Ben Nielsen

Libraries, instructional design, technology. Travel blogger and podcaster @yellowvantravel. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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Here is a video timelapse of me making a retro postcard, in the description you can find a link to take the whole course for #free! (first 25 people to click it). Check it out: https://t.co/g5H4rq9Tbm #design #graphicdesign #timelapse #learndesign #FreeCourse

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New #design class is out now! All about creating a #retro postcard using #affinitydesigner on #iPad. Check it out (link gives two weeks free!) https://t.co/TUykYcrgDz

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New video out for #BlackFriday comparing #Adobe deal with the #Affinity deal: https://t.co/hvTyS4n66Z #design #Photography #BlackFridayDeals #blackfridaysales #designer

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the #holidays2020 are fast approaching and so I put up a course on creating Holiday Characters on your iPad! https://t.co/rfmvHu9mlP #ipadcreative #graphicdesign #design #ipaddesign #AffinityDesigner #Assembly #iPad #madeoniPad

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#IllustratoroniPad is here! Finally, five years later than it should have been, but it's here. I put my initial impressions in a video: https://t.co/4p9r6biF6b #design #graphicdesign #AdobeMAX #illustrator

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@romanmars @HMHbooks @KurtKohlstedt @patrickavale @raphael_geroni Yes!!!! Well done you guys

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@KurtKohlstedt @romanmars @99piorg Totally agree. Once you start seeing shapes and light and shading you can never go back to not seeing them and even simple drawing can help out so much with that.

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Just put up my thoughts on the new book: The 99 Percent Invisible City, by @romanmars and @KurtKohlstedt https://t.co/Z9ZKbD34OJ @99piorg #design #invisblecity #beautifulnerds

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Coin is here and it looks awesome! Now just waiting on the book! @romanmars @KurtKohlstedt this might be the only thing in 2020 worth looking forward too!

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New video up on #Photoshop vs #AffinityPhoto on iPad. Ever wondered which is better? https://t.co/cAVd5BYEmc #iPadCreative #iPad #photography #photoeditting

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Got a new course up on an intro to #pixelart using the FREE pixelable app on iPhone and iPad. Check out the course on Skillshare: https://t.co/47ZVbGFiOH #design #learnsomethingnew #iPadCreative

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@romanmars What!? This is the best thing I have heard all day (ok, maybe all year, it's been a quite a year), awesome book and a challenge coin!

[Ben Nielsen @halduauthor]

Are you wondering what #Affinity program is right for you? I discuss all three in my latest #Youtube video: https://t.co/IfaZB6r1y4 #graphicdesign #photography #design

[Ben Nielsen @halduauthor]

Brand new #free course up on #design basics, this one all about using shapes, the building blocks of design: https://t.co/ehvaZnwc6Z
#graphicsdesign #freecourses #learnsomethingnew

[Ben Nielsen @halduauthor]

@romanmars I've been behind on podcasts, but I just preordered the book and can't wait for October! Finally something to look forward to in 2020 :)

[Ben Nielsen @halduauthor]

I have a new video out this week with my first thoughts on #PixelmatorPhoto on the #iPad: https://t.co/3WTvmB7Fr3 #photography #iphoneography #photographers

[Ben Nielsen @halduauthor]

Affinity Publisher is still 50% off, and I just put out another course to help you learn it! https://t.co/SVOvt1ENZv this one is all about business card design. #design #graphicdesign #learndesign #AffinityPublisher

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Just put out a short and simple video showing how to use the Pen Tool in Affinity Publisher, I know it can be confusing to figure out vector tools at first: https://t.co/zzpKl4Mufo #affinity #affinitypublisher #design #graphicdesign #digitalart #learnsomethingnew

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New Video about the #iPad not being a laptop replacement, but actually something better: https://t.co/pIwI4KPqTc

[Ben Nielsen @halduauthor]

New course up so you can keep learning in #Quarantine, this one is all about pattern design in #affinitydesigner: https://t.co/ldGqpxu5mG #graphicdesign #pattern #design #QuarantineLife #learningfromhome