![]() Okay, call me crazy, but when I opened an InDesign. ![]() Here’s a list of some of the more important features and actions that you’ll encounter: I’d very much like to get my hands on a printed manual for Publisher, but it’s not available yet.Īlso-and this is very important-if you install all three applications, you’ll be able to work on your photos and illustrations without switching out to the other programs, as they are all so fully integrated that they are simply called “personas.” Hidden characters are easily accessible but are called Special Characters.īe aware that there are dozens of helpful tutorial videos for Publisher (more are being added), plus many others for Photo and Designer. If you use a Library in InDesign, instead you’ll find a very convenient Assets panel. For instance, the Control panel is called the Context tool bar. But you’ll have to search a bit on the screen at first, and learn a few new terms. The best thing about Publisher is that you’ll be able to accomplish almost anything you’re used to doing in InDesign. Affinity Photo is the equivalent of Adobe Photoshop, and you can open and edit. Affinity Designer is the equivalent of Adobe Illustrator, and you can open and edit. Just so we’re clear what we’re talking about here: Affinity Publisher is the equivalent of Adobe InDesign, and you can open and edit. I purposely have not read any other reviews of Publisher these observations are my own. So here you’ll get the straight scoop on what’s good, what’s not so good, and what’s absolutely terrific about Affinity Publisher-from the point of view of a book designer and as it relates to Book Design Made Simple. Are you considering trying the new #bookdesign software called Affinity Publisher? We've reviewed it for you and offer a few tips to get you started quickly. My method in trying out Affinity Publisher was to go through Book Design Made Simple and see whether I could accomplish all the book design and typesetting tasks we give you in the book.Īnd does Publisher have any extra features that might be useful to a book designer? Yes, definitely. Photo and Designer can also now be used on iPads, so check back on Publisher to see when the iPad version becomes available. The Affinity Publisher app is for desktop use on PCs and Macs. We both bought the Affinity software for desktop, and I must say that for the most part, we love it. a one-time total of $150 for the full line of Serif’s products: Publisher, Photo, and Designer (all at half price until May 20). It was a joy to work on, turned out beautifully, and printed flawlessly.Why, you might ask, is the coauthor of a book about InDesign reviewing a direct competitor, Affinity Publisher?īecause it’s new and I wanted to check it out.Īnd because it’s so much more affordable than Adobe’s Creative Cloud: $600 a year for the Adobe suite vs. Whatever you decide, I urge you to try it out!Ī few months ago, way back in the beta process (even though we were carefully warned that we might have problems) I decided to test Publisher so I imported a very small book of 72 pages I had previously written and published using InDesign as a PDF, revised it, added 20 more pages, and included 97 color illustrations - most of which I vastly improved using Affinity Photo. But only if you actually order before June 19. If you decide you like it, and if you hurry, you can then take advantage of the special discounted offer made to beta users for pre-order of the release version. ![]() There you can download the latest free Beta version. Suggest that you both go to the Forum section “Report Bugs in Affinity Publisher,” and then open the second entry. ![]() Also, will there eventually by an Affinity Publisher for iPad version too? Likewise, I am also interested in making photo books and wondering if Affinity Publisher is the right choice.
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