Crosby

CMD+N+Return+CMD+V took longer to type than to do. :)

That's pretty interesting. Playing with the demo now. Thanks.

I bow to your greatness. Thanks!

Is there a way to set the defaults you like to work with; fonts, sizes, rectangle corners, strokes, fills, line joins, etc.?
 
I was working redoing an old logo that required a 14-point stroke on a rectangle with no fill. What I ended up with was rounded corners. By playing I changed the miter to 1 for a nice bevel and finally to 4 which worked. I just looked at the Cap, Join and Align buttons which was an easier fix, doh! I see that the default is set to be Round Join. I'd rarely use that and might use a Rounded Rectangle first. So how do I change the default to Miter Join?
 
How do I change other defaults?
 
The Synchronize Defaults button only seems to work within the document you use it in, I'd like a global change feature? Should this be a feature request?
 
Thanks.

Affinity Designer is listed as "almost There" as na Illustrator replacement for auto-tracing. 4 Alternatives to Illustrator to Convert Handmade Drawings into Vectors.
 
I just used the two free trace downloads from Vector Magic, did a pretty good job.

Hi Peter,
 
Thanks for the reply and links. I got the Affinity Review magazine. WOW! Love it!
 
I'm going to work my way through the Affinity Designer tutorials and quick tips on the Affinity site, the YouTube and Vimeo videos, the Tutorial section of this forum and The Pumpkin Tutorial.
 
My initial focus is on graphic design (logos, ads, mixing photos with vectors, etc.) and web design elements more so than illustration. I think I have a good learning path set up. Then there's Affinity Photo which I need to deep dive into before Affinity Publisher comes out. I'm going to need to wear a bib!  :D  

Hello,
 
My name is Crosby. I work as a graphic and web designer, photographer and videographer. My design software workflow currently includes InDesign, Illustrator, and Photoshop, with bursts of Dreamweaver and Fireworks. Owned computers since the prehistoric ages (Altaire, IMSAI...) and Macs almost since their day 1.
 
Found Affinity via a post and link in StudioDaily Fix which included a link to a PetaPixel article on Affinity Photo beta. I watched the promo video, drooled, and downloaded it. Clicked back to see what else I've been missing out on and saw Affinity Designer. Me thinks my workflow is due for a change.
 
Love the YouTube and Vimeo samples and tutorials. Once I get the basic workings and learn where everything is I forsee having a lot of fun. Now to spend the next month searching this forum for goodies. :)