![]() ![]() One of the things I do is produce personal organizer products, for personal organizers such as the Filofax system. This is not really something that I think needs to be explained to anyone who has worked with the industry standard software applications for even a short period of time. When I raised this issue in the support forums, I got dogpiled by men who don’t seem to understand the concept of Step and Repeat, who demanded visual documentation of my workflow so they could judge whether or not I was “doing it right”. I was one of the team that produced d8 Magazine in the mid-1990s. I know this, because my experience with professional page layout software goes back to 1991, when I began working for a digital printing service bureau. ![]() Step and Repeat is a feature that has been a standard part of design software for over 30 years. Or maybe it’s just that they are a European company, I don’t know. I have so far found there customer support forums less than optimally helpful, as they seem to be populated mainly by fanboys who don’t actually do professional publishing work and take any criticism of their idol very poorly. For one thing, the most egregious missing feature I’ve come across is a lack of a competent “Step and Repeat” function, but the precision does seem to be there sufficient for professional pre-press work, as far as I can tell. It’s available for a one-off payment of £48.99/ $49.99 USD/ € 54.99, for Mac or Windows, and £19.99/ $19.99 USD/ € 21.There are some quirks to the interface of Affinity Publisher V2 that make me think this is not really a tool that can completely replace Adobe InDesign, at least, not yet. Having been hailed as a viable, feature-rich and cost-effective alternative to Adobe Illustrator, Affinity Designer has become a go-to app for graphic designers, illustrators and web developers all over the world, who love its silky-smooth combination of professional vector and raster design tools.Īvailable without subscription on macOS, Windows and iOS, it contains everything you need to create stunning illustrations, branding, icons and UI/UX designs, print projects, typography and concept art either from your desktop or on your iPad whilst on the move.įeeling intrigued? Why not try it out for yourself? Its creators Serif offer a 10-day free trial of the macOS and Windows app which allows you to play with all its awesome features before you buy.Īnd the icing on the cake − Affinity Designer is not linked to a subscription model. ![]() Want to learn more about Affinity Designer? ![]() If you’ve been inspired by Zutto’s stunning artwork created in Affinity Designer for iPad, you can find out more about her work on Behance.
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