Mithferion

Hi!
Some Typefaces get updated over time and expanded as well. That's the case for the Ubuntu Typeface and it's presented as Ubuntu Sans. It now has 16 styles for the normal width and 16 for the Condensed version. It's available in the GutHub repo:
Direct download link: https://github.com/canonical/Ubuntu-Sans-fonts/releases/tag/v1.004 Very good news for those who use it and love it.
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Thanks!
Well, this is something I started doing in 2017 and I still update the Topic once in a while (shortly I will do so, by the way).
I'm glad this is of use.
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Hi!

Fonts that are being published under the SIL Open Font License can be considered the "safest", meaning that you can create Documents, Logos, Images or Videos with them with no worries at all, which are the main things you could create as a designer. But other free Fonts can include such terms and rights so that's why they can be just as safe to use. For example, I can consider that Ilisarniq's License is safe to use for Design purposes (see the EULA section).
But still, Fonts that are not freely available under the  SIL Open Font License could include some kind of limitations, it's best to take a look at what they allow you to do.
Hope that helps.
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Thanks for the clarification. As far as I’m aware, in terms of “legal safety” with regard to commercial use, there is no difference. Free fonts are freely available for use; open source fonts can also be modified and redistributed by the user, which is not generally true of fonts or other computer software.

Glad you liked the post! I have done research and comparisons for over a year, and I came up with this list.
I updated it so that it is a richer Topic. Also, I might as well add more Fonts to the list.
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I believe this has been requested before: In the case of the Desktop version, having a Panel dedicated for this alignment actions would be better than the current Dropdown option. Still, nice additions.  
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Installed without any issue on Windows 10 (MSIX).
Same for Photo and Publisher.
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2.4 Features and Improvements
This post is the list of all new features and improvements included in the 2.4.0 release, and the next post is a list of the main bug fixes.
Features and improvements affecting all platforms
(Designer) DWG and DXF export  Outlines created in Affinity can now be exported for use in various CAD applications and utilities for vinyl cutters, plotters and CNC tools Supports drawing scale Tutorial on DWG/DXF Import & Export 
Set selection box can be explicitly set for your selections. Double-click / tap to switch from Node to Move Tool so you can now toggle between them (Designer & Photo) Filename available as variable in Export Persona offering Document Name Document Filename Ability to lock insertion target for all new objects you can choose to: lock "Behind" lock "Inside" lock "On Top" Spacebar modifier for ‘Lock Children’ 
hold the spacebar to temporarily toggle Lock Children on or off for the opposite of the context toolbar setting Tutorial for Lock Children Layers (in Photo) 
 
Space Horizontal / Vertical now considers key object 
If you specify a key object in your selection, the behaviour changes to mean the furthest left (or right) object and the key object will not change position, and the other items are spaced evenly. Tutorial on Aligning, Distributing and Unifying Layers (in Designer) 
Tutorial on Aligning, Distributing and Unifying Layers (in Photo) 
 
Size / Rotate objects to same 
Make all items in your current selection adopt the same width or height or rotation 32-bit HDR PNG support added 
Import and export of 32-bit HDR PNG files, as described in the PNG specification (3rd edition) Tutorial for HDR PNG Import & Export 
(Photo & Publisher) Improved RAW processing and support for 58 new camera models including:  Apple iPhone (14 & 15 [inc Pro/Pro Max/Pro Max Plus]) Canon EOS R8 Nikon Z8 Panasonic DC-GH6 Leica Q3 and M11 Monochrom Fujifilm GFX 100 II DJI Mavic 3 Pro (drone) and many more… In addition to those features on all platforms above, these are the Windows and macOS features and improvements
(Publisher & Designer) Layer States added
Already a feature in Photo, the States Panel is an exciting addition to Designer and Publisher, and adds this new functionality to all applications Capture the current layer visibility across your document Create queries based on various criteria to make a selection or toggle visibility of layers Button to select all layers that fulfil the criteria specified in the query Tutorial on Layer States (using Designer):
 
Localised versions of the changes in 2.4 (and those in earlier releases) can be found here
Affinity Designer Feature List  Affinity Photo Feature List Affinity Publisher Feature List As well as all those improvements above, listed below is a list of the fixed bugs in this release

We are pleased to announce an update for the Windows release of Affinity Designer 2, version 2.4.0
This build is available as a (sandboxed) MSIX application installer and as an (unsandboxed) MSI/EXE traditional installer.
Please see this FAQ thread for instructions on how to access the unsandboxed MSI/EXE version.
The changes in Affinity Designer 2 for Windows 2.4.0 are listed in this FAQ forum post:
Those are the changes made since the last release Affinity Designer 2 for Windows 2.3.1
A subsequent release 2.4.1 is announced here
To get notified when any new releases are made please follow the latest releases thread by clicking here
UPDATING TO THIS VERSION (which is free for all V2 users)
The software version can be seen on the splash screen and the About dialog (in Help > About Affinity Designer ).
If you’ve purchased from the Affinity Store — each time you start the Affinity Store software it will check for updates and offer any available update. The Windows builds only automatically checks once per day. In the Help menu there is a manual "Check for Updates". The latest update will install over the top of any earlier version, with no need to uninstall. You can download the latest installer by logging into the affinity store here and find the order in your account and use the "Download" button in there. Alternatively, this new release (and previous versions of Affinity Publisher for Windows) can be downloaded from this link (those installers are NOT for customers who made Microsoft Store purchases).
If you've purchased from the Microsoft Store — Microsoft Store updates are done automatically by the operating system (each time you start the application). If this does not happen for you, open the Windows Store app and click the three dots in the top right corner of the app and then go to Downloads and Updates. Click Get Updates. This should hopefully force the update to show. 

We are pleased to announce Affinity Designer 2, Affinity Photo 2 and Affinity Publisher 2 are now all updated to version 2.4.0 (for all existing customers on all platforms).
Here are links to the release notes
Affinity Designer 2.4.0 for Windows               ( Microsoft Store and Affinity Store [as sandboxed MSIX and unsandboxed MSI/EXE] ) Affinity Designer 2.4.0 for macOS                  ( Mac App Store and Affinity Store ) Affinity Designer 2.4.0 for iOS                        ( Apple iPad Store )
  Affinity Photo 2.4.0 for Windows                    ( Microsoft Store and Affinity Store [as sandboxed MSIX and unsandboxed MSI/EXE] ) Affinity Photo 2.4.0 for macOS                       ( Mac App Store and Affinity Store )  Affinity Photo 2.4.0 for iOS                             ( Apple iPad Store ) 
  Affinity Publisher 2.4.0 for Windows              ( Microsoft Store and Affinity Store [as sandboxed MSIX and unsandboxed MSI/EXE] ) Affinity Publisher 2.4.0 for macOS                 ( Mac App Store and Affinity Store ) Affinity Publisher 2.4.0 for iOS                       ( Apple iPad Store )  Please follow this thread here to get notified when any new releases are made.

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Here's a list of the bugs which have been fixed in the beta build 2.4.0 (2301 RC2)
(fixes since the post above for 2.4.0.2294) 
Please reply in this forum to comment on any fixes which are in this list (in particular to let us know if you notice that something we say is fixed isn't!) To report any new bugs please do that against the relevant new feature post, or if unrelated to new functionality in the Other bugs & issues forum.
Changes/Bugs 
EPS, SVG and WMF take longer to export on specific file  Editing Index Separators and saving a document with history causes unsupported commands error when reopened  States Panel: Smart Queries are not remembering Layer name unless you toggle Regular Expression checkbox AF-2089 Final Help on all platforms

Hi All,
We have just made a new build available of the 2.4 beta live - version 2.4.0.2301 - which is considered a potential release candidate and is now available to you on auto update. The fix list for this build is here 
Ash

Hi there!
I was remembering this Feature request where there is a video demo of the required functionality, and while I still think this would be a great addition I asked myself: could this possibly be done right now? And it can, sort of. See video below:

Pseudo-ArcTool-Demo.mp4 As you can see, after you set the Donut Tool, you can switch between it and the Point Transform Tool to create the curves.
The bad:
You need to switch constantly between Tools There is no snapping to any intersecting line You have to delete segments to have a single line in the curved line BUT I think the good news is that:
It can be done It's fun I hope this encourages the Devs to spend some time in it given that it doesn't seem to be that far away Best regards!
 

This is heaven sent for incorporating monochrome vector silhouette clip art into AutoCAD. Previously, the least painful workflow was through inkscape dxf export, but fill information was not transferred. (pdf route was useless). So it was necessary to recreate the solid fill, which could be a nightmare experience (imagine a realistic silhouette of a tree). Now, as long as it is a solid, it pretty much exports correctly. There is some slight loss of detail, which I am assuming has to do with drawing scale. Which for reference scales is not a real issue. Will experiment more to see if quality improves with scale.
Anyway, this feature makes my life much easier, thanks!

Hi All,
We have just made a new build available of the 2.4 beta live - version 2.4.0.2279 - which will be available to you on auto update shortly. The fix list for this build is here.
Ash

See this example. The bounding box is set correcty with new dimensions but the Artboard still recognises the old dimensions.
 
Artboard.mp4    
 

I could have called this Many hands (and feet) make light work. We're all getting browned off with Artificial Intelligence stealing copyright works. I thought it was time I made a stand and made my own AI image. In this case, it probably means Astonishing Inaccuracies.

In my opinion, in short:
- This feature, added in Designer, wouldn’t make both apps to compete.
Best regards!
P. S.: By the way, as a lottle advice: be passionate, but don’t let your passion overflows through the keyboard. Make your reason keep your “fire” in check.

And I am supporting your idea.
Whay I meant was that "A" is in Photo and not in Designer because they try to make the apps focus on specific tasks. And I say that this feature would fit in Designer and Publisher, without hurting the logic of "focusing on specific tasks", and it makes perfect sense to me.
 
I've read some of your other posts and I find things that make a lot of sense (haven't commented because sometimes I don't have the time and forget to write), and I encourage anyone to make this better for the greater good of Serif and their users (current and future). Also, yeah, I try to contribute with this little advice.
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I believe so. And as you said, it'd be an advantage of Designer over Illustrator, not over Publisher, wich is a good thing to allure potential clients (boviously, you have to show it off), in a similar fashion when Serif added the Pixel Persona, instead of making those Raster tools an exclusive thing of Photo.
So, let's hope we all can agree on the greater benefits for this addition.
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Apps: Photo and Publisher
Platforms: macOS, Windows and iPad
The SerifLabs RAW engine has now been updated to include these additional RAW formats:

Apple: AutelRobotics: Apple iPhone 14 Apple iPhone 14 Plus Apple iPhone 14 Pro Apple iPhone 14 Pro Max Apple iPhone 15 Apple iPhone 15 Plus Apple iPhone 15 Pro Apple iPhone 15 Pro Max XL720 (EVO Lite+)  Canon: EOS Ra EOS R5 C  EOS R6 Mark II  EOS R8  EOS R50  EOS R100  DJI: Inspire 3  Mavic 2 Pro Mavic 3 Classic Mavic 3 Pro Mavic Air 3 Mavic Mini 3 Mavic Mini 3 Pro FujiFilm: GFX 100 II X-S20 X-H2 X-T5 Google: Pixel 7a  Pixel 8 Pro  GoPro: Hero11  Hero12 Hasselblad: CFV-50c CFV-100c X2D 100C  Leica: M11 Monochrom  Q3 Nikon: Z 8 (standard compression formats only) Z 30 Z f (standard compression formats only)  Olympus: TG-7 OM System:  OM-1 Mark II OM-5 Panasonic: DC-G9 Mark II DC-GH6 DC-S5 MkII  DC-ZS200D / ZS220D, DC-TZ200D / TZ202D / TZ220D  Pentax: K3 Mark III Monochrome Samsung: Galaxy S22 Ultra (SM-S908B)  Skydio Skydio 2+  Sony: ILCE-6700 ILCE-7CM2 (A7C 2) ILCE-7CR (A7CR) ILCE-7RM5 (A7R V) ILCE-9M3 (A9 III) ILME-FX30  ILX-LR1 Xperia 1 IV (XQ-CT54) ZV-1 Mark II ZV-E1  Xiaomi: 12S Ultra (2203121C) 13 Pro (2210132G) A full list of the supported cameras in 2.4 is found here
 
 

Hi Pipouille,

Thank you very much for your suggestion, unfortunately this is currently out of the scope for 2.4, however I will pass your suggestion onto development.

@michaelraiwet
Thanks for the kind gesture, but for security reasons we cannot be seen to be distributing DLL files with all the security concerns that entails, (particularly as it is not Digitally Signed). I have removed it from our forums.

Hi there!
I was remembering this Feature request where there is a video demo of the required functionality, and while I still think this would be a great addition I asked myself: could this possibly be done right now? And it can, sort of. See video below:

Pseudo-ArcTool-Demo.mp4 As you can see, after you set the Donut Tool, you can switch between it and the Point Transform Tool to create the curves.
The bad:
You need to switch constantly between Tools There is no snapping to any intersecting line You have to delete segments to have a single line in the curved line BUT I think the good news is that:
It can be done It's fun I hope this encourages the Devs to spend some time in it given that it doesn't seem to be that far away Best regards!