Note: the trial versions are a separate download version, they do not update to a full version, although saved projects should open in the full version. (feel free to replace en-gb with en-us for US English, or de for German) Trial versions are available, but I believe they only have about 10 days duration: While Illustrator has always felt like 'built for designers' to me, Affinity Designer feels (somewhat ironically, given the names) more like 'built for digital artists' (in spite of a plethora of design features). AD almost seems a little as if Adobe's Project Gemini came out 4 years early for Mac, then Windows, then iOS. Photoshop has become a sort of Swiss army knife of 'use it for everything image-related' and, while Affinity Photo has features for digital painting, Affinity Photo seems to have more of a 'built for photographers' feel to it (I'm not a photographer, which is why I use it less than Designer).Īffinity Designer is more of a 'create from scratch' program, and feels like the child of a vector software with a paint program, with the ability to use raster brushes 'onto' (clipped by) vector shapes. The short version: Affinity products: fewer features (especially 'non-core' features), better interface (in my opinion). I've played with my copy of Affinity Photo but not used it in depth, and I actually use Affinity Designer. I've never had to do significant amounts of image editing. Packed with tons of new features and hundreds of enhancements to optimize your workflow, you can now create high-quality concept art, illustrations, logos, icons, UI designs, mock-ups, and other projects more seamlessly than ever before.Disclaimer: While I have used Adobe products (available to me at work), my experience with them is limited. The next generation of the award-winning vector graphics software, Affinity Designer 2 is setting the new industry standard in the world of design. **Try for free for 30 days, no sign-up required**Īvailable to purchase in-app for a one-off cost – no subscription.

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