Clear, Transparent Terms for Creative Practitioners.
Nexus Studio is a free educational resource. These terms explain what you can do, what we own, and how we handle third-party trademarks — written plainly so you actually read them.
Free Educational Access
Academic & Personal Use
All 32 keynote decks, the Typing Arena, colour suites, and shortcut cheatsheets are provided free for personal and academic study.
Nominative Fair Use
15 U.S.C. § 1115(b)(4)
Adobe, Figma, Blender, Apple, and Microsoft marks are referenced strictly for educational shortcut indexing. No affiliation implied.
As-Is, No Warranty
Transparent Disclaimer
The platform is provided as-is. We do not guarantee error-free operation across all legacy browsers or operating systems.
Client-Side Open Code
100% In-Browser Compute
Built on Next.js, React, Framer Motion, and Tailwind CSS. Your compute runs locally — zero cloud lock-in or proprietary traps.
Permitted & Encouraged
Free to Use & Present
- Present any keynote slide deck in classrooms, design agency workshops, and university lectures.
- Apply WCAG contrast ratios and typography pairings in commercial client work — zero royalties.
- Run team typing speed drills and practice shortcut tables in professional design studios.
- Inspect and learn from client-side code, animation physics, and modern CSS architecture.
Prohibited Conduct
Strictly Disallowed
- Re-package or sell Nexus Studio content behind a paywall, paid course, or subscription gate.
- Deploy aggressive scraping bots to degrade platform responsiveness for other designers.
- Falsely claim official sponsorship, endorsement, or corporate affiliation with Vivek Padia.
- Remove or obscure original creator attribution when quoting or adapting presentation content.
Trademark Safe-Harbour Matrix
15 U.S.C. § 1115(b)(4) — Nominative Fair Use
| Trademark Holder | Referenced Marks | Educational Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Figma, Inc. | Figma, FigJam, Auto Layout | Vector pen tool hotkeys, Auto Layout mechanics, design token systems |
| Adobe Systems Inc. | Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Creative Cloud | Creative Cloud shortcut mappings, layer manipulation & bezier vector tools |
| Blender Foundation | Blender 3D, Cycles, Eevee | 3D viewport manipulation, polygon mesh editing, and render hotkey indexing |
| Apple Inc. | macOS, Apple Silicon, ⌘ Command symbol | macOS keyboard layout ergonomics and modifier key comparisons |
| Microsoft Corporation | Windows 11, VS Code, Ctrl symbol | PC platform shortcuts and developer workspace productivity bindings |