It's all ok - plenty of apps do not have material difference between iOS and Mac anymore other than the rounded corners which we are obeying. Unlike some.
To offer some explanation on the icons. One of the completely unique things about Affinity is that we have our apps on iOS, Windows and Mac. More than that, they are exactly the same apps - same back end, same features and same file format. It’s important for us to be able to talk about the apps without always having a hard distinction between iPad and desktop and so it doesn't make sense to have completely different icons on those platforms (other than the rounded corners Apple give all icons on iOS).
On top of that, we felt the current icons don't work as well when they are very small or on darker backgrounds as the silhouette gets lost, or indeed on Windows where the start menu and MS Store is a lot more set up for square icons.
Hopefully that gives you some insight into our rationale, and if you're not keen on them you can forgive us! We knew it was something which could be a little controversial.
Thanks,
Ash
p.s. we are making a few tweaks to the size on Mac - as has been said by a few on here they are perhaps a few pixels too big. Also we decided to not worry about having a beta indicator on these - the main reason we have had that before is to distinguish between the beta and retail version when you have both installed, but as the icons have changed on this round that isn't needed. We will have a beta indicator on them for any future beta versions once the 1.7 versions have shipped.
This Affinity Spotlight article has PDFs and souce files for the latest Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo Desktop keyboard shortcuts.
https://affinityspotlight.com/article/downloadable-affinity-keyboard-shortcut-cheat-sheets/
It is part of the Learning category that compliment the video tutorials
Character design made with Affinity Designer Ipad pro, took 2 days to be done,
designed for mobile game.
follow me on Instagram to see more my artworks:
@jhonatan.ssilva
Snapshots are used with the undo brush to paint in early versions of the documents pixels, for example using the burn brush tool changes the images pixels, so if you select a snapshot (the camera icon) in the history panel and then use the undo brush, it will revert the pixels in the image to before the tool was used, without undoing all of the pixel change. I've created a quick screen recording showing this in action-
ScreenRecording_10-30-2018 13-09-16.MP4
They're all hosted on Vimeo, so if you can find your way to the individual pages you'll find a download link for each one. Unfortunately, I don't know of a quick and easy way to determine all of the URLs. I think I've found the information I was looking for!
Basic Operations
UI overview
Gestures
New and save
Open and import
Placing images
Pan, zoom and rotate canvas
Selecting
Moving, resizing and rotating
Grouping
Ordering
Layers Studio
Align and distribute
Copy, paste and power duplicate
Undo, redo and history
Quick export
Advanced Operations
Artboards
Symbols
Assets Studio
Snapping
Constraints
View modes for pixel preview
Edit: See @Dave Vector's reply for a nicely tabulated complete list, including descriptions.
Thanks @αℓƒяє∂
I am grateful it's possible.
You got me started on a list too. Here it is:
1
https://vimeo.com/272723714/79409f3002
UI overview
Explore the Affinity Designer for iPad user interface.
2
https://vimeo.com/273643227/ead5575b93
Gestures
Learn the gestures you need to use Affinity Designer for iPad.
3
https://vimeo.com/272724251/2291984bca
New and save
Start a new document and save it to local or cloud storage.
4
https://vimeo.com/272726696/45e5f324f8
Open and import
Open from cloud storage and import from cloud storage/Apple Photos.
5
https://vimeo.com/272741704/5f35b71ba8
Placing images
Introduce an image into your vector design.
6
https://vimeo.com/272728260/c890bf2740
Pan, zoom and rotate canvas
Navigate around your document and rotate the canvas.
7
https://vimeo.com/272735632/2a46dac3a6
Selecting
Edit one or more objects by object selection.
8
https://vimeo.com/272736180/6edfd6c8a7
Moving, resizing and rotating
Transform objects on the page or via Transform Studio.
9
https://vimeo.com/272736820/55feb120ca
Grouping
Collect together related areas of your design by grouping.
10
https://vimeo.com/272737362/7c5dfeaea6
Ordering
Learn how to change the Z-order of objects, i.e. how objects are placed in front of (or behind) each other.
11
https://vimeo.com/273287904/b1b7ec72fa
Layers Studio
Manages all your objects by storing in layers and groups.
12
https://vimeo.com/272738081/8a68c959da
Align and distribute
Multiple objects can be perfectly aligned with each other, as well as distributed (spread) evenly.
13
https://vimeo.com/272729523/f6c4ff31b2
Copy, paste and power duplicate
Essential clipboard operations while editing.
14
https://vimeo.com/272730196/65755f27fb
Undo, redo and history
Use simple gestures and history scrubbing to step back/forward through your edits.
15
https://vimeo.com/272735340/af9c8b137b
Quick export
Output your current selection or entire design to a recognised graphic format.
16
https://vimeo.com/272727390/53ab8082f6
Artboards
Create a new artboard from scratch or add extra artboards.
17
https://vimeo.com/272742120/bd935e5387
Symbols
As intelligent linked objects, symbols allow global editing across your design.
18
https://vimeo.com/273288063/fe332b0d81
Assets Studio
Take advantage of pre-designed UI elements stored within this Studio. You can also store your own custom assets here.
19
https://vimeo.com/272733789/278ce33fe2
Snapping
Use snapping for positional accuracy when positioning an object to another object, guide, grid line or spread.
20
https://vimeo.com/272743284/55028676a5
Constraints
Selectively control object scaling and anchoring across differently sized artboards.
21
https://vimeo.com/272731188/083a95d4d6
View modes for pixel preview
Preview your design in different pixel modes or skeletal outline with split-screen comparison.
22
https://vimeo.com/272752194/5b7c92aec4
Pen Tool
Draw Bézier curves and closed shapes using the Pen Tool - an essential tool for most designs.
23
https://vimeo.com/272747486/6eb4b491d8
Node Tool
Edit previously drawn curves, vector strokes and shapes.
24
https://vimeo.com/272739495/9a399ee019
Advanced curve drawing
Create and edit Bézier curves and lines using gestures.
25
https://vimeo.com/273643664/6e392c204b
Editing strokes
Control the line width, style and line pressure.
26
https://vimeo.com/272749894/f6cd564300
Pencil Tool
Draw freehand pencil strokes with optional smoothing and editing (sculpting) of existing strokes.
27
https://vimeo.com/272772312/e4753799b0
Shape tools
Create geometric shapes and morph them into any shape variant you want.
28
https://vimeo.com/272749107/f0b28fe5b8
Corner Tool
The tool rounds any sharp corners on curves and shapes.
29
https://vimeo.com/272737147/824bdf211a
Boolean operations
Join objects together using Add, Subtract, Intersect, Divide and Combine operations.
30
https://vimeo.com/272918757/2b3f76f5e5
Colour Picker Tool
Sample colour from anywhere on your screen for object fill, stroke or brush colour.
31
https://vimeo.com/272765553/c38361f7ec
Fill Tool
Create colour gradients across objects, including linear, radial, elliptical, and more.
32
https://vimeo.com/273644041/9d24feb280
Advanced colour
Change the stroke and fill colour of your object, with the option to store colours in palettes.
33
https://vimeo.com/272740839/3f00569cea
Gradients
Draw colour and transparency gradients separately or as part of the same gradient.
34
https://vimeo.com/272765889/7e670c49ab
Transparency Tool
Create transparency gradients across objects, including linear, radial, elliptical, and more.
35
https://vimeo.com/272750449/386e0f0029
Vector Brush Tool
Paint using vector brushes (hard-edged, textured intensity or textured image brushes).
36
https://vimeo.com/273644549/e73c510b69
Managing vector brushes
Modify your brush settings and manage your brushes in the Brushes Studio.
37
https://vimeo.com/272921080/fe342ad991
Pixel Tool
The tool paints a hard-edged brush stroke without anti-aliasing.
38
https://vimeo.com/272924117/5278a2f871
Paint Brush Tool
Paint using raster brushes (soft, hard, textured, or image).
39
https://vimeo.com/273645405/c3e6960f8d
Advanced brush options
Modify your brush settings using the context toolbar.
40
https://vimeo.com/273645691/fce0d48271
Managing raster brushes
Import, export and manage your brushes in Brushes Studio.
41
https://vimeo.com/273645985/3b50388a89
Smudge tools
Blend images and brush strokes.
42
https://vimeo.com/272924573/eb705e612b
Erase Brush Tool
Remove areas of your design directly under an erase brush stroke.
43
https://vimeo.com/272924914/0a6548fc2a
Flood Fill Tool
Flood image, pixel selection or object with a chosen colour.
44
https://vimeo.com/273281334/ae205d189f
Flood selections
Create pixel selections using colour.
45
https://vimeo.com/273281218/efb471a647
Drawn selections
Create pixel selections using freehand, polygonal or magnetic modes, or use shape marquee tools for geometric pixel selections.
46
https://vimeo.com/273284946/e48c013bfa
Selection modification tools
Feather, grow/shrink, smooth and outline existing pixel selections.
47
https://vimeo.com/272947161/54b2eba7d4
Smart Selection Brush Tool
Take a brush-based approach to make pixel selections.
48
https://vimeo.com/273285157/19f326ed32
Refine Selection Tool
Use refinement to separate a subject from its background image accurately.
49
https://vimeo.com/273285319/f2eb0835f2
Slice Tool
The tool creates drawn export areas to be exported as individual files.
50
https://vimeo.com/273285740/1d712d6c8a
Export Persona - Slices Studio
The Studio exports chosen slices as files to a preferred file format.
51
https://vimeo.com/273286342/3dbe5aa264
Export Persona - Layers Studio
Use the Studio to identify pages, artboards, layers, groups and objects for export as slices.
52
https://vimeo.com/272919379/22bc3c2e55
Frame Text Tool
Add reflowing frame text to your design.
53
https://vimeo.com/272916409/f72d8a2a1e
Art Text Tool
Add scalable decorative text to your design.
54
https://vimeo.com/273646946/94d45c2f97
Advanced typography
Edit your artistic and frame text's character and paragraph properties.
55
https://vimeo.com/273647336/ccf23d014a
Text on a path
Artistic text can follow a line, curve or outline of a shape.
56
https://vimeo.com/273647530/29173f6f24
Importing fonts
Import and manage your fonts.
57
https://vimeo.com/273647784/6bbc918327
Applying adjustments
Apply non-destructive adjustments to layers and control them in your layer stack.
58
https://vimeo.com/273648117/0364de4e91
Masking adjustments
Use raster brushes to erase adjustments and use vector tools to create clipping masks.
59
https://vimeo.com/273648442/ad0f387960
Layer effects
Apply non-destructive layer effects and control them in your layer stack.
60
https://vimeo.com/273648756/e795a03d2b
Advanced layer effects
Adjust opacities, scale effects with objects and copy and paste effects to other layers.
61
https://vimeo.com/273649568/91a1c47ba3
Blend modes
Blend your layers with complete control using blend modes.
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https://vimeo.com/273649742/8e694a31f9
Styles
Create and save your own styles for consistent effects.
It would really be sweet if making shapes without antialiasing would become possible. Beside the shapes, the pen tool doesn't have the option either. Pen tool without antialiasing would be very nice too.
Edit: And fonts too! And all the rest...
I know this post is old, but thought it'd be better to take up an old thread than to make a new one.
Wow! I post a simple question, with no implied urgency, and get a snarky, insulting reply. I own ALL of the Affinity products on both macOS and iOS and am very happy with all of them and have every right to ask a simple question without getting insulted.
Hi everybody,
Must be a couple of years since my last post, Ive been busy raising kids and other stuff, I decided to load up Designer the last few days to see whats new. Some software feels so alien when you don't use it for ages, Designer feels like slipping on an old pair of comfy shoes, nice! So here is my efforts.
Craig.