[I moved to Adobe for work reasons, Affinity continues to impress.]

Recently I had to open an Adobe account for work reasons. The biggest thing I noticed while making the move is how much thought has went into the UI of Affinity products. Simple tasks are a lot easier in Affinity and overall it's a nicer platform to work in. 

Affinity does lack in features, especially Vector warping, distorting, etc.

Overall Affinity continues to impress and I think it wont be long until they catch up. In terms of working experience, Affinity is already ahead. 

[Improved Swatches Panel]

I agree there needs to be improvements here. Sub folders for better swatch organising would be great also. 

[No reason canvas rotate]

@MEB No it's not a touch tablet. I currently have an XP Pen Deco 03. Is it possible on this model?

[No reason canvas rotate]

@MEB is it possible to rotate the canvas with a graphics tablet?

[Copy paste vector to Figma]

+1

 

I use Figma for Web/UI Design and Affinity for everything else. Having this compatibility would be great. 

[Rotate canvas with graphics tablet]

Hi, I know holding ALT and using the mouse wheel rotates the canvas but is there a way to do it with a graphics tablet?

[Affinity Designer Windows Customer Beta - 1.9.0.900 (RC1)]

Hi, the my account feature is nice. Are there any plans to expand on it? Have assets and colour palettes available throughout all the apps without havinig to import and export etc.

[Designer and Publisher crashing on export 😒]

Hi @Sean P

Thanks for that. Can you keep me updated as to when the issue gets fixed.

In the meantime I will put Montreux to one side. Thanks again for the quick response.

[Any way to recreate this?]

@sfriedberg

Blend options similar to Illustrator would be amazing. Would make life so much easier.

[Designer and Publisher crashing on export 😒]

@Sean P

The file in the temp folder was PDFLib.log

I attached all the required files yesterday. Please let me know if you get to the bottom of this.

[Any way to recreate this?]

It depends how you have stacked things in the appearance panel, and which type of stoke position you have used - center, inside or outside.

Then you click on each one, the stroke you are working on will be indicated by a white dot on the left, go to the colour panel and change colours.

[Designer and Publisher crashing on export 😒]

Hi @Sean P

I'm trying to do the PDFLib Log but nothing seems to be happening. Maybe explain it a bit more?

Also, this happening to a few different Affinity files in both Designer and Publisher.

[Designer and Publisher crashing on export 😒]

Here's a link to a Loom video which shows what keeps happening - https://www.loom.com/share/16629f7c44aa40b2bea5012f9a190f4c

This is very frustrating as I am trying to export some brand assets. It's holding my work and client work back. Please try find a fix.

I complained about this happening in Publisher a few days back, link here: 

We thought the problem was the font but as you can see in the above video that is not the case. 

[Publisher crashing when trying to export my document]

Here's another Loom video for reference on what is happening - https://www.loom.com/share/16629f7c44aa40b2bea5012f9a190f4c

So, the first document containing all the fonts exported in Designer as expected.

Second in Designer containing the same fonts crashed. I did manage to export that same document earlier through the export persona as seen in the PDF.

The third Publisher document also crashed as was happening the other day, this is a different document.

 

[Publisher crashing when trying to export my document]

@Jon P

I don't think the problem is the font. It seems to be a combination of the font, text styles and grids. I'm not sure. 

It's very frustrating as I am trying to create some branded documents and Publisher keeps crashing as I try and export. I may have to move to Figma to finish some of these.

[Publisher crashing when trying to export my document]

@Jon P

I just uploaded the font files used in the Affinity file. Keep me updated.

Thanks for your help today. 

[Publisher crashing when trying to export my document]

@Jon P

The file has exported with a different font - Poppins (Google Font)

Have you got any idea why my other font is not working?

[Publisher crashing when trying to export my document]

@Jon P

It's not letting me get to the settings stage, once I click export the app crashes. I linked a Loom video above, here's the link again - https://www.loom.com/share/67cc68d1430d4f4b873c1aab92d309cd 

I will try with a different font now, I'm nearly sure I have exported with this font before. 

Also, in the Designer file I am uploading, the problem only seems to be with Artboard 11. Everything else seems to be exporting fine.

 

[Publisher crashing when trying to export my document]

Hi @Jon P

I just tried this in the latest Beta version and again the app has crashed. I uploaded the file as you asked. I am also experiencing this in a Designer file, would you like me to upload that one?

[Publisher crashing when trying to export my document]

Loom video for reference of what is happening https://www.loom.com/share/67cc68d1430d4f4b873c1aab92d309cd

[Publisher crashing when trying to export my document]

This is also happening to a certain document in Designer also. Not the same document as Publisher. 

[Publisher crashing when trying to export my document]

Hi,

Every time I try to export my document in Publisher the app crashes.

I go to file, click on export and then Affinity Publisher crashes.

Has anyone else experienced this or know any fixes?

[Looking forward to the 1.9 release]

Hi everyone,

I just thought I would create a post to express my excitement for the upcoming 1.9 updates. 🤯

I have been using the Affinity suite since 2017, and in the past few years I have been using it for my freelance brand identity work. I think the tools are great, yes they do have their limitations and are sometimes frustrating as you have to find workarounds to achieve certain things. However, overall I have enjoyed working with the Affinity suite and things are only getting better. Some great features and fixes are being added with this update.

A big thanks to the team working behind the scenes to keep the Affinity suite moving forward. 🙌

[Porsche 911 - Realistic Drawing]

@sacboi this is great! Nice seeing the different stages. Great work!

[Colour palette disappears when creating a pantone global swatch]

How did I not realise that? 😂

Thanks for letting me know. If I have any further problems I will get back to you. Thanks!