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marsofearth

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  1. Have not tried Designer or Photo on the new 12" Macbook, but I am pretty sure it will perform better than any of Adobes products depending upon your needs. Free Trial download is your friend I think, then you can tell us what you experience is. https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/designer/ https://affinity.serif.com/en-us/photo/
  2. Hi, Maybe there is a glitch happening I am not sure by what you have shown. From what I can tell, If no Layer or Group is selected when you Create a new Object, it will be created on it's own Layer at the very top of the Hierarchy. The characteristic of moving the Fill Object around different layers looks appropriate though, without seeing how the object is reacting to the other elements. When moving an object below a (triangle) GROUP you watch for the BLUE LINE length and how that references where the object will be placed. Hard to explain. Have a look here: https://youtu.be/A6bmslDSDEE I hope it makes sense?
  3. Okay, photoshop will have to do the pattern fills then until precise scaling can be introduced. I like the Gradient Tool use of Pattern fill for its "Artistic" focus. A more traditional print friendly pattern fill to maintain scale across packaging would be welcome in the future. Thank you!
  4. Glad to hear the Knife Tool is on the roadmap I don't use the knife tool very often though. Most of my vector graphics that I need to "Chop" require a "Quicker, more accurate" way of dividing vectors into pieces Unless of course the Knife Tool implementation is completely different from how Illustrators is... Looking at Illustrators Pathfinder Pallet is a good starting place to re-create/improve upon, judging by how many people use it. I'll continue to quick mask, and when I have to use Illustrator or other vector app to divide. Thank you!
  5. I am not acting, just discussing. Forums are a wonderful place to brainstorm, bounce ideas off like minded peoples. I have no ideas set in stone, and the arguments against having Designer and Photo as one single application are valid as some people do not wish to learn vector/layout design and others do not wish to work with raster. Fantastic, Thanks for this tidbitperhaps I am not as Mad as I make myself out to be *smile* A lot of times the best ideas merge from those way out in Left Field with the ideas way out in Right Field... Personally I would love to have Vector and Raster living in the same "workshop" If it means that the apps remain separate I am fine with that, I just hope the convergence goal is to where working between the apps becomes so transparent the designer hardly notices which app they are using, focussing on the end product goal. People want separate apps I am cool with that, and It sounds like Serif is looking at ways to still maintain tight integrations, which is great! I like the persona idea UI design trick, just suggested that something similar may work to play layers back and forth, or perhaps it is contextual? or something like when you edit a smart object in Photoshop? I am just tossing this stuff out there, because I am excited about these Apps and their potential, not because I want to troll. I don't care if 90% of my ideas don't stick or work, I'll just focus on the 10% that do work born out of my beautiful failures.
  6. I know how to mask a complex vector object to make it look like it has been Divided/Cut by another Line. (see attached) Is there a way to divide multiple vector objects with a Line though? Using Illustrator Path Tools I believe the selection was Outline (could be wrong) but there is only one choice when using an open line and not a closed shape from what I remember. The result split the Objects intersected by the line. You could then "Break" each part away. Thanks! Bar Break DIM.afdesign
  7. A dreamer has to dream though, and I don't see that talking hurts anyone here. I don't think it has to be an all or nothing, a black and white, this or that situation. If you ask Adobe why file formats can not be more tightly integrated between Illustrator and Photoshop they will give you a million reasons why it will never happen, and why it is better for the designer. I personally never felt it has given me any advantage to my workflow. Lets put it this way; Designer and Photo are separate apps. 1. You are using Designer and need to quickly touch up a raster image in designer, clicking a persona or some UI trick quickly opens the Layer/Image in Photo for retouch/effects/stuff, clicking persona/UI trick sends it back to Designer, for layout. 2. You are using Photo, and need some vector work done, you click a persona/UI Trick and start working on your Vector Designs, finish and Persona/UI trick back to Photo with your new vectors. It would mean not having to duplicate tools in Photo, or duplicating tools in Designer, using the best tool for the situation while feeling like you are working in one "Workshop" not running between Workshops. Having File Formats integrated really opens this possibility up. I don't see this as a black and white situation, A user would still be able to Purchase one or the other, or both. The difference is that when purchasing both, Designer and Photo are tightly integrated into one Workshop instead of separate Workshops... The use of same file format makes this very possible, and does not mean that when working with Vector you see all the Photo tools or vice versa, in fact it would reduce the need for replication of tools in either program. Serif has already created a brilliant "persona" interface which illiminates clutter smartly. I am not saying Serif needs to only make one application fits all, only that when purchasing another Serif application that the integration is so tight the designer feels like he is still working in the same "Workshop". I don't care if there is one Icon or 5 icons in the dock, I just love the idea that Serif is building here a tightly integrated system of design tools. Don't fuss over what can not be done, fuss over what can! Love what Serif is building, just hope they stay on this present track, or even more convergent track and not a divergent one.
  8. Maybe you are right, maybe not. Most Behemoth software is based on legacy though, not a spritely development with freshly baked code. Your personas are a nice UI trick to keeping things tidy, works very well too, much better than Adobe's implementation, although Adobe is battling legacy. I suppose it is always the designers wish to have all his or her tools in one place, simplify workflow, and make the journey to end product as smooth as possible. It is a balance between having a cluttered workshop with every tool under the sun that you never use vs a tidy workshop with fewer easy to use tools you want to use. Sometimes the solution is too simple to see, and is growing right before your eyes. I truly hope Design and Photo do not go down the path of divergence, when the goal is all the same, a great image for digital or for print. I respect the path Serif is taking and it is the best path right now by the feel of Designer/Photo Just don't pass off convergence as a bad thing too quickly, the lines between Vector/Raster are continually blurring. he he... cheers.
  9. Why Artboards? Because they are a Fast way to quickly set up Layouts/Exports without having to mess with your layers. Resizable Pages are neither better nor worse than artboards, but a 'necessary' compliment to layout. Both fit a niche and they can certainly appear to overlap in function, but in the end a Hammer works better than an Axe depending on your needs.
  10. Why not simply merge Designer and Photo Or perhaps have Designer having Photo integrated while Photo is stand-alone. Designer is fairly close already. I see it is the future of Designer software.
  11. Is there a way to scale the bitmap fill? I need my fills to be exactly the same on all our packaging. Also, why does the Bitmap fill not default to the pixel size of the pattern instead of stretch to fill? Thank you.
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