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So, if you have produced some artwork in an Affinity software product, there seem to be basically two ways to apply it. One is to use it to produce pure electronic output, the other is to produce output in some permanent form as hardcopy, either directly from the computer or indirectly using an electronic file as a means to obtain the hardcopy output. For examples, direct output to a printer attached to the computer for direct output; producing a jpg file and sending over the web to the Papier business and receiving a hardcopy printed greetings card in the post for indirect output. There seems to be quite a number of facilities available for indirect output. For example Papier has photo greetings cards, framed prints and other basically paper items; Tesco photo has things like cushions, shopping bags, and keyrings, fridge magnets and so on and some card-based items. I have just noticed a customizable keyring with a bottle opener built into it. Wow! https://www.papier.com/ https://www.tescophoto.com/ Yet there is no rule that says that those items need to be used for what is the advertised intended use. For example, the Papier photo greetings cards are marketed as the purchaser uploading a photo file and producing a greetings card to send to someone else, either directly or sent to the purchaser with a free envelope to send it on. I have used that facility a number of times to upload artwork that I have generated that does not involve a photograph, and I have regarded the cards as art prints and I have framed them using frames that I have bought from the supermarket and have received delivered with my grocery orders. In fact, Papier staff have been very helpful in advising me how to use artwork in this manner. I have not as yet bought a fridge magnet, but I suppose that it could be used on some other type of ferrous object, though perhaps only for indoor use. Could it be used it some other way for some purpose? So I am wondering what is available and for what actual uses people are using them - or can think of using them. William

Why do you make your artwork the size that you make it please? Looking through the Share Your Work forum, artwork is in many different sizes, so I am wondering why people choose the size that each of them uses. For example, I often use 2171 pixels by 1571 pixels because I am producing artwork with the intention of producing hardcopy prints by using what are termed Photo greetings Cards at the Papier facility. https://forum.affinity.serif.com/index.php?/topic/138654-artwork-for-greetings-cards/ William

Reading through posts in the Affinity on desktop section I would like to ask if a section could be created to address issues concerning print, prepress, workflows and of course colour management. I see a need here for these topics and think that there there will be lively discussions and a lot of information passed on. Especially if Affinty wishes to take on the empire´s monopoly in print.

Hi all, I don't know about everyone else but I sometimes get confused with posts that don't mention whether its Affinity Designer or Affinity Photo. I really think there should be sub forums under Questions for Affinity Designer and Affinity Photo or make a tag or label that indicates which of the programs is being discussed, as it is I think its a bit of a mess. Another option would be to replace the bullet point with the appropriate programs logo or at least change the colour of the bullet so that posts with pink bullet points are for Affinity Photo? what do you all think? Got an idea yourself?