, InCopy, Acrobat and Photoshop from Adobe or Affinity Photo, Affinity Publisher and Affinity Designer from Serif. Learn the basics or get numerous professional tips. We also take a closer look at Canva, Inkscape and Procreate, for example. In our InDesign tutorials in particular, you can see how different designs for business cards, brochures, menus, door hangers, table displays and much, much more can be created from a blank page.

Create illustrations and graphics based on vectors

Would you like to create graphics such as logos or illustrative elements yourself that look great in any size? Then learn how to work with vectors with our design tutorials . The advantage compared to pixel images: Graphics based on vectors can be scaled as desired without any loss of quality and can therefore be easily adapted for use on the web or in print. Take a look at our training courses on creating vector graphics and become a master of vectors with Adobe Illustrator and Affinity Designer tutorials, for example.

Video trainings and templates

A wide range of courses on graphic design, layout & printing

Would you like to create professional graphic designs for your company? Whether print products such as business cards, invoice templates and employee newsletters or digital graphics: creative layouts and stylish typography give your design a personal touch. Our video tutorials show you step by step how to skillfully create high-quality designs for web and print. Click through our wide range and choose your design tutorial for creative desktop publishing with Adobe InDesign, Affinity Publisher and more.

UI and UX - learn visual design with practical online courses

Whether online store or company website, blog or app - you can only attract visitors to your website with an intuitive and clear interface design. Do you have a concept for a new website in mind or would you like to revamp your existing one? Then take advantage of the possibilities of modern UX, UI and visual design! In our practical online courses, we show you how to use programs such as Sketch and Adobe XD to visualize your ideas. Start the tutorials now and show us how you envision your websites.

Tip for time savers: Templates, image material & vector graphics

Do you have a lot on your plate and little time to create your designs and graphics yourself? But you still want stylish designs? - We have something for you - ready-designed templates, helpful images and vector graphics: From business cards and exposés to invoice templates and delivery bills, icons and rating systems to flyers and posters. Simply select your templates and graphic assets, download them and use them straight away. This saves you valuable design time that you can put towards other projects.