Affinity combines a comprehensive set of photo editing, page layout, and vector illustration tools into a single, free app, ...

Have you ever wondered what separates a good design from a truly exceptional one? Often, it’s not just the creativity of the designer but their mastery of the tools at their disposal. Enter Affinity 3 ...

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 ...

Canva has launched its first in-house design model that understands design layers and formats, allowing users to create editable, multi-layered designs instead of static images. The new model supports ...

The market for high-end graphic design software just got weirder. Several years ago, I wrote “Consider Switching from Creative Cloud to Affinity V2” (5 December 2022) to encourage those who were ...

HONG KONG, Oct. 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Yoolax’s Outdoor Lighting and Shading System has been awarded the prestigious MUSE Design Award, a global recognition of excellence in design and ...

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 ...

The popular three Affinity design apps on Mac and Windows both have been scrapped, as Canva combines all previous functions into a single and completely free Mac app. Now that announcement and the ...

Serif’s Affinity suite was already an audacious land-grab. It challenged Adobe’s increasingly spendy Creative Cloud subscription by making pro-grade photo editing and design tools more accessible ...

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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