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Is typst a good tool for something like a flyer (eg, printable respecting fold lines) or more generically one-page posters? I see PDF as a blessed output, but
by NiloCK 4mo ago
Is typst a good tool for something like a flyer (eg, printable respecting fold lines) or more generically one-page posters?
I see PDF as a blessed output, but it seems mostly in context of longer form typesetting-heavy workflows (books, papers), rather than design-heavy.
- ink_13 4mo agoProbably not. As you point out, it's a typesetting tool like LaTeX, not a page layout tool. You could probably write a template that does the right thing, but that's true of LaTeX as well.
- flexagoon 4mo agoDepends on what the poster is. If it's still mostly text content, just arranged in a certain way, then by all means you can. For example: https://typst.app/universe/package/poster-syndrome https://typst.app/universe/package/poster-syndrome And here's one for foldable cards: https://typst.app/universe/package/keepsake https://typst.app/universe/package/keepsake (Not endorsing those specific packages, they're just the first ones I managed to find) For more free-form layouts, I just use Inkscape. It has built-in PDF export which works great. I assume other similar tools like Figma or Illustrator would also work well.
- mcanouil 4mo agoI do use them to make flyers and other PDF content. You can see an example on my LinkedIn account I posted last week when travelling (it's in French). https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7472526168886370305/ https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7472526...