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This is what stops Publisher being used in a professional environment. I really want to use it, I've paid for it, but simply cannot do what I need to do. So my money will unfortunately still be going to Adobe until Passthrough is implemented. 
In my opinion PDFs shouldn't be edited anyway. The whole point of PDF was to lock everything down so when it arrives at the printers there are no issues with missing fonts etc. Hence why its called 'Portable Document Format'. i.e. you can open it on anything and it will appear as it should. Now people start trying to edit them and all you get is issues with missing fonts etc. The document should be edited at source where all fonts, images etc are available to retain quality and control.
Still not sure why Affinity don't implement this as it can't be a licensing issue as it was standardised years ago. Hence why other apps have no issue with PDF passthrough. I'm sure they have their reasons but until Passthrough is implemented Publisher is sadly not an option for professional use.
I keep checking back when an update hits to see if it's been added... still nothing.
 

Obviously I meant apps that treat the PDF as it was meant to be treated. i.e. honour embedded fonts etc. This was all fine until some bright spark thought 'hey lets allow editing' and other developers didn't want to be left behind on feature set. Now its just a big bag of hurt again and a new 'PDF' format is required that can't be messed with so we're back where we started sending fonts and images back and forth.
As a publisher, if a client sends you artwork you want to know for sure that the file is exactly as they intended it to look. I can open a PDF in publisher and it may look 'ok' but you have no idea that its different to what the client intended. If you send the file back to the client it will look fine for them as they have the fonts installed so they will say yes the proof looks great. You then send off the file to print and the next thing you have is a client refusing to pay because the artwork they sent is not correct.
You can't convert to paths/TIFF if the font is not honoured. Its daft that you need Acrobat to do it which means you still have a subscription with Adobe and so you may as well stick with Adobe.
 

This is what stops Publisher being used in a professional environment. I really want to use it, I've paid for it, but simply cannot do what I need to do. So my money will unfortunately still be going to Adobe until Passthrough is implemented. 
In my opinion PDFs shouldn't be edited anyway. The whole point of PDF was to lock everything down so when it arrives at the printers there are no issues with missing fonts etc. Hence why its called 'Portable Document Format'. i.e. you can open it on anything and it will appear as it should. Now people start trying to edit them and all you get is issues with missing fonts etc. The document should be edited at source where all fonts, images etc are available to retain quality and control.
Still not sure why Affinity don't implement this as it can't be a licensing issue as it was standardised years ago. Hence why other apps have no issue with PDF passthrough. I'm sure they have their reasons but until Passthrough is implemented Publisher is sadly not an option for professional use.
I keep checking back when an update hits to see if it's been added... still nothing.
 

As I said in another thread
"The sooner Serif sort the pdf passthrough the sooner we can start to use Affinity Publisher, as at the moment it is just easier (although we would like to change) to use indesign." 

I know that several people have already asked for non-destructive warping but please can Affinity add this feature? It's an essential function  to ensure a speedy and efficient workflow when creating design templates that can be used over and over again, especially when visualising branding on mugs, tee-shirts etc.  I want to be able to swap an image and see all the existing transformations applied to the new image, like Smart Objects in Adobe CC.
I don't need it to be compatible with Adobe's Smart Objects feature,  but it would be great to see the functionality in Affinity Photo. I consider this to be a significant issue for many professionals who would love to make the transition to Affinity Photo, but are reluctant to do so, because they have to be very aware of the time it takes to perform repetitive  tasks i.e branding templates.
Is this on the horizon for Affinity Development? 

Changing the physical size of the document i.e. a4 to a5 without downsampling the images will lead to little or no reduction in end file size. Most of the data is inside the images and they have not changed, yes they will look smaller but the dpi has now increased so they are essentially untouched and contain the same amount of data. You don't need to change the dimensions of the page as the ratio is still the same so simply export with images downsampled and the output PDF (tfnthats what you're using) set to the page size you require.
All that being said though, and as others have pointed out, if it's only going to be viewed online being a4 or a5 doesn't matter in the slightest as people will be zooming in and out and viewing at different levels. As long as the images appear sharp at relatively comfortable zoom levels then thats all that is required. Export as PDF and play with image downsampling. Even Adobes 'one click' solution' will not be perfect (its effectively just a preset). Its better to have control of the detail and set accordingly so if you want something to look its best a one click solution isn't the best option. Spend that little extra time to get it perfect.

Epic stuff. Well done!

hey! this is the Lesson (preview) done for my students vectorize club!
Vectoring without drawing.
more info at the video description!
 
 

Maybe not the best way but this is how I would do it.
Create a line. Make sure the rotation point is set to the bottom. Duplicate it. Rotate the new line 24 degrees, then press command (ctrl Windows) + J to duplicate another 13 times.
Group the lines. Align the circles and the now grouped lines to the centre. Done.
I did a few more bits in this video like expanding the stroke of the lines and punching out of the circle. Which if you intend to colour each piece like in your image then this way may be a good way to do it. 
 

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Fully appreciated Dominik but if this is supposed to be professional software then most professionals don't have the time to 'challenge' themselves and discover ways of working. The app should be intuitive and allow you to create graphics quickly and easily so you can maximise profit or else designers will use other tools to do the job. For such a simple end result the amount of work involved is not ideal in this case. MEBs reply to one of the earlier linked posts seems to be the quickest option but I still think an updated pen tool would be relatively easy to implement and will allow much quicker drawing of complex graphics.

Here is a golden ratio template I use as a starting point for all my projects. Ive converted this to Affinity for you guys. It's a template file so double clicking will create a new document and leave the template untouched. Use it to build graphics with a little extra 'can't put my finger on it magic'.
My 'Nz' avatar is angled at a specific angle to attract the eye for example.


Golden Ratio Template.afdesign

Here is a golden ratio template I use as a starting point for all my projects. Ive converted this to Affinity for you guys. It's a template file so double clicking will create a new document and leave the template untouched. Use it to build graphics with a little extra 'can't put my finger on it magic'.
My 'Nz' avatar is angled at a specific angle to attract the eye for example.


Golden Ratio Template.afdesign

Really cool stuff. I like the style. What brushes do you tend to use?

InDesign if i imported a bitmap TIFF file I could set its colour quite easily simply by selecting the image and choosing a colour from the palette. This proves very useful when working with simple logos and symbols that require being a specific colour. You could also set the background colour of the box the logo resides in just as easily. So with a few clicks a black and white logo could become green with an orange background for example without having to manipulate the original file.
Ive been looking and still not found a definitive answer for doing this in APUB. How does one work with greyscale/bitmap TIFFs and easily convert their colour within APUB without affecting the linked file?
 

I was thinking it might be down to the end cap. Try the one on the right of the three options. This will give the overlap but with a sharper edge. 

I get weird happening with merge selected too. Layers are reordered when flattened and sometimes some are simply deleted and not included in either the flattened version nor do they exist as a separate layer. I can't say I've seen the blurring problem.
1.8.3

Here is a golden ratio template I use as a starting point for all my projects. Ive converted this to Affinity for you guys. It's a template file so double clicking will create a new document and leave the template untouched. Use it to build graphics with a little extra 'can't put my finger on it magic'.
My 'Nz' avatar is angled at a specific angle to attract the eye for example.


Golden Ratio Template.afdesign

Here is a golden ratio template I use as a starting point for all my projects. Ive converted this to Affinity for you guys. It's a template file so double clicking will create a new document and leave the template untouched. Use it to build graphics with a little extra 'can't put my finger on it magic'.
My 'Nz' avatar is angled at a specific angle to attract the eye for example.


Golden Ratio Template.afdesign

A few things that nag me that could have a good workflow impact :
Merge selected : Add merge selected to the right click of layers, so adding to merge visible and merge down.
Colour Picker : I want to immediately change the active color of say a font if I drag the colour picker somewhere, instead of having to pick a colour, and than click the colour on the little swatch.

Here is a golden ratio template I use as a starting point for all my projects. Ive converted this to Affinity for you guys. It's a template file so double clicking will create a new document and leave the template untouched. Use it to build graphics with a little extra 'can't put my finger on it magic'.
My 'Nz' avatar is angled at a specific angle to attract the eye for example.


Golden Ratio Template.afdesign

Just a follow up on my issue. Since 1.8.3 I've had no reports of issues so i'm guessing its pretty much fixed in the latest update.

Hi Dominik. Yes of course id have to adjust the line manually to deviate away. That wouldn't be part of the tool obviously. Just the ability to draw a preselected number of paths using one path. The brush idea from GarryP gives the correct 'look' but it doesn't create separate paths so doesn't work in this instance.
I do agree its quite specialised but the only other way is to do it manually and its incredibly difficult to get the gap to remain consistent along a line that has quite a few curves etc. So to be able to do this easily when required instead of spending hours trying to get it right would be really good.
Attached is an example of what I'm working on. As you can see the lines running top to bottom still are not perfect and its a pain in the ass trying to make it so. I have others far more complex than this one.

I too find this annoying and distracting. It appears as if things aren't lined up correctly. I believe it's the bleed outline. If you have bleed set to none It shouldn't be there in my opinion. You can turn it off by clipping to canvas '\' key, or move it out of the way by adding bleed. However I like to see my paste board as its very useful and not have the outline when bleed set to zero but it seems you can't do this, unless I'm missing something.

Hmm. Still not what I envision but interesting nonetheless.

Hi Dominik. Yes of course id have to adjust the line manually to deviate away. That wouldn't be part of the tool obviously. Just the ability to draw a preselected number of paths using one path. The brush idea from GarryP gives the correct 'look' but it doesn't create separate paths so doesn't work in this instance.
I do agree its quite specialised but the only other way is to do it manually and its incredibly difficult to get the gap to remain consistent along a line that has quite a few curves etc. So to be able to do this easily when required instead of spending hours trying to get it right would be really good.
Attached is an example of what I'm working on. As you can see the lines running top to bottom still are not perfect and its a pain in the ass trying to make it so. I have others far more complex than this one.