dominik Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 28 minutes ago, AlanPC said: Feels pretty silly to buy this software, then find myself using ancient PagePlus or downloading MICROSOFT WORD templates, in order to publish a simple brochure? Offering templates takes away nothing from those that want a blank screen and freedom but would make a huge difference to people like me Hello @AlanPC, I can understand that your first contact with APub must have been frustrating. Apart from the missing templates it takes a little learning the new software, too. It is possible to return a newly purchased licence within 14 days. See this page with a 'returns' email adress on it (unfortunately I was redirected to the german version of the page):https://store.serif.com/de/help/#returns This way you can accomplish your job first and give APub another try some time later. I am sure they will come up with some kind of template system at some time. Cheers, d. Quote Affinity Designer 1 & 2 | Affinity Photo 1 & 2 | Affinity Publisher 1 & 2 Affinity Designer 2 for iPad | Affinity Photo 2 for iPad | Affinity Publisher 2 for iPad Windows 11 64-bit - Core i7 - 16GB - Intel HD Graphics 4600 & NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M iPad pro 9.7" + Apple Pencil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 1 hour ago, AlanPC said: That sounded like a great idea but it doesn't work at all. Most of the text appears to be shapes, not editable text. ... 42 minutes ago, AlanPC said: Here's the example I just played with, if anyone is curious. ... Then it was exported from PP with text as curves. I don't have that issue if I export text as text. Serif paid for the template designs. As did Adobe which stopped including templates at CS6 only to much later include templates as part of CC with which the users are paying for them whether they use templates or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanPC Posted October 30, 2019 Share Posted October 30, 2019 "I can understand that your first contact with APub must have been frustrating" I helped as a beta tester and have Affinity Photo, so I'm happy enough to learn the interface, I just don't have time to learn graphic design... "Then it was exported from PP with text as curves" Well that's the problem with workarounds... I shouldn't have to figure this stuff out just to use the tool (and I couldn't select photos properly either) I'm hoping they'll work with the template-selling people and make it easy for them to offer the Affinity Publisher format. That would make everyone happy! For now I'll take up the refund offer, as I've wasted an evening when I could have been productive. Cheers for the help anyway. dominik 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winsurfer Posted November 4, 2019 Share Posted November 4, 2019 Having purchased quite a number of templates for Serif PagePlus in the past, I must express my disappointment that there is no simple way of using these in Affinity Publisher. Surely some sort of translator could be easily created and provided for your loyal customers, even if it is simply as matter of goodwill. Kay P 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay P Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 On 10/30/2019 at 8:15 PM, AlanPC said: Feels pretty silly to buy this software, then find myself using ancient PagePlus or downloading MICROSOFT WORD templates, in order to publish a simple brochure? I echo this. And after getting entire suite applications available from affinity on PC and iPad , I am HUGELY disappointed with the attitude of showing us samples ( I know they are samples and not templates ...so what ) with no editable content ...no other templates ...nothing. Pls keep the sample also .don't need that generosity. And someone tells us to export PDF from some program ( why should I buy another program ). Move Along People 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kay P Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 8 minutes ago, Kay P said: I echo this. And after getting entire suite applications available from affinity on PC and iPad , I am HUGELY disappointed with the attitude of showing us samples ( I know they are samples and not templates ...so what ) with no editable content .. The grayed out buttons on save or print is so generous thing to do. If that peice of intellectual property was so hard to share ... Keep it encrypted on your hard disk in the vault. Move Along People 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ushur Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 I never use standard templates coming with a software - but I want to create my own. That would really be nice. PaulEC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gleake Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 Hi everyone! I am considering creating templates for Affinity Publisher and perhaps their other apps. It would be helpful to get some idea about the following: What type of template are you looking for (magazine, brochure, book, etc)? If there are similar InDesign templates to what you want, please share a link. How much would you be willing to pay for a high quality template like you are looking for? This will help me gauge where to focus my energy. Thanks in advance! Gabriel bici 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted December 9, 2019 Staff Share Posted December 9, 2019 @gleake Welcome to the serif Affinity forums I m not sure you will get much interest in this thread, as these support forums are not exactly full of people looking for content. You may want to consider posting in some of the Publisher facebook groups, perhaps with a poll of the types you think would be the sort you can make. gleake 1 Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gleake Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 @Patrick Connor Thank you so much. I wasn't sure if this was the best place, but figured I would give it a shot. I will try Facebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bici Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 On 12/9/2019 at 11:03 AM, gleake said: Hi everyone! I am considering creating templates for Affinity Publisher and perhaps their other apps. It would be helpful to get some idea about the following: What type of template are you looking for (magazine, brochure, book, etc)? If there are similar InDesign templates to what you want, please share a link. How much would you be willing to pay for a high quality template like you are looking for? This will help me gauge where to focus my energy. not sure FB is if any use. I would be interested in magazine templates. also brochures. thanks Quote iMac late 2012 / OS 10.14.6 / Affinity newbie / Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gleake Posted December 12, 2019 Share Posted December 12, 2019 @bici Great to know! Thanks for the response. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bici Posted December 13, 2019 Share Posted December 13, 2019 On 12/9/2019 at 3:03 AM, gleake said: Hi everyone! I am considering creating templates for Affinity Publisher and perhaps their other apps. It would be helpful to get some idea about the following: What type of template are you looking for (magazine, brochure, book, etc)? If there are similar InDesign templates to what you want, please share a link. How much would you be willing to pay for a high quality template like you are looking for? This will help me gauge where to focus my energy. Thanks in advance! Gabriel We are also looking for a Newsletter Template. Quote iMac late 2012 / OS 10.14.6 / Affinity newbie / Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBiondo Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 I find it quite odd to not include a few basic templates... In any of the Affinity software. I guess it "might"f help hold down the cost of the software, but I doubt it's that much. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely LOVE Affinity and own the entire suite, but to start out with a new product without even ONE template is a pretty poor decision... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Bruce Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 4 minutes ago, JohnBiondo said: to start out with a new product without even ONE template is a pretty poor decision... Personally I have never used any of the Templates supplied with any of the software I have purchased over the years decades. Whenever possible I delete them. PaulEC and garrettm30 2 Quote Mac Pro (Late 2013) Mac OS 12.7.4 Affinity Designer 2.4.1 | Affinity Photo 2.4.1 | Affinity Publisher 2.4.1 | Beta versions as they appear. I have never mastered color management, period, so I cannot help with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petar Petrenko Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 just search on Google for any kind of templates and adapt them to be opened with any Affinity app. Quote All the latest releases of Designer, Photo and Publisher (retail and beta) on MacOS and Windows. 15” Dell Inspiron 7559 i7 ● Windows 10 x64 Pro ● Intel Core i7-6700HQ (3.50 GHz, 6M) ● 16 GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600 MHz (8GBx2) ● NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4 GB GDDR5 ● 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD ● UHD (3840 x 2160) Truelife LED - Backlit Touch Display 32” LG 32UN650-W display ● 3840 x 2160 UHD, IPS, HDR10 ● Color Gamut: DCI-P3 95%, Color Calibrated ● 2 x HDMI, 1 x DisplayPort 13.3” MacBook Pro (2017) ● Ventura 13.6 ● Intel Core i7 (3.50 GHz Dual Core) ● 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 ● Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 1536 MB ● 500 GB SSD ● Retina Display (3360 x 2100) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 12 minutes ago, Petar Petrenko said: just search on Google for any kind of templates and adapt them to be opened with any Affinity app. Yes, but that only will work for templates that are supplied in .idml format, not those only supplied in .indd or .indt format. Unless one also has ID so those types can be exported to .idml format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petar Petrenko Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 You can find templates in PDF or even in PSD format, too. Quote All the latest releases of Designer, Photo and Publisher (retail and beta) on MacOS and Windows. 15” Dell Inspiron 7559 i7 ● Windows 10 x64 Pro ● Intel Core i7-6700HQ (3.50 GHz, 6M) ● 16 GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600 MHz (8GBx2) ● NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4 GB GDDR5 ● 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD ● UHD (3840 x 2160) Truelife LED - Backlit Touch Display 32” LG 32UN650-W display ● 3840 x 2160 UHD, IPS, HDR10 ● Color Gamut: DCI-P3 95%, Color Calibrated ● 2 x HDMI, 1 x DisplayPort 13.3” MacBook Pro (2017) ● Ventura 13.6 ● Intel Core i7 (3.50 GHz Dual Core) ● 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 ● Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 1536 MB ● 500 GB SSD ● Retina Display (3360 x 2100) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 17 minutes ago, Petar Petrenko said: You can find templates in PDF or even in PSD format, too. Yes, but for print projects, one reason to use a template is to speed up the design process. If one uses a PDF, one needs to at least create text styles, move appropriate things to master page(s), page numbering, perhaps create sections, etc. With PSDs, there will be further work needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeW Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 I should also add that while one can find a lot of ID templates online, many of them are full of paragraph overrides, lack well built master pages, etc. This applies a lot to free, and even some templates for sale. garrettm30 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyO Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 Not that I have any skin in this game (I own all three apps in the suite), and I tend to side with the side that provided templates, at least for me in the past, take more time to tear apart so as to understand; I was just thinking, ... maybe a video on how to create a template would be helpful. It may take more than one to do it correctly, but if well written with explanations for each step, it could possibly provide more useful information for ongoing future work. Just a thought. Hope it helps. RickyO Quote RickyOAPh, ADe and APu user New User as of Mar, 2018 (Still stumbling along given too many directions at any given moment) Windows10 platform Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petar Petrenko Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 40 minutes ago, MikeW said: With PSDs, there will be further work needed. I found PSD magazine templates with paragraph and character styles added!!! So, you can easilly open them in Publisher and make some adjustments need it. biz_kid1 1 Quote All the latest releases of Designer, Photo and Publisher (retail and beta) on MacOS and Windows. 15” Dell Inspiron 7559 i7 ● Windows 10 x64 Pro ● Intel Core i7-6700HQ (3.50 GHz, 6M) ● 16 GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600 MHz (8GBx2) ● NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4 GB GDDR5 ● 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD ● UHD (3840 x 2160) Truelife LED - Backlit Touch Display 32” LG 32UN650-W display ● 3840 x 2160 UHD, IPS, HDR10 ● Color Gamut: DCI-P3 95%, Color Calibrated ● 2 x HDMI, 1 x DisplayPort 13.3” MacBook Pro (2017) ● Ventura 13.6 ● Intel Core i7 (3.50 GHz Dual Core) ● 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 ● Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 1536 MB ● 500 GB SSD ● Retina Display (3360 x 2100) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biz_kid1 Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 I just feel like they're missing an opportunity for those of who learn best by having that template to play with...it's a lot harder for me (or those who learn like I do) to start from scratch. Disappointing that they're not offered by default or at least an opportunity to add after install. Keith MC 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryLearnTech Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 @biz_kid1 If you have upgraded to the latest v1.9 of Publisher and register your account, you get three substantial templates for free and which can be downloaded straight into the software. According to the recent Spotlight post: Affinity Publisher for desktop: Three professional, editable and print-ready templates, including a cookbook template by Occy Design, Gradient magazine template by Luuqas Design and Brill photography portfolio by Flowless. Each is provided in US Letter and A4 paper sizes. Worth (US)$82. Quote —— Gary —— Photo/Designer/Publisher: Affinity Store, v2.4.n release Mac mini (M1, 2020), 16GB/2TB, macOS Ventura 13.4.1(c) • MacBook Pro (Intel), macOS Ventura • Windows 10 via VMware Fusion • iOS: current release Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petar Petrenko Posted February 21, 2021 Share Posted February 21, 2021 11 minutes ago, GaryLearnTech said: @biz_kid1 If you have upgraded to the latest v1.9 of Publisher and register your account, you get three substantial templates for free and which can be downloaded straight into the software. According to the recent Spotlight post: Affinity Publisher for desktop: Three professional, editable and print-ready templates, including a cookbook template by Occy Design, Gradient magazine template by Luuqas Design and Brill photography portfolio by Flowless. Each is provided in US Letter and A4 paper sizes. Worth (US)$82. I can't find where they are downloaded in my laptop. Is there a way to choose a downloading folder? Quote All the latest releases of Designer, Photo and Publisher (retail and beta) on MacOS and Windows. 15” Dell Inspiron 7559 i7 ● Windows 10 x64 Pro ● Intel Core i7-6700HQ (3.50 GHz, 6M) ● 16 GB Dual Channel DDR3L 1600 MHz (8GBx2) ● NVIDIA GeForce GTX 960M 4 GB GDDR5 ● 500 GB SSD + 1 TB HDD ● UHD (3840 x 2160) Truelife LED - Backlit Touch Display 32” LG 32UN650-W display ● 3840 x 2160 UHD, IPS, HDR10 ● Color Gamut: DCI-P3 95%, Color Calibrated ● 2 x HDMI, 1 x DisplayPort 13.3” MacBook Pro (2017) ● Ventura 13.6 ● Intel Core i7 (3.50 GHz Dual Core) ● 16 GB 2133 MHz LPDDR3 ● Intel Iris Plus Graphics 650 1536 MB ● 500 GB SSD ● Retina Display (3360 x 2100) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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