William Overington

William These asterisks are not part of the poem: they are included so that in the event of any reviews being added to this thread, any new reader may, if he or she so chooses, read the poem and consider the poem uninfluenced by any reviews before perhaps adding his or her own review to this thread. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Oh because he was. They got in a top artist so as to try to make the functional units as aesthetically pleasing as possible. So mention of the artist is relevant. William

Or possibly the following. For example, when the National Grid was introduced, the pylons were designed by an artist: after the designers of Ancient Greek obelisks. as, for example, if someone painted a picture as a pastiche of the Mona Lisa and put after Leonardo da Vinci upon it. William

So alright, should I have put a comma after the word 'artist'? Or should I have put the following? For example, when the National Grid was introduced, the pylons were designed by an artist: the design based upon the design of Ancient Greek obelisks. Or perhaps the following? For example, when the National Grid was introduced, the pylons were designed by an artist: the design after the design of Ancient Greek obelisks. William

Are idioms different too? William

And also, the same word for two different things sometimes, which can be more problematic than two different words for the same thing. William

There are a lot of things in this country (these countries!) that have interesting back stories. For example, when the National Grid was introduced, the pylons were designed by an artist based on Ancient Greek obelisks. The wartime recipe for what became known as Woolton Pie was devised by a top chef from a hotel. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolton_pie William

Thank you. It seems toi me the there is something quintissentially British in those Battenburg markings on vehicles, the same sort of thing as when the fifty new pence pieces with that amazing shape came out. William

Thank you. I did not immediately notice the background with the ambulance with its Battenburg markings. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battenburg_markings An odd number of columns, deliberately so, so that yellow is at the top at both ends. William

Can you say something about what is the "canvas to come from Vistaprint" please? William

Ah yes. That was a metal typeface years ago. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederic_Goudy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_typefaces_designed_by_Frederic_Goudy That second link states that there was an itaiic. Does your electronic font have an italic please? The reason I ask is because the design of the regular is, I think, based on a font from the 1470s used by Nicolas Jenson, and italic type was not invented until later. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicolas_Jenson The above linked page has an illustration of a type he used. William

I have not heard of Goudita Serial. Can you say something about it please? William

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Typeset in a Venetian style font. What is the font please? Not the one used in this document I think. http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ngo/localizable_sentences_the_novel_colophon.pdf and definitely not the font in this one! http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ngo/localizable_sentences_the_novel_author_note_after_chapter_046.pdf William

There was an old man of St. Bees Who was stung while climbing some trees When asked, “Does it hurt?” He said "I've ripped my shirt "Do you think you could sew it up please?" William

Hello Alfred Regarding https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/150610-cant-reply-on-a-topic/ Well, it appears that I can thank you. Thank you. William

Is it just a matter of syllable count being the same? Or is there more to it? Is it to do with iambic pentameters, of which I have read, but which I don't seem to have "got"? William

Thank you. "the beat"? Can you possibly explain please? It is one of those things I should probably know, but actually do not. William

Localization into French C'est l'été.Le soleil brille.La couleur est bleu ciel.C'est l'été.Il pleut.C'est l'été.Le soleil brille.La couleur est rouge.La couleur est orange.La couleur est jaune.La couleur est verte.La couleur est bleue.La couleur est violette.C'est l'été.Le soleil brille.La couleur est bleu ciel. Localization into English It is summer. It is sunny. The colour is sky blue. It is summer. It is raining. It is summer. It is sunny. The colour is red. The colour is orange. The colour is yellow. The colour is green. The colour is blue. The colour is magenta. It is summer. It is sunny. The colour is sky blue The artwork is from the thread https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/138654-artwork-for-greetings-cards/ The poem is from my first novel. http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ngo/localizable_sentences_the_novel_chapter_005.pdf http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ngo/localizable_sentences_the_novel_chapter_034.pdf http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~ngo/novel_plus.htm William

The font is EB Garamond italic. William

Rather than copy and paste, would it help if you saved from Word to a file then imported the file into Affinity Publisher. I don't have Word on this computer to try it here, all I can do is suggest the idea as a possibility. I have just looked at the Affinity Publisher help and by searching for import and it appears that you can import a .docx file into Affinity Publisher but that you cannot write to a .docx file from Affinity Publisher, but it appears that you do not need to be able to write to a .docx from Affinity Publisher so no problem. I hope that this helps. William

When I read the first part of the text that you had written I decided to have a good look at your result before reading the rest and looking at the original picture, so as to avoid my reaction being influenced by the original. I got the impression of a long dining table going perspectively into the distance with people sat each side at a dinner. Perhaps a bit like the layout in the film Citizen Kane a bit after 40 minutes 30 seconds into the movie, yet the people mixed company in France around 1890, including at the left a lady wearing a large pink hat. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b0074n82/citizen-kane William

Yes, I found it very interesting, thank you. William

I am thinking of trying to design some glyphs for more sentences, including the following. Thank you. William

So what frustrations? I have always found you as being helpful. William