In this Affinity Designer tutorial, we will create a simple geometric thank you card design. This is a great tutorial for the beginner, as you will learn how easy it is to use the shape and text tools in Designer.

First we need to decide the dimensions for our card. I like to use the dimensions suggested by Canva just in case I decide to print the card. Canva's default card size is a landscape 5.5 x 4.25 inches at 300 dpi. They also suggest using CYMK colors, if you plan to have your project printed.

1. Start a new document in Affinity Designer using the following settings (see screenshot, screenshot).
   
   Width: 5.5 inches
   Height: 4.25 inches
   DPI: 300
   Units: Inches
   Color Format: CMYK/8


2. Lets add a solid white background layer. Using the Rectangle tool, draw a rectangle over the entire canvas. In the Context toolbar, set the Stroke to Null and the Fill to white (see screenshot).

In the next few steps, we will draw the geometric shapes. Each shape will have its own color and we will use the Multiply Blend Mode to create more colors when the shapes overlap.


3. Let's draw the first rectangle. Using the Rectangle tool again, draw a small rectangle on the canvas. In the Color panel, set the color to a light tan or the color of your choice. In the Layers panel, set the Blend Mode to Multiply (see screenshot).
   
   CMYK (4, 11, 13, 0)


4. Repeat the previous step, but set the color to light blue or your choice (see screenshot).
   
   CMYK (37, 0, 5, 0)


5. Next, with the Pen tool, draw a triangle on the canvas and set the color to a light green color. In the Layers panel, set the Blend Mode to Multiply (see screenshot).
   
   CMYK (24, 2, 14, 0)


6. Using the Ellipse tool, draw a large circle on the canvas and set the color to a light pink. In the Layers panel set the Blend Mode to Multiply (see screenshot).
   
   CMYK (2, 13, 0, 0)


7. Repeat the last step, but this time draw a smaller circle and set the color to a deeper pink color (see screenshot).
   
   CMYK (0, 35, 0, 0)

Optional: If you would like the shapes to have a stroke, it's easy to do. For each shape, select a shape and set the Stroke Color and Width in the Context toolbar. In the sample project, I set the Color to black and the Width to 1 pt (see screenshot).

Next, we will size and position the shapes within the design.

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Screenshots used by permission of Serif (Europe) Ltd. This article is not endorsed by Serif Ltd.