Affinity designer mac full#
Affinity designer mac software#

The latest Illustrator CC 2015 from Adobe has GPU acceleration that has messed up previews so I do not use it. It uses less CPU/RAM resources than Adobe's vector illustration program.Įnabling OpenGL GPU acceleration on Macs with discreet 1GB or higher GPU cards makes Affinity Designer even faster. I can now confirm Serif's claim that Affinity Designer is faster than Illustrator CC. I cannot run Illustrator CC and Photoshop CC at the same time without noticeably degraded performance. Even on an ancient 2009 MacBook with only 2GB of RAM, Affinity Designer can be comfortably used while Adobe Photoshop CC 2014 and 12 tabs of the Firefox browser are running in the background.

Affinity designer mac software#

However, Serif's software touts faster performance while being much cheaper. Like Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer does not have the same third-party plugins support of Illustrator CC. Serif gave it the same keyboard shortcuts that are almost similar to that of Illustrator. Affinity Designer also has little learning curve for artists already accustomed to Illustrator CC. It took me less than 20 minutes to create the said logo (and two variations of it), thanks to the Cog Shape tool of Affinity Designer. I made 400 pesos ($8.60) creating the simple logo for a walk-in client using Affinity Designer. The thing that really sold me on Affinity Designer is that it can now do text-on-a-path, which is an absolute necessity for creating logos. It has a comprehensive set of tools, complex layer effects, Boolean object operations, support for 5K Retina displays, easy-to-use path drawing and freehand drawing, smart shapes, gradients, and GPU acceleration. Even professional digital illustrators will agree with my assessment that Affinity Designer is great for heavy-duty print and web graphic/User Interface design.Īffinity Designer offers the same advanced features of Illustrator CC. I am convinced this cheap graphic illustration software is a worthy replacement for Adobe's flagship $19.99/month Illustrator CC vector illustration software.

Affinity designer mac full#

After two days of testing the trial version, I decided to get the full Affinity Designer program. However, I cannot say the same thing about Serif's other $50 Mac-only program, Affinity Designer. I previously dismissed Affinity Photo as an unworthy alternative for Adobe ( NASDAQ: ADBE) Photoshop professionals.