Uncle Mez

Hi @Olivier Bujold Welcome to Affinity Forum. Well, you will find here a video i've made that surely answers your question. Hope this will help you to start creating awesome things in Affinity from today. if you need to now more about this functionality then i believe @MEB or @Patrick Connor will be of great help. ScreenCapture_2018-7-19 13.17.38.mp4

i've found Fontbase, it's free and cross platform. giving it a try now.

Okay i see, please share here how would you add noise to solid colors. I'm interested to learn that (i've searched bu cannot find how to do that).

thanks @dominik but it runs on windows only when most of my task are made on my MacBook. But thanks i will install on my windows box, who knows when it will help.

can you please indicate me where it is dear. i think i didn't read your answer

Hello, Personally, i test Affinity Beta on my MS Windows machine. That laptop is old and powered with an Intel 4 series Express Chipset as display adapter and i only have 246 fonts installed on it ... and ... loads quite well but faster than my Mac version of the software (with close to 4247 fonts installed) ... Well ! I know someone here will say it's too much fonts but ... to be honest, one of the thing that made me move from Ai is the fact that i wanted my work on fonts to be Non-Destructive and even portative from this env. to that other one (Mac-to-Win); i'm not really okay with fonts outline/curve for now so until i become okay ... i better keep as much fonts locally installed and ask for improvement on software. i believe this: A software that can load 4247 fonts very fast will be even faster in a PC/Laptop with less fonts (i know, this is strong words and fonts are not everything but at least it's a good beginning to consider). Affinity Products offers me the kind of Non-Destructive work i wanted ... Not everything i wanted but 1/4 of it, which is not bad but a good thing (i'm really demanding sometime so forgive here ... ) ... with ADesigner, no need for me to outline/curve the fonts while working but just remember to tweak the PDF output and make it raster/embed stuffs and wait patiently to see my project/work okay on the other side ... and that increases the pleasure.

Whooow ... sorry didn't catch up ! Sorry guys.

Hello, this may be of great interrest for someone here, the software Hej Stylus V3.1 seems to make it possible to control or manage Pen Pressure for tablets. I have dowloaded a trial and will see if it does the job but you can check and it here https://hejstylus.com

Hello i would like to make suggestions for next release of Affinity Designer. Please forgive if what i ask is already sorted and operational at this stage, be kind to point to where i can be instructed about it please Requests: a- Make more Export profile available. i.e: Export for Web b- Please improve or standardize your SVG output, because those created with ADesigner are black or black when they are opened on other software. c- 3D fx/Emboss fx should be improved too, they are great but they often requires a lot of attention and tuning before it's okay, some standard 3D/Emboss profile/Preset would be of great help for those who like Auto things and the others will keep their By Hand stuffs. d- Clipping mask should be less hard to find or to do but more accessible, adding a button in the bar can be of great help. e- Please improve fonts loading on software start (we are not all using 37 fonts only ). f- the Place tool should be improved, it sometime loose the ration (even shift key pressed doesn't help to maintain it). g- Make it possible for noise to be added into a simple single color, it works on gradient but ... it should also be available for simple color. h- Accessiblity to Compound Path function need to be improved here too, a button in bar when 2 objects are selected should help. i- Artboard tool must show more options and sizes than what we currently have. j- the Pop-Up system used to display the name of a tool or a functionality should be improved to also show a quick description of what the selected tool can do. k- we should be able to round a sharp corners using the corner radius both in/out, sometime it's hard to get the correct curve because the tool make it possible in or out only, both sides should be great. l- Please make the bleed visible (red line or yellow doesn't matter) for with/without Artboard created. m- Color Picker tool should be able to pick gradient too and not just a single color, here couples of small buttons should be added in the bar and displayed when we select the color picker tool, enabling us to select gradient ON/OFF single Color ON/OFF. Well a long list but i've put everything here, those who know how to achieve this or that are welcome. @MEB you know Affinity far better than most of us here, your inputs are welcomed. To all, point me to where solution was brought and i will kindly jump there. Blessings.

@DesignMeister there is another way to overcome that thing. One of my many techincs is to learn from what other Designers do on PS or Ai them apply the same thing but using variant/different way of working things out with affinity. it has helped me to shorten my workflow and even master new method and ... integrate them in my creative work. i would say: if it works with PS or Ai then it will work with Affinity. Also, do not hesitate to jump from Adesigner to APhoto, i personally take advantage of that functionality. Staying on Vector/Pixel only environement is (to me) the hold way of processing; with Affinity New ways of Creativity are Yours!

thank you so much @Patrick Connor

Hi @Mark Ingram just want to make sure, is there another beta version than 1.6.5.119? Just want to make sure I have the last beta and do more test work/projects with it. Also... Fonts loading is faster with beta 1.6.5.119 and it shut very fast too (impressive for a design software) , still I really request for improved font loading on finall/retail version. Blessings.

Definitely, this is the best place to be. I have watched the Affinity live and I really enjoyed it. Congrats to Serif team for Designer iPad

Thank you for opening new door of doing great design. +1

This is great to read, now many peoples will have better understanding of why it took so long ... both Win and Mac !!! Guys You rock ! Hey @Bri-Toon come check here ...

Hi Everyone, Staff Well i know there are couples of subjects concerning the possibility to create mockups with ADesigner or APhoto but ... what if we are simply missing the point and trying to recreate another aready existing Adobe concept? i mean, Designer is a vector oriented software (with pixel persona i know) and Photo is Pixel oriented (with much more we all believe we have seen there) but on the other hand Publisher look similar to inDesign, a place you put together things you ahev designer on both hands (Vectors and Pixels). What if the possibility of creating mockups is implemented into Publisher instead of ADesigner or Aphoto. let's say i have to design a Flyer/Poster with vectors and photos/pictures (well even a business card ... don't why i chosed a Poster). I would: 1- Prepared everything vector with designer and save them in a folder as .afdesign file 2- Work on my photo/picture (this takes times so ... better make it with the right tool) the save it into another folder as .afphoto file 3- Create my project using the right profile (A3 Print, CMYK/8) then simply place what i've created in there and adjust them to fit and APub would be also what i would use for text and blending (if needed) and from there have an option of creating a mockup from that precise place (APub). Well the option for creating mockups should be Auto (for Beginners) and Manual (for advanced peoples). My point here is, if APub can take care of "smart objects" and the whole mockup thing then Photograph would focus on APhoto and enjoy the power of the tool when illustrators would enjoy the power of ADesigner when those who work on Publishing document and making demos etc... would also focus and enjoy APub. To me this will help the respective teams to not try to create things that can create great confusion if we realize it's not where it should be or simply ... we have all asked for another Adobe like piece of software. Maybe we will see a community of Mockups Creator/Designer surface/migrate/be born into the Affinity space, peoples who will create then share/sell what will save life but stay focus and improve into doing that and helping the Serif Publisher team to improve that functionality for that precise software. it's just an idea, what do you think about or have to add. Please i may have missed an already said thing but feel free to direct me. Blessings !

Hello dear, it is simply this: 1- You can buy one from here https://evoluent.com/ but there are couples of vertical mouse manufacturers all around. this one is also nice to look at ...

Hello here, it's very interesting to read this content. Well i'm not killing the mouse story as I still have one from lenovo that I use from time to time, but, personally I now make a lot of use of my Wacom One Pen Tablet with Designer/Photo and many softwares installed on my mac and my pc and it works very well, also I have noticed my tablet works even better with the latest beta of Designer and Photo so I expect better with coming release and keep on increasing sync between eyes, brain and hand. A vertical mouse is recommended as it helps to lessen the risk of tendinitis which seems to be high with normal mouse. That was my contribution guys

My case, I've been using Adobe products for few years only but found it to inspirational enough for me. Too much technical and getting too heavy like all Mercedes softwares out there (I like Mercedes cars but not when a software mimic the car). So I simply trashed all adobe products on my mac, kept InDesign for weeks but finally dumped it. Installed Sketch as a replacement of Adobe XD and it helped me to learn more about the Pen tool, I also replaced after effect I wanted to learn with HitFilm Express; it uses less memory as I found, it's free and they offers free 400 FX pack. The only thing I'm still fighting with is the print functionality, I don't know why but my works get really dark when I print from Affinity and also the PDF engine is not that okay for me. I save my work in PNG format and send them to an external level hinting company but have recently found that TIFF files created with affinity are of good quality (I would say far more better than PNG created from the same software). I'm happy with affinity and really appreciate the work peoples like @Bri-Toon and the guy from Design Art Studio are doing on YouTube weekly basis, They are great source of inspiration and work improvment.

Really thank you for that, I never read about him before. So nice to have peoples like you around.

Well Affinity Products have changed my creations, really. Pleased with the whole range of products

So much pages for the same software. I believe Serif should make it very attractive even in beta version for the level of frustration to be dropped down. When is summer really ending? We are already in July so waiting few more weeks is not a bad thing. @MattP will Affinity Publisher work on a PC with 4gb Ram + 2ghz Core2duo running windows 10 Pro x64 version 1803? See it's not only a good thing to make a good software but it's better make it run on config with just enough resources, if it works well with that then those having monster config will enjoy even better and everyone will be happy at their respective level. Please make sure we have the link or live link ready and working for the beta version, so we can test it and revert back telling you how it works. I believe you have prepared something great guys! You rocks and have my support.

Hello Dear Friends, As promised and said, i want to share another concept with you. I promise in this one you will see a lot of uncorrect stuffs, it's not a test design at all but it was made like the client wanted it to be. My point here: Would like Y'all to point the missing stuffs and even share the how you would fix it (if possible with what tool you would achieve it and your recommanded settings for that same tool). I know, tools are used as we would like to see things but sometime in a middle of trying to redo what a person told we should do, we often find the setting we where looking for. One said: Make the weel perfect, don't try to recreate it ! Project: LSE Ministries -Launching (1 day gathering) Location: Pointe Noire - Congo B Date: 4/27/18 #Content made for print and web use (WhatsApp and FB profile are absent here )

Relaunching this topic guys/staff. is there a way to assign a Key for ADesigner to make the same? This would be helpful for time until new version with blend tool is released, i mean it will help drawing complex but beautiful forms just by pressing and holding a simple key then focus on coloring the thing etc ... Time saving functionality. Please if Affinity Designer can already do that; tell us what key or combo key to play with or where it sits in the preference (how you named it) so we can play with a bit then tell you guys (staffs) what we think about and how to improve it for better.

Whooo i see. Sorry for saying Behance. Still you have my support.