uli123 Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 I've started with Publisher to design a book for a client. I think many function of Designer are implemented in Publisher (working with curves, Text on a path etc). Do you think I'll need Designer also? What are the main functions of Designer which Publisher don't has? Uli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 12 hours ago, uli123 said: What are the main functions of Designer which Publisher don't has? Artboards? Export Persona? Corner Tool? Point Transform Tool? Pencil Tool? Vector Brush Tool? 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...
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uli123 Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 10 hours ago, Pšenda said: Artboards? Export Persona? Corner Tool? Point Transform Tool? Pencil Tool? Vector Brush Tool? > Corner Tool? Point Transform Tool? Pencil Tool? I would say that they are there. Because Designer can't handle pages it needs Artboards, so Publisher don't need it (or you can say: has it also) It just remains the vector brush tools of your list, mmhh, I have to say that I don't need it in my business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 1 hour ago, uli123 said: I have to say that I don't need it in my business I recommend using the trial version (now is 90-day trial period). I think that even the current 50 percent discount could make the decision on necessity easier 🙂 And connecting ADesigner/APhoto to APublisher via StudioLink is very practical and addictive 🙂 But if your "vector" work is to draw a square, then you probably won't really use ADesigner. Ray S. 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...
uli123 Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 3 hours ago, Pšenda said: I recommend using the trial version (now is 90-day trial period). I think that even the current 50 percent discount could make the decision on necessity easier 🙂 You are right But I have all that vector stuff. I'm spoiled, cause I've worked with CorelDraw over 25 years. Nearly everything in CorelDraw has a much better and quicker handling (eg. working with colors, having all kinds of object styles, a gorgeous print preview in which you can do everything). But it also has bugs and I need a modern publishing tool. The main problem is that Serif has not look left and right to copy the best functions from other software, they were only oriented to Adobe. And I hate working with Adobe products, that's why I worked with Corel all the years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderings Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 I think it would depend on the kind of book you are creating. If it is a standard book, pretty much all text then yes Publisher is all you will need. If you are needing to create vector artwork then obviously you would want to get Designer to handle all the vector stuff. As Psenda suggested, get the trial and force yourself to work in Publisher, if you don't know how to do something yet do not stop but ask here and figure it out. You will quickly get an idea if Publisher is for you. Also there is 50% off right now so for the price you would be paying just for Publisher you could have both Publisher and Designer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
uli123 Posted January 27, 2021 Author Share Posted January 27, 2021 11 minutes ago, wonderings said: if you don't know how to do something yet do not stop but ask here As a Corel user I must say that there are hundrets of problems. Like this one a few seconds old: (Publisher) Export as PDF: facing pages are one page. - Affinity on Desktop Questions (Mac and Windows) - Affinity | Forum (serif.com) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wonderings Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 11 minutes ago, uli123 said: As a Corel user I must say that there are hundrets of problems. Like this one a few seconds old: (Publisher) Export as PDF: facing pages are one page. - Affinity on Desktop Questions (Mac and Windows) - Affinity | Forum (serif.com) Yes there are a lot of issues, it is a fairly new application still in V1 which is why you should really test out the proof and see if it will work for you. It is also significantly cheaper. You are probably going to have a bigger learning curve coming from Corel as Corel operates very differently then Adobe Indesign and I would say Publisher is more in line with Indesign with how it works than it is with Corel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pšenda Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 28 minutes ago, uli123 said: Like this one a few seconds old: (Publisher) Yes, but how does that relate to ADesigner? Of course, he has a lot of his problems and mistakes, but if you still have to "fight" with APublisher, so you de facto solve and learn problems for the whole ASuite. Now you do something in Corel, something in APublisher, everyone has a different logic, somewhere something still doesn't work the way you imagine and you're used to, .... 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...
PaulEC Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 46 minutes ago, uli123 said: As a Corel user I must say that there are hundrets of problems. Like this one a few seconds old: (Publisher) Export as PDF: facing pages are one page. - Affinity on Desktop Questions (Mac and Windows) - Affinity | Forum (serif.com) That isn't really a "problem", it's just a matter of using the correct setting, as per the reply by Ray S. 😁 Quote Acer XC-895 : Core i5-10400 Hexa-core 2.90 GHz : 32GB RAM : Intel UHD Graphics 630 : Windows 10 Home Affinity Publisher 2 : Affinity Photo 2 : Affinity Designer 2 : (latest release versions) on desktop and iPad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted January 27, 2021 Share Posted January 27, 2021 6 hours ago, uli123 said: > Corner Tool? Point Transform Tool? Pencil Tool? I would say that they are there. You would be wrong. You have those in Publisher only if you also own Designer. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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