
This ‘Studio Link’ means you can switch what in Affinity are known as ‘personas.’ It basically means you can change apps with the click of a button. This only applies if you have all three Affinity apps, however. The most interesting element and inclusion here is the top left hand corner where there are three Affinity app icons. You have your usual suspects to the left in terms of tools a context toolbar above that (changing in context to whatever tool you’ve selected) your main adjustments to the right of the page plus the ability to add, hide, move and place a host of other adjustment panels via the studio menu right at the top.

Software for designers, made by designers, makes you feel you’re in good hands. The videos, as a side note, are mostly made by the Serif team themselves, who it should be said are nearly all designers themselves. The sheer number of Affinity video tutorials will promptly guide you. A clean and very navigable UI means that even if you are new to tools like this you’ll get to grips with Publisher in no time. It’s worth considering if you have your choice of software and want to save money.įollow on Twitter for the latest tech deals and buying advice.Everything should look familiar here, and is easy to learn if you're a new-comer (Image credit: Ben Brady)Īnyone familiar with desktop publishing should feel right at home here. And it’s still true that Serif’s apps are optimized for M1 Macs where Adobe is still fleshing out support. You can buy an app once knowing you’ll always have access to it for your next project. Hopefully, the world will have improved to the point where sales like this aren’t as important.Īs before, there’s a simple allure: the Affinity suite offers much of the functionality of equivalent Adobe creative apps (Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign) without the need for a costly ongoing subscription. The studio had discounted its apps by ‘just’ 30 percent for Black Friday, so there’s no guarantee you’ll get this large of a bargain in the future. If you’re unsure, you can try any of the apps for free in a 90-day trial - even if you used a trial last year.

The company is once again offering 50 percent discounts on Affinity Designer, Photo and Publisher whether you buy them for a computer ($35 each) or iPad ($14 each).

Serif ran a sale on its apps to help creatives at the start of the pandemic, and it’s bringing back those deals at a particularly difficult moment.
