Cataloguing Typefaces AD V1

[jackamus]

Is there an easy way to list or catalogue typefaces in their families? E.G. Serif, Non-serif, Script, decorative etc.

[PaoloT]

21 minutes ago, jackamus said:

Is there an easy way to list or catalogue typefaces in their families? E.G. Serif, Non-serif, Script, decorative etc.

FontBook can do it. Just create a dedicate smart folder.

Paolo

 

[jackamus]

Thanks Paolo,

Next question - how do I create a 'smart folder'? Is this something I can do in AD?

[jackamus]

OK. I'm to to assume that 'FontBook' is an app.

 

 

[v_kyr]

9 minutes ago, jackamus said:

OK. I'm to to assume that 'FontBook' is an app.

You assumed right, and to be more specific it's part of your Apple MacOS installment (an by Apple always supplied app) and thus comes along with your Mac OS Mojave system. - You maybe should once inspect what apps do already come along with your MacOS system and thus are part of it !!!

Other than that see:

• Font Book User Guide

• ... etc.

Beside that a common Google search after "font book" would have told you too!

[jackamus]

I've looked at several videos etc on how to organize my fonts and they all seem to focus on creating a new font list and dragging fonts into it. This is very laborious if all I want  is to collect all 'Non-serif' fonts into one folder without having to drag each one separately. Is this possible?

[Old Bruce]

3 hours ago, jackamus said:

if all I want  is to collect all 'Non-serif' fonts into one folder without having to drag each one separately. Is this possible?

Right click in the space below the font listings, you may need to go to View > Show Sidebar.

Right click on the little cog wheel to the left of the Name of your new Smart Collection. Choose Edit Smart Collection.

Set it up like this

And once your restart Designer/Photo/Publisher you will see (in the Character panel and the Text Styles panel but not in the drop down list in the Context Toolbar)

[jackamus]

Thanks Bruce.

BTW what's the 'Old' bit in your name?

[Old Bruce]

There was originally just me as Bruce, then there was a New Bruce and an Old Bruce.

[thomaso]

5 hours ago, jackamus said:

Next question - how do I create a 'smart folder'? Is this something I can do in AD?

Once you have created your wanted sets in FontBook you can access them in Affinity in the Character panel > Font Collection menu to make them affecting the Font Family menus in Affinity, which will display either "All Fonts" or only 1 selected collection, below my custom "_Handwriting" set for instance.

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[jackamus]

Thanks Thomaso - really useful informomation.

[jackamus]

24 minutes ago, Old Bruce said:

There was originally just me as Bruce, then there was a New Bruce and an Old Bruce.

All still you or other members?