My Strawberry Monkey Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 There is so much Designer can do, even though I would love to of done this in an app that was designed for this like indesign I thought I'd give AD a go, yes Art boards and bleeds would of helped Massively, M A S S I V E L Y (hurry up and sort this out NOW, now please :D, no seriously we need this now, don't sleep EVER until this is done, I really mean this) Here is a Menu design I worked on for a Nigerian restaurant. Delivery arrived this morning and went and dropped of to my client Tuesday evening who was very pleased. It's always good to see the results and hear the feedback and see the progress, even though this is nothing special or some spectacular illustration, it just goes to to show what can be achieved (and yes it was paid work) even without the necessary features available, with a little work around. And at such a great price, (actually an AWESOME price) LOVE IT. Great work guys, looking forward to the official release of Photos and esp. Publisher (yep this is THE ONE i'm looking forward too, better get it right) which is going to help with my freelancing. Maybe even speed it up. Great work guys, no seriously we mean this. :wub: Allan Trainer @Apple and freelancer. darrdo, David, Leigh and 4 others 7 Quote About me: Trainer at Apple, Freelance Video Editor, Motion Graphics Artist, Website Designer, Photographer. Yes I like creating things!!! Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mystrawberrymonkey/ Twitter: @StrawberryMnky @imAllanThompson Web: mystrawberrymonkey.com Portfolio: behance.net/allanthompson YouTube: Affinity Designer & Photo Tutorials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Leigh Posted July 8, 2015 Staff Share Posted July 8, 2015 Love the front image :) The menu is nice and clean. Good work Allan :D Leigh, My Strawberry Monkey and peter 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MattP Posted July 8, 2015 Staff Share Posted July 8, 2015 Thanks Allan! That looks really good! I'd better get straight back to typing artboards then, by the sound of it!... ;) David, ronniemcbride, My Strawberry Monkey and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00Ghz Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Yes arboards + symbols + array tool :) and make a proper eyedropper as well peter 1 Quote UI Designer, CG Artist Macbook Pro 15" 2014 2.5 Ghz, 750M https://www.behance.net/VladMafteiuScai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eejits Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Looks great. Love seeing design stuff jump from the screen into the 'real world' The menu looks brilliant, nice touches and design elements. Making me hungry and I've just had lunch.....! I assume you used a lot of guides to get the layout to work as you wanted? George Quote eejits: a curious collection o' creatures - www.eejits-online.co.uk SUPPORT eejits on PATREON. Exclusive Content & Rewards available! www.patreon.com/eejits Get some awesome unique eejits merchandise at https://www.eejits-online.co.uk/shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Strawberry Monkey Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 Thanks Allan! That looks really good! I'd better get straight back to typing artboards then, by the sound of it!... ;) Yep, this was painful without them and BLEEDS... So 3 key points for the AD team 1 Give me art boards 2 Give me bleeds 3 Give me the ability to lock guides in place (double click/right click locks it and turns another colour) Nottingham is only a few hours away, please don't make me come down there :angry: :o Love the front image :) The menu is nice and clean. Good work Allan :D Thanks Leigh ronniemcbride 1 Quote About me: Trainer at Apple, Freelance Video Editor, Motion Graphics Artist, Website Designer, Photographer. Yes I like creating things!!! Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mystrawberrymonkey/ Twitter: @StrawberryMnky @imAllanThompson Web: mystrawberrymonkey.com Portfolio: behance.net/allanthompson YouTube: Affinity Designer & Photo Tutorials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Strawberry Monkey Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 Thanks George. You assume correctly. Yep a lot of guides, and errors along the way. Had to make the document 3 inches taller and wider then add some guides to create a bleed. This was my first menu design, hopefully more to come but really painful working without art boards and bleeds and no way to lock the guides in place <_< Quote About me: Trainer at Apple, Freelance Video Editor, Motion Graphics Artist, Website Designer, Photographer. Yes I like creating things!!! Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mystrawberrymonkey/ Twitter: @StrawberryMnky @imAllanThompson Web: mystrawberrymonkey.com Portfolio: behance.net/allanthompson YouTube: Affinity Designer & Photo Tutorials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Yep, this was painful without them and BLEEDS... So 3 key points for the AD team 1 Give me art boards 2 Give me bleeds 3 Give me the ability to lock guides in place (double click/right click locks it and turns another colour) Nottingham is only a few hours away, please don't make me come down there :angry: :o Thanks Leigh Awesome! The job's yours, you're hired...get used to hearing that. Nottingham's only an hour or so away from me :ph34r: I once did a menu for a local chippy in the late 1990s. This was done from their own menu, without a scanner, digital file or any idea of what I was letting myself in for! So armed with a ruler, Font Print Magic, DrawPlus 2 and the promise of a free meal next visit. I did it. I think I've still got the printout somewhere. So, as someone who knows...Be proud; you've earned it. You can't beat seeing YOUR work in print, on display, in situ, in public, in someone's hand :D Send a copy to Nottingham, on a brick via the window :P Roll on APu! My Strawberry Monkey 1 Quote MacBook pro, 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB, OS X 10.11.6 http://www.pinterest.com/peter2111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Strawberry Monkey Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 Awesome! The job's yours, you're hired...get used to hearing that. Nottingham's only an hour or so away from me :ph34r: I once did a menu for a local chippy in the late 1990s. This was done from their own menu, without a scanner, digital file or any idea of what I was letting myself in for! So armed with a ruler, Font Print Magic, DrawPlus 2 and the promise of a free meal next visit. I did it. I think I've still got the printout somewhere. So, as someone who knows...Be proud; you've earned it. You can't beat seeing YOUR work in print, on display, in situ, in public, in someone's hand :D Send a copy to Nottingham, on a brick via the window :P Roll on APu! Thanks Peter, actually I'll do one better then that. I'm on my way down and gonna barricade myself in until they release the features. :ph34r: peter 1 Quote About me: Trainer at Apple, Freelance Video Editor, Motion Graphics Artist, Website Designer, Photographer. Yes I like creating things!!! Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mystrawberrymonkey/ Twitter: @StrawberryMnky @imAllanThompson Web: mystrawberrymonkey.com Portfolio: behance.net/allanthompson YouTube: Affinity Designer & Photo Tutorials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Strawberry Monkey Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 Oh no, look whats happened now... Better be good at those negotiations Matt P. :o ronniemcbride, peter, Jens Krebs and 1 other 4 Quote About me: Trainer at Apple, Freelance Video Editor, Motion Graphics Artist, Website Designer, Photographer. Yes I like creating things!!! Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mystrawberrymonkey/ Twitter: @StrawberryMnky @imAllanThompson Web: mystrawberrymonkey.com Portfolio: behance.net/allanthompson YouTube: Affinity Designer & Photo Tutorials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Ha ha. Beautiful..luv yer sense of humour. Just as twisted as mine :P NEWS UPDATE: CAMBRIDGESHIRE MAN ALSO IDENTIFIED ARMED AND DANGEROUS - HE HAS STOLEN ALL THE TIN OPENERS #SERIFSEIGE Angry cats are now going hungry, sulking in the Serif offices. The cat's protection league has now pleaded for leniency and something to open all those tins of Whiskas and Kit-e-Kat... #SERIFSEIGE Head of Serif Labs, Tony B is tearing his hair out; looking for that unused Leatherman, he got on his 39th birthday. My Strawberry Monkey 1 Quote MacBook pro, 2.26 GHz Intel Core 2 Duo, 4 GB 1067 MHz DDR3, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M 256 MB, OS X 10.11.6 http://www.pinterest.com/peter2111 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
My Strawberry Monkey Posted July 8, 2015 Author Share Posted July 8, 2015 Ha ha. Beautiful..luv yer sense of humour. Just as twisted as mine :P NEWS UPDATE: CAMBRIDGESHIRE MAN ALSO IDENTIFIED ARMED AND DANGEROUS - HE HAS STOLEN ALL THE TIN OPENERS # SERIF SEIGE Angry cats are now going hungry sulking in the Serif offices. The cat's protection league has now pleaded for leniency and something to open all those tins of Whiskas and Kit-e-Kat...and Tony B is tearing his hair out. :D Quote About me: Trainer at Apple, Freelance Video Editor, Motion Graphics Artist, Website Designer, Photographer. Yes I like creating things!!! Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mystrawberrymonkey/ Twitter: @StrawberryMnky @imAllanThompson Web: mystrawberrymonkey.com Portfolio: behance.net/allanthompson YouTube: Affinity Designer & Photo Tutorials Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted July 8, 2015 Share Posted July 8, 2015 Thanks Allan! That looks really good! I'd better get straight back to typing artboards then, by the sound of it!... ;) Artboards, Bleed, Glyphs and a basic Flight Check....and I would have no need to use Illustrator again peter 1 Quote DART | Twitter | Dribbble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted July 9, 2015 Staff Share Posted July 9, 2015 I totally agree with George. Nice to see print work get actually printed / come to life ;) Great menu layout/design Allan. Better start preparing for more work coming your way with or without bleeds! My Strawberry Monkey and peter 2 Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software | Affinity Quick Reference Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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