How To Curve Text with Affinity Designer

In this tutorial I’ll be demonstrating how to curve text with Affinity Designer so that you can wrap your text around a circle or place it on any other path. Knowing how to do this can enhance your ability to design logos, emblems, and badges. And thanks to Affinity Designer’s Artistic Text tool, this sort of thing can be accomplished relatively quick.

Wrapping text around a circle with Affinity Designer is very similar (in function) to the process you would use to do the same with Adobe Illustrator. However, it does appear to be more consistent in its behavior, and it’s much easier to work with your text once put on a path than it would be in Inkscape.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro
00:16 Create a new document
00:22 Create a path for your text
00:43 Place text on top of the circle
01:35 Choose the placement of your text
01:57 Choose the position of your text
02:41 Choose your font and size
03:09 Place text on the bottom of the circle
04:11 Change the spacing between the letters
05:00 Change the baseline of the text
05:54 Convert the curves
06:06 Outro

Intro song: "In Da Mood" by Combustibles, used with written permission

[alanm]

I've had AFFINITY Bundle for about 2 years now. I've just found your videos. I've learned more from DESIGNER from you in 2 minutes than I have from another learing source. THANK you SIR for your expertise & teaching style.

[fabiGBOtown]

I paused the video in the middle just to say this" You are literally the best teacher on YouTube!

[artfulcamelbooks]

Excellent tutorial, as concise as it could be, while giving all relevant information. With timestamps as well, what more could one ask for! Thank you.

[MistyMusicStudio]

You are more helpful than affinity's support page, thank you!

[chrisstradling]

For the last few years I have been doing circular text using Word Art in Microsoft Word, which has been like cutting my lawn with scissors. You have persuaded me to buy the whole Affinity suite.

[appodemus]

You are a great teacher Nick- I would be lost without you! Thanks for posting 🙃

[shaansandhu]

Been trying to find how to convert round text to curve. Finally found it. Thank You!

[darrenbivings]

First of all, I want to say "Thank You"! Vides of this nature are priceless and are very important. You did a beautiful job explaining the process without a lot of B.S. I now maintain that YouTube University is a real thing. More videos of this quality are badly needed. I say Public and Private schools can be easily replaced with educational videos such as these. Pick a subject and voila, you are smarter for the experience. The best part is, you can rewind until you get it right. Keep up the great work. I'll be watching for more. Again, Thank you!

[Buugane]

Thank you so much, been struggling for ages with this, you made it look so simple, the baseline adjustment was what I had been missing all along

[brianserrao]

FANTASTIC tutorial. Just what I needed to know when it comes to inserting text on a path or shape...simply the greatest!!!

[KM-fexe]

Ugh! I’ve been going crazy trying to figure out how to do this. Thanks for the tutorial. It’s perfect. 👍🏻

[vanderlindvall]

Great teaching. Never misunderstood anything you were getting across.

[gamewickgames]

Great tutorial - fast and easy to follow! Thanks, Nick!

[sekiq]

This must be the best tutorial on the subject I've seen on yt, thank you! I've been having problems with the right placement, was making 2 circles, ect and this video showed how easy it is:))

[alphagrendel]

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!! I have struggles with this since I switched to Affinity. THIS WAS THE PERFECT TUTORIAL.

[tjans]

Answered every question I had about this. Brilliant...

[mypojam]

Thank you for this very simple explanation!

[hicap]

Just to echo the other compliments - This is a an outstanding tutorial.. You've explained a big " How in the world do I do that??.." for me. Well done!

[FredJumayao]

Wow, thank you, exactly what I needed for a project!!!

[KathleenRenninger]

This was so clear! And precisely what I needed to know; nothing more, nothing less. Thank you ! I've subscribed!