MoonaticDestiny Posted July 7, 2022 Posted July 7, 2022 So theres an issue with the Layers studio and the issue is that you have basic layer properties that are hidden in the layers options button. Its the button with the 3 dots and circle around it. It shouldnt be like that. It shouldnt be like that because users are being forced to do an extra step to get to basic layer properties. The extra step of tapping the layers options button when everything basic should be in front of them in the layers studio. The basic layer properties Im referring to are layer name, layer opacity, blend mode, visible, lock, solo, and layer color tags. These are basic layer properties that should be in the layers studio when you open it. I need to able to select my layer and change its name, lower its opacity, change its blend mode, debate if I want it to be visible, locked, or soloed, or change its tag color. It should all just take 1 click. 1 finger. 1 step to change all this. I shouldnt have to click the layer option button, click what I need to change, AND THEN have to do another extra step of exiting the layer options. Its too many steps/clicks for something so, SO basic. So the serif team needs to take these basic layer properties from inside the layer options button, remove them, and put them in the layers studio. I went ahead and did that for you. Below are 3 versions of how you can do it. I dont know how you want to organize it but the basic layer properties are there and they need to be here. Everything is here. You just need to decide how you want things organized and which version is better for the viewing eye. SlvgDvb 1 Quote Credentials: I'm a graphic designer with 2 graphic design degrees and 10+ years of design experience. I have a keen eye for identifying poorly design flaws in iPad design applications and am skilled at offering solutions. Drawing upon my extensive design knowledge, skills, and logical approach, I provide constructive and informed feedback. I’ve been a dedicated and enthusiastic user of Affinity Designer v1 for iPad for the past 8 years.
MoonaticDestiny Posted July 7, 2022 Author Posted July 7, 2022 My design opinions A - I dont really like A because I need my buttons at the top to be as close to my layers at the bottom. When Im working with layers Im going to be hitting those button. They need to be as close to my layers as possible so that Im not doing all this reaching at the top. I cant have this huge gap between them. This gap of opacity, blend mode, and tags. Theres a disconnection there. B - I like B because my buttons are now close to my layers but eye wise Im not really liking the rainbow tags at the top. Somethings off. Theres too much hierarchy up there and its weighing everything down. The tags feel like they dont belong up there. C - I like C a lot. Id go with C. My buttons are close to my layers. Layer name, layer opacity, and blend mode feel balanced at the top. Moving the rainbow tags to the middle balances everything out. Its pleasing to the eye. I look at it and Im satisfied. Quote Credentials: I'm a graphic designer with 2 graphic design degrees and 10+ years of design experience. I have a keen eye for identifying poorly design flaws in iPad design applications and am skilled at offering solutions. Drawing upon my extensive design knowledge, skills, and logical approach, I provide constructive and informed feedback. I’ve been a dedicated and enthusiastic user of Affinity Designer v1 for iPad for the past 8 years.
MoonaticDestiny Posted July 7, 2022 Author Posted July 7, 2022 *Post edited and will be turned into its own separate forum post.* Quote Credentials: I'm a graphic designer with 2 graphic design degrees and 10+ years of design experience. I have a keen eye for identifying poorly design flaws in iPad design applications and am skilled at offering solutions. Drawing upon my extensive design knowledge, skills, and logical approach, I provide constructive and informed feedback. I’ve been a dedicated and enthusiastic user of Affinity Designer v1 for iPad for the past 8 years.
MoonaticDestiny Posted July 7, 2022 Author Posted July 7, 2022 *Post edited and will be turned into its own separate forum post.* Quote Credentials: I'm a graphic designer with 2 graphic design degrees and 10+ years of design experience. I have a keen eye for identifying poorly design flaws in iPad design applications and am skilled at offering solutions. Drawing upon my extensive design knowledge, skills, and logical approach, I provide constructive and informed feedback. I’ve been a dedicated and enthusiastic user of Affinity Designer v1 for iPad for the past 8 years.
MoonaticDestiny Posted July 7, 2022 Author Posted July 7, 2022 *Post edited and will be turned into its own separate forum post.* Quote Credentials: I'm a graphic designer with 2 graphic design degrees and 10+ years of design experience. I have a keen eye for identifying poorly design flaws in iPad design applications and am skilled at offering solutions. Drawing upon my extensive design knowledge, skills, and logical approach, I provide constructive and informed feedback. I’ve been a dedicated and enthusiastic user of Affinity Designer v1 for iPad for the past 8 years.
MoonaticDestiny Posted July 7, 2022 Author Posted July 7, 2022 *Post edited and will be turned into its own separate forum post.* Quote Credentials: I'm a graphic designer with 2 graphic design degrees and 10+ years of design experience. I have a keen eye for identifying poorly design flaws in iPad design applications and am skilled at offering solutions. Drawing upon my extensive design knowledge, skills, and logical approach, I provide constructive and informed feedback. I’ve been a dedicated and enthusiastic user of Affinity Designer v1 for iPad for the past 8 years.
MoonaticDestiny Posted July 8, 2022 Author Posted July 8, 2022 I dont like what I posted here. Theres too many posts. Its overwhelming and messy. Im going to edit my post and turn them into their own separate forum post. I should have done that in the beginning so I will revisit these post later and turn them into their own individual posts. Quote Credentials: I'm a graphic designer with 2 graphic design degrees and 10+ years of design experience. I have a keen eye for identifying poorly design flaws in iPad design applications and am skilled at offering solutions. Drawing upon my extensive design knowledge, skills, and logical approach, I provide constructive and informed feedback. I’ve been a dedicated and enthusiastic user of Affinity Designer v1 for iPad for the past 8 years.
MoonaticDestiny Posted July 8, 2022 Author Posted July 8, 2022 So heres what we've done. All we've done is taken some of the basic layer properties inside the layer options and moved them to the Layer Studio so that users have better access to their layer properties.. Quote Credentials: I'm a graphic designer with 2 graphic design degrees and 10+ years of design experience. I have a keen eye for identifying poorly design flaws in iPad design applications and am skilled at offering solutions. Drawing upon my extensive design knowledge, skills, and logical approach, I provide constructive and informed feedback. I’ve been a dedicated and enthusiastic user of Affinity Designer v1 for iPad for the past 8 years.
SlvgDvb Posted July 9, 2022 Posted July 9, 2022 Yeah. I'm not picky about any particular order up there as long as there's less tapping around to do everything. Seeing as how tapping a selected layer again doesn't do anything, why not toggle the Layer Options that way? Quote
Alfred Posted July 9, 2022 Posted July 9, 2022 On 7/8/2022 at 3:00 AM, MoonaticDestiny said: I dont like what I posted here. Theres too many posts. Its overwhelming and messy. Im going to edit my post and turn them into their own separate forum post. On 7/8/2022 at 6:24 AM, MoonaticDestiny said: So heres what we've done. <off-topic> Why is “we’ve” the only contraction that gets to keep its apostrophe? </off-topic> NotMyFault and walt.farrell 1 1 Quote Alfred Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for Windows • Windows 10 Home/Pro Affinity Designer/Photo/Publisher 2 for iPad • iPadOS 17.5.1 (iPad 7th gen)
MoonaticDestiny Posted July 9, 2022 Author Posted July 9, 2022 3 hours ago, SlvgDvb said: Yeah. I'm not picky about any particular order up there I didnt want to come up with a final design and make serif go with that design because it would eventually change so I just made different orders so the serif team can decide on what they want and what works. I like C the most though. 3 hours ago, SlvgDvb said: as long as there's less tapping around to do everything. Everything should take 1 tap. Anything more than 2 taps becomes bad design. It shouldnt take several taps to do something. Less tapping is best. 3 hours ago, SlvgDvb said: Seeing as how tapping a selected layer again doesn't do anything, why not toggle the Layer Options that way? If we were to go that direction it still wouldn't be good for users because you dont want users to tap their layer to get to their layer's basic properties. You want those basic layer properties laid out for them at first glance in the layer studio for easy tapping and faster go tos. Thats why I took those basic layer properties out of the layer options and put them in the layer studio here in image C. Now users can get to their basic layer properties with 1 tap. It makes things easy. 3 hours ago, SlvgDvb said: Seeing as how tapping a selected layer again doesn't do anything, why not toggle the Layer Options that way? Ive always said that if you tap your selected layer you should be able to rename it but that hasnt happened. Renaming a layer is a whole other complicated issue. 3 hours ago, SlvgDvb said: Layer Options I redesigned Layer Options. You can read about it here in this forum post. Since I got rid of all the basic layer properties its not really needed anymore. Not even for selecting a layer to toggle into. Its now its own button thats been moved to the top right of the layer studio. Quote Credentials: I'm a graphic designer with 2 graphic design degrees and 10+ years of design experience. I have a keen eye for identifying poorly design flaws in iPad design applications and am skilled at offering solutions. Drawing upon my extensive design knowledge, skills, and logical approach, I provide constructive and informed feedback. I’ve been a dedicated and enthusiastic user of Affinity Designer v1 for iPad for the past 8 years.
SlvgDvb Posted July 9, 2022 Posted July 9, 2022 3 minutes ago, MoonaticDestiny said: Quote If we were to go that direction it still wouldn't be good for users because you dont want users to tap their layer to get to their layer's basic properties. You want those basic layer properties laid out for them at first glance in the layer studio for easy tapping and faster go tos. Right. I recently turned off pinning for my menus since I was getting annoyed by them staying open so I derped. Quote
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