Lawanda Brown Posted November 18, 2021 Posted November 18, 2021 Hello, If someone could help a newbie, I purchased affinity $54.99. I'm unable to see my device when I try to create, what do I do? I see IPADS and iPhone etc. Thank you, Quote
Staff Callum Posted November 18, 2021 Staff Posted November 18, 2021 Hi Lawanda, These are just screen size templates for designers who are designing specifically for those devices. Which device is it you are designing for. Thanks C Quote Please tag me using @ in your reply so I can be sure to respond ASAP.
Lawanda Brown Posted November 30, 2021 Author Posted November 30, 2021 I'm working from my Windows laptop, which is what I purchased. Quote
Lawanda Brown Posted November 30, 2021 Author Posted November 30, 2021 I'm new to this trying to learn, thank you for responding. Quote
thomaso Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 On 11/18/2021 at 4:49 AM, Lawanda Brown said: I'm unable to see my device when I try to create, what do I do? Are you talking about the presets of various document dimensions, presented when creating a new document via the menu File > New… ? https://affinity.help/designer/English.lproj/index.html?page=pages/GetStarted/NewDocument.html?title=Create new documents Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1
Lawanda Brown Posted November 30, 2021 Author Posted November 30, 2021 Hi, under the devices I’m not seeing Windows does that matter. I’m sorry I’m totally new to this just trying to find my way through. Quote
thomaso Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 No, this device presets can get used if someone wants to create layouts for screen design only. – What kind of project do you want to create? Actually you can start with any preset, or ignore all of this presets and do all settings in the right area as wanted for your project. Quote macOS 10.14.6 | MacBookPro Retina 15" | Eizo 27" | Affinity V1
Lawanda Brown Posted November 30, 2021 Author Posted November 30, 2021 I'm just trying to create anything I can, I thought I had to have my device I was using to create. I guest i may need one on one training to start off Quote
Ron P. Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 @Lawanda Brown, Which Affinity program did you purchase, Designer, Photo or Publisher? I recommend you start viewing some tutorials, instructional videos. There's several free ones available. Serif's Affinity Tutorials Tutorials on this Forum Designer Tutorials on YouTube Affinity Photo Tutorials on YouTube Quote Affinity Photo 2.5..; Affinity Designer 2.5..; Affinity Publisher 2.5..; Affinity2 Beta versions. Affinity Photo,Designer 1.10.6.1605 Win10 Home Version:21H2, Build: 19044.1766: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-5820K CPU @ 3.30GHz, 3301 Mhz, 6 Core(s), 12 Logical Processor(s);32GB Ram, Nvidia GTX 3070, 3-Internal HDD (1 Crucial MX5000 1TB, 1-Crucial MX5000 500GB, 1-WD 1 TB), 4 External HDD
Old Bruce Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 13 hours ago, Lawanda Brown said: I'm just trying to create anything I can, I thought I had to have my device I was using to create. I guest i may need one on one training to start off Just think of the Devices as paper sizes. Admittedly very odd paper sizes, but that is all they are. You can start a project with any of the presets. Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.6 Affinity Designer 2.5.7 | Affinity Photo 2.5.7 | Affinity Publisher 2.5.7 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that.
R C-R Posted November 30, 2021 Posted November 30, 2021 6 hours ago, Old Bruce said: Just think of the Devices as paper sizes. Admittedly very odd paper sizes, but that is all they are. They are the screen sizes of various mobile devices (iPhone, iPad, Kindle Fire, Nexus, etc.), plus a few defaults for DPI, document units, & 'Actual size' zoom commonly used when designing mockups for those screens. If you are not designing screen mockups for any of those devices, you can ignore the "Devices" tab completely, or use any of those presets as a starting point for your own documents. Quote All 3 1.10.8, & all 3 V2.5.7 Mac apps; 2020 iMac 27"; 3.8GHz i7, Radeon Pro 5700, 32GB RAM; macOS 10.15.7 All 3 V2 apps for iPad; 6th Generation iPad 32 GB; Apple Pencil; iPadOS 15.7
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