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  1. How to Use Parametric Shapes in Affinity Designer

    How to Use Parametric Shapes in Affinity Designer

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this tutorial, we'll add water and sky to a scene using parametric rectangles. Parametric shapes are one of the most powerful tools in Affinity Designer.

  2. How to create a JavaScript PDF viewer

    How to create a JavaScript PDF viewer

    Tutorial Intermediate

    Modern browsers can display PDF files, but they do so using a PDF viewer that runs in an independent tab or window, forcing users to leave your website. In...

  3. What Font Does Instagram Use?

    What Font Does Instagram Use?

    Tutorial Beginner

    With 2.4 billion active users, Instagram is one of the most popular social media sites in the world. Today we ask the question: What font does Instagram use?...

  4. How to optimize Spline 3D scenes for speed and Core Web Vitals

    How to optimize Spline 3D scenes for speed and Core Web Vitals

    Tutorial Beginner

    Interactive, 3D scenes can improve the visual aesthetics of your site, but at the same time, they can slow down the page. Will your website visitors wait for...

  5. What is Feminist Film Theory? A Beginner’s Guide

    What is Feminist Film Theory? A Beginner’s Guide

    Tutorial Beginner

    It can sound a little heavy, feminist film theory, but it’s such an important part of cinema and its development, not to mention leading to some of the...

  6. How to Quickly Nest & Unnest Clips in Premiere Pro

    How to Quickly Nest & Unnest Clips in Premiere Pro

    Tutorial Beginner

    If you want to manage your Premiere Pro timeline, we've got you covered. We'll tackle how to nest in Premiere Pro to clean up clips. Then, we''ll learn how...

  7. Hand Lettering: Scripts, Swirls, and Flourishes

    Hand Lettering: Scripts, Swirls, and Flourishes

    Tutorial Intermediate

    This tutorial will provide you with a deep understanding of informal and formal scripts as well as basic flourishing practices. Some techniques and...

  8. How Streaming is Changing Film & TV Production

    How Streaming is Changing Film & TV Production

    Tutorial Beginner

    Streaming services have changed the film and TV production industry, but is that for the better or worse? In this article we’ll take a look at how streaming...

  9. How to Record Your Screen for Free With Open Broadcaster Software (OBS)

    How to Record Your Screen for Free With Open Broadcaster Software (OBS)

    Tutorial Beginner

    Learn how to install and set up Open Broadcaster Software for Linux, Mac and PC. In this OBS screen recording tutorial, we go through an abridged,...

  10. How to Use the Affinity Designer Vector Brush

    How to Use the Affinity Designer Vector Brush

    Tutorial Beginner

    In this Affinity Designer tutorial, we'll go over the vector paint brush. You'll learn what it is and how to use the Affinity vector brush to add visual...

  11. How to Feather Edges in Illustrator

    How to Feather Edges in Illustrator

    Tutorial Beginner

    Learn how to feather edges in Illustrator. This technique is very useful and can be used to soften an image, a brush, or the edge of a shape.

  12. Writing Proposals: The Freelancer's Guide to Landing Your Dream Gig

    Writing Proposals: The Freelancer's Guide to Landing Your Dream Gig

    Tutorial Beginner

    Writing proposals is something of an art form: you need to lay out the concept for a project, with all the amazing benefits that will make a client want to...