CodyHill Posted May 11, 2020 Share Posted May 11, 2020 Hi, I am new to Affinity Designer and I have some feedback. 1) I saw that Affinity offers possibility to add Unsplash imgs directly from the app, witch is amazing. Why isn't there the same thing for google fonts? 2) Will in the future be added a tool similar to shape builder tool and smooth tool from Illustrator. Thank you! Petar Petrenko 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 21 hours ago, CodyHill said: directly from the app, witch is amazing. Why isn't there the same thing for google fonts? While using fonts other than installed into system is unorthodox thing to do, web developing apps do it all the time. It would make sense to use Google fonts direct in web development work in Designer. Even though you can download and install them easily enough.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arceom Posted May 12, 2020 Share Posted May 12, 2020 As a workaround I suggest using fontbase, it has google fonts integration and you can turn on/off the fonts per project. debraspicher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodyHill Posted May 13, 2020 Author Share Posted May 13, 2020 The free FontBase version is pretty useless. You are better of just using google fonts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixx Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 3 hours ago, CodyHill said: The free FontBase version is pretty useless. You are better of just using google fonts. ? FontBase IS a tool for activating Google fonts? ...maybe you mean download and install is just as easy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodyHill Posted May 13, 2020 Author Share Posted May 13, 2020 Searching for fonts is easier. Free FontBase does not let you search fonts via style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petar Petrenko Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 On 5/12/2020 at 2:28 PM, Fixx said: While using fonts other than installed into system is unorthodox thing to do, web developing apps do it all the time. It would make sense to use Google fonts direct in web development work in Designer. Even though you can download and install them easily enough.. Xara Designer Pro allows activating Google fonts in their app. Quote All the latest releases of Designer, Photo and Publisher (retail and beta) on MacOS and Windows. 15” Dell Inspiron 7559 i7 ● Windows 10 x64 Pro ● Intel Core i7-6700HQ (3.50 GHz, 6M) ● 16 GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600 MHz (8GBx2) ● NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4 GB GDDR5 ● 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD ● UHD (3840 x 2160) Truelife LED - Backlit Touch Display 32” LG 32UN650-W display ● 3840 x 2160 UHD, IPS, HDR10 ● Color Gamut: DCI-P3 95%, Color Calibrated ● 2 x HDMI, 1 x DisplayPort 13.3” MacBook Pro (2017) ● Ventura 13.6 ● Intel Core i7 (3.50 GHz Dual Core) ● 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 ● Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 1536 MB ● 500 GB SSD ● Retina Display (3360 x 2100) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrettm30 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 For those on Mac, I recommend TypeFace 2. It seems to be a fair app for a reasonable price (with a free trial), and it does include Google Font activation that works with Affinity without restarting the apps. Sometimes auto activation is slow (sometimes I have to close and reopen the document), but that is my only complaint. Additionally, I have even been in contact with the developer and found out they are fans of the Affinity suite, so I assume that means compatibility with Affinity will continue to be something they want to maintain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petar Petrenko Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 1 hour ago, garrettm30 said: For those on Mac, I recommend TypeFace 2... Is there any similar font manager for Windows? I mean similar by tools. Quote All the latest releases of Designer, Photo and Publisher (retail and beta) on MacOS and Windows. 15” Dell Inspiron 7559 i7 ● Windows 10 x64 Pro ● Intel Core i7-6700HQ (3.50 GHz, 6M) ● 16 GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600 MHz (8GBx2) ● NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4 GB GDDR5 ● 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD ● UHD (3840 x 2160) Truelife LED - Backlit Touch Display 32” LG 32UN650-W display ● 3840 x 2160 UHD, IPS, HDR10 ● Color Gamut: DCI-P3 95%, Color Calibrated ● 2 x HDMI, 1 x DisplayPort 13.3” MacBook Pro (2017) ● Ventura 13.6 ● Intel Core i7 (3.50 GHz Dual Core) ● 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 ● Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 1536 MB ● 500 GB SSD ● Retina Display (3360 x 2100) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garrettm30 Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 6 minutes ago, Petar Petrenko said: Is there any similar font manager for Windows? I mean similar by tools. I would be surprised if there is not, but I generally know little about what is available for Windows. I defer to the recommendation of others for this question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted October 1, 2020 Share Posted October 1, 2020 15 minutes ago, Petar Petrenko said: Is there any similar font manager for Windows? I mean similar by tools. I believe FontBase does. Not that I see the utility in it myself... Petar Petrenko 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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