Design (illustration, layout & printing)

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.

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Go to content To Lomo effect in Photoshop

Lomo effect in Photoshop

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

13 minutes

Create plastic text - Five different versions

Go to content To Create plastic text - Five different variations

Create plastic text - Five different variations

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

30 minutes

Go to content To Adobe Firefly: 3.7 | Create vector files in other colors with AI and the color theory

Adobe Firefly: 3.7 | Create vector files in other colors with AI and the color theory

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

8 minutes

Go to content To Adobe Illustrator: 5.7 | Create outline

Adobe Illustrator: 5.7 | Create outline

Adobe Illustrator tutorial: Basics for a quick start

5 minutes

Go to content To Canva Tutorial: 4.7 | Create Presentations

Canva Tutorial: 4.7 | Create Presentations

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

9 minutes

Go to content To Canva Tutorial: 5.7 | Designing a website

Canva Tutorial: 5.7 | Designing a website

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

34 minutes

Go to content To Midjourney: 6 | Take out a paid membership and try out the benefits

Midjourney: 6 | Take out a paid membership and try out the benefits

Midjourney tutorial: How the AI creates spectacular images for you

8 minutes

Banner in Photoshop 07 | Company anniversary banner

Go to content To Advertising banner in Photoshop: 07 | Announce company anniversary

Advertising banner in Photoshop: 07 | Announce company anniversary

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

18 minutes

Go to content To Vectorize in Inkscape: 7 | Convert text to path (for web and print)

Vectorize in Inkscape: 7 | Convert text to path (for web and print)

Vectorize in Inkscape: Convert pixel images (PNG, JPG) into vector graphics

6 minutes

Go to content To Inkscape Tutorial: 4.7 | Filler/Bézier Curves Tool

Inkscape Tutorial: 4.7 | Filler/Bézier Curves Tool

Inkscape tutorial - the basics & tools of the vector program

5 minutes

Go to content To User Experience & Customer Journey: 07 | Buttons and Call-to-Action

User Experience & Customer Journey: 07 | Buttons and Call-to-Action

User Experience (UX) & Customer Journey - the practical tutorial

10 minutes

Go to content To Affinity Publisher Basics Tutorial: 08 | Colors, color palettes and gradients

Affinity Publisher Basics Tutorial: 08 | Colors, color palettes and gradients

Affinity Publisher: the basic tutorial

12 minutes

Go to content To Affinity Publisher Basics Tutorial: 18 | Generate bulleted lists by combining paragraph and character styles

Affinity Publisher Basics Tutorial: 18 | Generate bulleted lists by combining paragraph and character styles

Affinity Publisher: the basic tutorial

6 minutes

Go to content To Affinity Publisher Basics Tutorial: 28 | Transparency Tool

Affinity Publisher Basics Tutorial: 28 | Transparency Tool

Affinity Publisher: the basic tutorial

6 minutes

Go to content To Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics: 1.7 | Setting up Artboards

Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics: 1.7 | Setting up Artboards

Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics

13 minutes

Go to content To Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics: 4.7 | Vector Crop Tool

Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics: 4.7 | Vector Crop Tool

Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics

4 minutes

Go to content To Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics: 5.7 | Gradient Conversion

Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics: 5.7 | Gradient Conversion

Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics

4 minutes

Go to content To Adobe XD-Tutorial: 07 | Working with colors

Adobe XD-Tutorial: 07 | Working with colors

Adobe XD Tutorial - Experience Design and Prototyping

12 minutes

Go to content To Procreate tutorial - Basics of digital drawing on the iPad: 1.7 | Working with the canvas

Procreate tutorial - Basics of digital drawing on the iPad: 1.7 | Working with the canvas

Procreate tutorial - the basics of digital drawing on the iPad

5 minutes

Go to content To Procreate tutorial - Basics of digital drawing on the iPad: 3.7 | Layer blending modes: darkening

Procreate tutorial - Basics of digital drawing on the iPad: 3.7 | Layer blending modes: darkening

Procreate tutorial - the basics of digital drawing on the iPad

5 minutes

Go to content To Sketch tutorial: 1.7 InVision

Sketch tutorial: 1.7 InVision

Sketch tutorial - become a UI and UX designer

4 minutes

Go to content To Sketch tutorial: 4.7 Using design as a tool

Sketch tutorial: 4.7 Using design as a tool

Sketch tutorial - become a UI and UX designer

18 minutes

Go to content To Learn InDesign - Tutorial for beginners: 2.7 Complex shapes, Pathfinder, drawing pencil

Learn InDesign - Tutorial for beginners: 2.7 Complex shapes, Pathfinder, drawing pencil

Learn InDesign - Tutorial for beginners

16 minutes

Go to content To Learn InDesign - Tutorial for beginners: 3.7 Flowing text around objects, anchored objects

Learn InDesign - Tutorial for beginners: 3.7 Flowing text around objects, anchored objects

Learn InDesign - Tutorial for beginners

13 minutes

Go to content To Design desk calendars in Adobe InDesign and export them as print-ready PDFs

Design desk calendars in Adobe InDesign and export them as print-ready PDFs

Learn InDesign - Tutorial for beginners

31 minutes

Go to content To Design paper carrier bag (goodie bag) correctly and export ready to print

Design paper carrier bag (goodie bag) correctly and export ready to print

Designing PDF print data in Adobe InDesign

35 minutes

Go to content To Adobe InCopy CC for editors - 4.7 Checking out notes

Adobe InCopy CC for editors - 4.7 Checking out notes

Adobe InCopy CC: The workflow to the editorial system

3 minutes

Go to content To Razor-sharp Acrobat recipes: 1.7 | Search entire folders of PDFs by index, without waiting time

Razor-sharp Acrobat recipes: 1.7 | Search entire folders of PDFs by index, without waiting time

Razor-sharp Acrobat recipes: masterfully editing PDF files

4 minutes

Go to content To What's new in the Creative Cloud: InDesign CC 9.2 (January 2014) - Typography with Typekit

What's new in the Creative Cloud: InDesign CC 9.2 (January 2014) - Typography with Typekit

InDesign updates: What's new in the Creative Cloud

6 minutes

Go to content To Illustrator for beginners & intermediates - 4.6 Shaper tool

Illustrator for beginners & intermediates - 4.6 Shaper tool

Adobe Illustrator Introduction: Learn the basics

1 minutes

Go to content To Illustrator for Beginners & Intermediates - 5.6 The Align palette

Illustrator for Beginners & Intermediates - 5.6 The Align palette

Adobe Illustrator Introduction: Learn the basics

5 minutes

Go to content To Adobe Illustrator - The power of the Appearance palette

Adobe Illustrator - The power of the Appearance palette

Adobe Illustrator Introduction: Learn the basics

8 minutes

Go to content To Logo development for photographers - 07 black and white

Logo development for photographers - 07 black and white

Logo development for photographers

4 minutes

Go to content To Large projects in Adobe InDesign - 2.07 - Sensible paragraph and character styles

Large projects in Adobe InDesign - 2.07 - Sensible paragraph and character styles

Large projects in InDesign: book, brochure, catalog

25 minutes

Go to content To Large projects in Adobe InDesign - 3.07 - Excursus object search and glyph search

Large projects in Adobe InDesign - 3.07 - Excursus object search and glyph search

Large projects in InDesign: book, brochure, catalog

3 minutes

Go to content To Large projects in Adobe InDesign - 4.07 - Synchronize

Large projects in Adobe InDesign - 4.07 - Synchronize

Large projects in InDesign: book, brochure, catalog

7 minutes

Go to content To Adobe Illustrator tips & tricks: Working with scripts

Adobe Illustrator tips & tricks: Working with scripts

Illustrator tutorial: Razor-sharp workflow and design recipes

7 minutes

Go to content To Character painting in Photoshop - Module 4.7 Rover

Character painting in Photoshop - Module 4.7 Rover

Digital Painting in Photoshop - Tutorial for digital drawing

31 minutes

Go to content To Modern door hangers printed on both sides for every purpose Part 1

Modern door hangers printed on both sides for every purpose Part 1

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

19 minutes

Go to content To The triangle mosaic

The triangle mosaic

Artworks in Photoshop

3 minutes

Go to content To Photoshop filters: Sharpening and blurring

Photoshop filters: Sharpening and blurring

Artworks in Photoshop

47 pages

Go to content To Adobe InDesign tips & tricks: Place images immediately with an object format - secret trick

Adobe InDesign tips & tricks: Place images immediately with an object format - secret trick

Razor-sharp InDesign recipes

5 minutes

Go to content To Adobe InDesign tips & tricks: Retain contour weight even with waveforms

Adobe InDesign tips & tricks: Retain contour weight even with waveforms

Razor-sharp InDesign recipes

2 minutes

Go to content To Colored text over nested formats

Colored text over nested formats

Razor-sharp InDesign recipes

6 minutes

Go to content To Tips & tricks for Adobe InDesign: Quickly exchange images

Tips & tricks for Adobe InDesign: Quickly exchange images

Razor-sharp InDesign recipes

3 minutes

Go to content To Digital Painting & Matte Painting: Brush tool and its settings

Digital Painting & Matte Painting: Brush tool and its settings

Digital & Matte Painting Techniques: the tutorial for Photoshop in German

23 minutes

Go to content To Keyboard shortcuts in Acrobat

Keyboard shortcuts in Acrobat

Acrobat Training - Basics & Tricks

20 minutes

Go to content To Flyer design in folded format using the example of a sports studio/fitness studio - Part 1

Flyer design in folded format using the example of a sports studio/fitness studio - Part 1

InDesign Video Training - Modern Practice

15 minutes

Go to content To The direct selection tool in InDesign

The direct selection tool in InDesign

InDesign training - basics & tricks (free)

2 minutes

Image aging effects - letting images age with textures and fill methods

Go to content To Image aging effects - aging images with textures and fill methods

Image aging effects - aging images with textures and fill methods

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

17 minutes

Go to content To Candy effect classic and illustrative

Candy effect classic and illustrative

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

25 minutes

Go to content To Adobe Firefly: 3.8 | Recap and joint project by combining the tools

Adobe Firefly: 3.8 | Recap and joint project by combining the tools

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

9 minutes

Go to content To Adobe Illustrator: 5.8 | Connect lines

Adobe Illustrator: 5.8 | Connect lines

Adobe Illustrator tutorial: Basics for a quick start

1 minutes

Go to content To Canva-Tutorial: 4.8 | Invitation cards

Canva-Tutorial: 4.8 | Invitation cards

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

5 minutes

Go to content To Canva tutorial: 5.8 | Create TikTok video

Canva tutorial: 5.8 | Create TikTok video

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

20 minutes

Midjourney: 7 | What are the benefits of Midjourney for professional agencies - several examples

Go to content To Midjourney: 7 | What are the benefits of AI for professional agencies - several examples

Midjourney: 7 | What are the benefits of AI for professional agencies - several examples

Midjourney tutorial: How the AI creates spectacular images for you

12 minutes

Banner in Photoshop 08 | Advent Christmas Sale Banner

Go to content To Advertising banner in Photoshop: 08 | Christmas, Advent season, Christmas sale

Advertising banner in Photoshop: 08 | Christmas, Advent season, Christmas sale

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

21 minutes

Go to content To Vectorizing in Inkscape: 8 | Exporting vector graphics as SVG for the Internet

Vectorizing in Inkscape: 8 | Exporting vector graphics as SVG for the Internet

Vectorize in Inkscape: Convert pixel images (PNG, JPG) into vector graphics

5 minutes

Go to content To Inkscape Tutorial: 4.8 | Freehand Tool

Inkscape Tutorial: 4.8 | Freehand Tool

Inkscape tutorial - the basics & tools of the vector program

3 minutes

Go to content To User Experience & Customer Journey: 08 | Slideshows and full-page banners (interstitials)

User Experience & Customer Journey: 08 | Slideshows and full-page banners (interstitials)

User Experience (UX) & Customer Journey - the practical tutorial

7 minutes

Go to content To Affinity Publisher Basics Tutorial: 09 | Visual effects - the drop shadow

Affinity Publisher Basics Tutorial: 09 | Visual effects - the drop shadow

Affinity Publisher: the basic tutorial

5 minutes

Go to content To Affinity Publisher Basics Tutorial: 19 | Text wrap and text wrapping

Affinity Publisher Basics Tutorial: 19 | Text wrap and text wrapping

Affinity Publisher: the basic tutorial

4 minutes

Go to content To Affinity Publisher Basics Tutorial: 29 | Adding Artificial Noise

Affinity Publisher Basics Tutorial: 29 | Adding Artificial Noise

Affinity Publisher: the basic tutorial

4 minutes

Go to content To Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics: 1.8 | Grids and Guides

Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics: 1.8 | Grids and Guides

Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics

13 minutes

Go to content To Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics: 4.8 | Shape Tools

Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics: 4.8 | Shape Tools

Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics

10 minutes

Go to content To Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics: 5.8 | Selective Color Correction

Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics: 5.8 | Selective Color Correction

Affinity Designer Tutorial - Basics

5 minutes

Go to content To Adobe XD Tutorial: 08 | Importing Assets

Adobe XD Tutorial: 08 | Importing Assets

Adobe XD Tutorial - Experience Design and Prototyping

11 minutes

Go to content To Procreate tutorial - Basics of digital drawing on the iPad: 1.8 | Color management

Procreate tutorial - Basics of digital drawing on the iPad: 1.8 | Color management

Procreate tutorial - the basics of digital drawing on the iPad

5 minutes

Go to content To Procreate Tutorial - Basics of digital drawing on the iPad: 3.8 | Layer blending modes: Lighten and Contrast

Procreate Tutorial - Basics of digital drawing on the iPad: 3.8 | Layer blending modes: Lighten and Contrast

Procreate tutorial - the basics of digital drawing on the iPad

4 minutes

Go to content To Sketch tutorial: 4.8 Using libraries & creating action sheets

Sketch tutorial: 4.8 Using libraries & creating action sheets

Sketch tutorial - become a UI and UX designer

6 minutes

Go to content To Learn InDesign - Tutorial for beginners: 2.8 Line tool and gradient fields

Learn InDesign - Tutorial for beginners: 2.8 Line tool and gradient fields

Learn InDesign - Tutorial for beginners

8 minutes

Go to content To Learn InDesign - Tutorial for beginners: 3.8 Glyphs, special characters, search and replace

Learn InDesign - Tutorial for beginners: 3.8 Glyphs, special characters, search and replace

Learn InDesign - Tutorial for beginners

5 minutes

Go to content To Designing an Advent calendar tea house in Adobe InDesign, using templates and the printing process

Designing an Advent calendar tea house in Adobe InDesign, using templates and the printing process

Learn InDesign - Tutorial for beginners

23 minutes

Go to content To Packaging design: Gastro and gift box with unboxing

Packaging design: Gastro and gift box with unboxing

Designing PDF print data in Adobe InDesign

34 minutes

Go to content To Adobe InCopy CC for editors - 4.8 Packaging and returning data

Adobe InCopy CC for editors - 4.8 Packaging and returning data

Adobe InCopy CC: The workflow to the editorial system

4 minutes

Go to content To Razor-sharp Acrobat recipes: 1.8 | Pass page jump and other parameters via URL

Razor-sharp Acrobat recipes: 1.8 | Pass page jump and other parameters via URL

Razor-sharp Acrobat recipes: masterfully editing PDF files

4 minutes

Go to content To What's new in the Creative Cloud: InDesign CC 9.2 (January 2014) - The hyperlink panel

What's new in the Creative Cloud: InDesign CC 9.2 (January 2014) - The hyperlink panel

InDesign updates: What's new in the Creative Cloud

5 minutes

Go to content To Illustrator for beginners & intermediates - 4.7 Eraser tool

Illustrator for beginners & intermediates - 4.7 Eraser tool

Adobe Illustrator Introduction: Learn the basics

1 minutes

Go to content To Illustrator for beginners & intermediates - 5.7 The Pathfinder palette

Illustrator for beginners & intermediates - 5.7 The Pathfinder palette

Adobe Illustrator Introduction: Learn the basics

6 minutes

Go to content To Adobe Illustrator - Create badge

Adobe Illustrator - Create badge

Adobe Illustrator Introduction: Learn the basics

11 minutes

Go to content To Logo development for photographers - 08 forms

Logo development for photographers - 08 forms

Logo development for photographers

8 minutes

Go to content To Large projects in Adobe InDesign - 2.08 - Table formats

Large projects in Adobe InDesign - 2.08 - Table formats

Large projects in InDesign: book, brochure, catalog

7 minutes

Go to content To Large projects in Adobe InDesign - 3.08 - Footnotes

Large projects in Adobe InDesign - 3.08 - Footnotes

Large projects in InDesign: book, brochure, catalog

17 minutes

Go to content To Adobe Illustrator tips & tricks: Clean up files with actions and batch processing

Adobe Illustrator tips & tricks: Clean up files with actions and batch processing

Illustrator tutorial: Razor-sharp workflow and design recipes

8 minutes

Go to content To Character Painting in Photoshop - Module 4.8 Details and Lighting Effects

Character Painting in Photoshop - Module 4.8 Details and Lighting Effects

Digital Painting in Photoshop - Tutorial for digital drawing

29 minutes

Go to content To Modern door hangers printed on both sides for every purpose Part 2

Modern door hangers printed on both sides for every purpose Part 2

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

18 minutes

Go to content To Stefan & Matthias "X-Mas Special"

Stefan & Matthias "X-Mas Special"

Artworks in Photoshop

18 pages

Go to content To Photoshop filters: Art, painting and drawing filters

Photoshop filters: Art, painting and drawing filters

Artworks in Photoshop

57 pages

Go to content To Adobe InDesign tips & tricks: Save time when repositioning objects and paths

Adobe InDesign tips & tricks: Save time when repositioning objects and paths

Razor-sharp InDesign recipes

1 minutes

Go to content To Adobe InDesign tips & tricks: Placing multiple pages of a PDF file or InDesign file as a contact sheet

Adobe InDesign tips & tricks: Placing multiple pages of a PDF file or InDesign file as a contact sheet

Razor-sharp InDesign recipes

3 minutes

Go to content To Tips & tricks for Adobe InDesign: Double outline on texts and still be editable at any time

Tips & tricks for Adobe InDesign: Double outline on texts and still be editable at any time

Razor-sharp InDesign recipes

4 minutes

Go to content To Tips & Tricks for Adobe InDesign: Exporting image data

Tips & Tricks for Adobe InDesign: Exporting image data

Razor-sharp InDesign recipes

5 minutes

Go to content To Digital Painting & Matte Painting: Interaction of lasso tool and brush

Digital Painting & Matte Painting: Interaction of lasso tool and brush

Digital & Matte Painting Techniques: the tutorial for Photoshop in German

20 minutes

Go to content To Create PDF documents with Acrobat

Create PDF documents with Acrobat

Acrobat Training - Basics & Tricks

11 minutes

Go to content To Flyer design in folded format using the example of a sports studio/fitness studio - Part 2

Flyer design in folded format using the example of a sports studio/fitness studio - Part 2

InDesign Video Training - Modern Practice

16 minutes

Go to content To The pages tool in InDesign

The pages tool in InDesign

InDesign training - basics & tricks (free)

6 minutes

Go to content To Continuous color background effect

Continuous color background effect

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

14 minutes

Go to content To Logo with various flashy effects

Logo with various flashy effects

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

14 minutes

Go to content To Adobe Illustrator: 5.9 | Grids and Guides

Adobe Illustrator: 5.9 | Grids and Guides

Adobe Illustrator tutorial: Basics for a quick start

6 minutes

Go to content To Midjourney: 8 | Much better pictures in Midjourney with the help of ChatGPT!?!

Midjourney: 8 | Much better pictures in Midjourney with the help of ChatGPT!?!

Midjourney tutorial: How the AI creates spectacular images for you

7 minutes

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.