A new alternative to Adobe illustrator is now available for Mac and Windows PCs. Affinity Designer is modern graphic design software incorporating strong vector graphics capability. It won the 2015 Apple Design Award.
Affinity Designer files are compatible with Affinity Photo files on Mac and Windows platforms.
Features include:
• a full set of raster and vector design tools, good brush controls for mouse and stylus and a wide variety of brushes. Brushes and nozzles can be created and . abr brushes can be imported.
• a comprehensive set of shape primitives with easy controls for adjusting geometry with corner settings and smart snapping indicators. A full set of Boolean geometry operations, non-destructive compound shapes, and full node editing.
• artistic text for headlines, text frames of any shape, or text that follows any vector path. . Text controls are built in, including leading, kerning, baseline shift and tab stops.
• for print output. Pantone® support, end-to-end CMYK and ICC colour management are available. PDF/X files can also be opened and edited.
• different design variants, sizes and screens. During export there is full control over what artboards to output and with what settings,
Affinity Designer has a one time purchase price of about $70 Canadian.
Leah Gray (for Steve Smith)