Affinity Designer Flashcards

In Affinity Designer, what is a 'Symbol'?

Answer: A reusable master object whose instances all update when the master changes

Symbols are master objects; editing the master automatically updates every instance placed throughout the document.

What does the Affinity Designer 'Export Persona' allow you to do that the standard File > Export does not?

Answer: Define multiple export slices and presets for different elements in one pass

The Export Persona lets you tag individual layers or areas as slices and configure multiple format/resolution presets exported simultaneously.

Which color model should you choose in Affinity Designer when preparing artwork for professional offset printing?

Answer: CMYK/8

Professional print workflows require CMYK color mode so inks are specified correctly for four-color offset printing.

What is the effect of holding Shift while dragging a corner handle to resize an object in Affinity Designer?

Answer: Constrains the resize to maintain the original aspect ratio

Holding Shift while dragging a corner handle locks the width-to-height ratio so the object scales proportionally.

What does the 'Roughen' live filter do in Affinity Designer?

Answer: Displaces path nodes randomly to give vector edges an organic, irregular look

The Roughen live filter randomizes node positions along a vector path, simulating hand-drawn or textured edges non-destructively.

In the Layers panel, what does a small triangle indicator on a layer thumbnail signify?

Answer: The layer contains child layers (it is a group or artboard)

A disclosure triangle on a layer means it has children that can be expanded, indicating a group, artboard, or curve with sub-layers.

Which Affinity Designer feature lets you record a sequence of operations and replay them on multiple documents?

Answer: Macros

Macros record and replay sequences of operations, and can be run on the current document or batched across multiple files.