Mickinator Posted August 2, 2020 Share Posted August 2, 2020 The attachment has three different pieces of text. Wood. Dreaming. LLC. I'd like to curve them and place them on the bottom half inner part of a circle. I'm new to Designer, but I do know that i could somehow convert the text to lines, or something like that. But since they are three separate pieces, how would I go about doing that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 7 hours ago, Mickinator said: But since they are three separate pieces, how would I go about doing that? Three separate circle (same size, same position) and three Text on Path? Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G13RL Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 A circle, type the text, reduce the space between the two words, set the baseline for Wood, reduce the LLC size and align both ends horizontally. firstdefence 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Trouble is it doesn’t look good, looks more like a mistake or error. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G13RL Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 If that's the desired effect. 1/ Draw a circle, duplicate it. 2/ Select the copy, "Convert To Text Path". 3/ Take "Text Tool", click on "Align Centre" in the context bar. 4/ Click on the top of the circle but do not type any text, do "Enter". 5/ Make "Enter", the cursor passes at the bottom of the circle. 6/ Type all the text without the size of the largest characters. 7/ Insert the cursor between the two letters "D", hold down the "Alt" key and press the left arrow on the keyboard to reduce the space between "Wood" and "Dream". 8/ Select "Wood" and set its base line ("Character", "Positioning and Transform" tab of the studio). 9/ Reduce the size of "LLC". 10/ With text selected, use the outer green triangle to align the two ends of the text horizontally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G13RL Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 @firstdefence Indeed, it is perhaps not the desired effect, at the beginning I had tried with two circles but the result was worse. jmwellborn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Hi @G13RL Wasn't criticising the method or result, that’s sound and well done, just the aesthetic of the offset text “wood” translated to a curve, I don’t think it works very well from a design perspective. 😋 Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G13RL Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Hi @firstdefence No problem, I didn't take that as a criticism, I also find the result strange. Even hiding the circle, this kind of nesting works on straight text, less on a curve, because of the offset. jmwellborn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R C-R Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 1 hour ago, firstdefence said: Trouble is it doesn’t look good, looks more like a mistake or error. It might look better at the bottom of a larger diameter circle so the curvature of the text is less extreme. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.4.1 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 Affinity Photo 1.10.8; Affinity Designer 1.108; & all 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 Double "D" combination doesn't look bad, what about something like that? G13RL 1 Quote Affinity Store (MSI/EXE): Affinity Suite (ADe, APh, APu) 2.4.0.2301 Dell OptiPlex 7060, i5-8500 3.00 GHz, 16 GB, Intel UHD Graphics 630, Dell P2417H 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Dell Latitude E5570, i5-6440HQ 2.60 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics 530, 1920 x 1080, Windows 11 Pro, Version 23H2, Build 22631.3155. Intel NUC5PGYH, Pentium N3700 2.40 GHz, 8 GB, Intel HD Graphics, EIZO EV2456 1920 x 1200, Windows 10 Pro, Version 21H1, Build 19043.2130. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alfred Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 36 minutes ago, Pšenda said: Double "D" combination doesn't look bad, what about something like that? In the original double “D” combination the straight strokes of the two Ds are parallel, and I think they should be kept that way. I also think the letters in the word “wood” need to be the same size (so that we don’t see the word “woo”, suggesting a service related to courtship). R C-R and jmwellborn 2 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.4.1 (iPad 7th gen) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickinator Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 (edited) WOW! Thanks everyone for the ideas. I too, don't know if I like the look. A friend is asking me to burn some wood coasters with my laser. I've attached what he's looking for. As long as he's happy, I'm happy also. Thanks again! Edited August 3, 2020 by Mickinator uploaded better image Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 If you look the website up the guy makes some gorgeous canoes, although I’ve never been in one I can appreciate the craftsmanship that goes into making them. Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 11 minutes ago, Mickinator said: WOW! Thanks everyone for the ideas. I too, don't know if I like the look. A friend is asking me to burn some wood coasters with my laser. I've attached what he's looking for. As long as he's happy, I'm happy also. (I know that it's blurry. It's just a quick screen shot.) Thanks again! I'd either use Capitals on the ‘W’ in wander and ‘L' in lost as “lost” looks more like “cost” unless they are capitals in which case change the font to a more legible script style font. Like the saying though 😁 Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickinator Posted August 3, 2020 Author Share Posted August 3, 2020 10 minutes ago, firstdefence said: If you look the website up the guy makes some gorgeous canoes, although I’ve never been in one I can appreciate the craftsmanship that goes into making them. Yah, they are very nice. He's got a few hanging in restaurants around here, with lights in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted August 3, 2020 Share Posted August 3, 2020 @Mickinator Export : Area: Selection without background should get you a better PNG. 👍 Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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