The future of Affinity Designer, Photo and Publisher, subscription-free alternatives to Adobe Creative Cloud, was uncertain after the apps' developer Serif was acquired by Canva in 2024. Now, over a ...

Affinity, which offers great alternatives to Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Lightroom, is popular for its one-time payment for a lifetime, as opposed to monthly recurring payments for Adobe ...

After acquiring Serif last year, Canva has overhauled its Affinity design suite, consolidating three creative tools into a single free app for Mac and Windows. The newly launched Affinity by Canva ...

Selling Affinity app licenses for $50 a pop was the revenue stream for Serif, back when Serif was a modest $10M ISV servicing 3 million customers. Now Serif is fully integrated into Canva, a $40Bn web ...

Last year Canva reworked its user experience and tools in a full-frontal attack on the productivity and enterprise markets now dominated by Microsoft Office and Google Workspace. Now the Australian ...

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My 10 year-old daughter likes to draw. I'd like her to make a couple digital pictures for me. I usually use Affinity Designer when I need that kind of thing. I handed it to her and helped her through ...

Serif is determined to make its Affinity suite a more practical alternative for creatives who'd rather not pay for an Adobe subscription — or use a conventional PC, for that matter. The developer has ...

If you’re starting in digital art, the iPad is one of the most accessible and creative tools you can use. It combines a responsive touchscreen with powerful drawing apps, making it ideal for both ...