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'''Affinity Designer''' is a proprietary [[vector graphics editor]] for Apple's [[macOS]] by [[Serif Europe]]. It was selected as a runner-up in Apple's "Best of 2014" list of [[Mac App Store]] and [[iTunes Store]] content in the macOS app category<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.macstories.net/news/apple-posts-best-of-2014-app-store-and-itunes-store-lists/ | title=Apple Posts "Best of 2014" App Store and iTunes Store Lists | first=Graham | last=Spencer | work=MacStories | date=December 8, 2014 | access-date=December 25, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.creativebloq.com/app-design/affinity-designer-number-2-mac-app-2014-121413664 | title=Affinity Designer is number 2 Mac app of 2014 | first=Tom | last=May | work=Creative Bloq | date=December 10, 2014 | access-date=December 25, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://appadvice.com/appnn/2014/12/apple-announces-the-app-stores-best-of-2014-for-iphone-ipad-and-mac | title=Apple announces the App Store's Best of 2014 for iPhone, iPad and Mac | first=Aldrin | last=Calimlim | work=AppAdvice | date=December 8, 2014 | access-date=December 25, 2015}}</ref> and has won the [[Apple Design Award]] 2015.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/08/fantastical-2-workflow-robinhood-among-winners-at-apple-design-awards/ | title = Fantastical 2, Workflow, Robinhood Among Winners At Apple Design Awards | first = Matthew | last = Panzarino | work = TechCrunch | date = June 8, 2015 | access-date = March 23, 2016}}</ref>
'''Affinity Designer''' is a proprietary [[vector graphics editor]] for Apple [[macOS]] and [[Microsoft Windows]] by [[Serif Europe]]. It was selected as a runner-up in Apple's "Best of 2014" list of [[Mac App Store]] and [[iTunes Store]] content in the macOS app category<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.macstories.net/news/apple-posts-best-of-2014-app-store-and-itunes-store-lists/ | title=Apple Posts "Best of 2014" App Store and iTunes Store Lists | first=Graham | last=Spencer | work=MacStories | date=December 8, 2014 | access-date=December 25, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.creativebloq.com/app-design/affinity-designer-number-2-mac-app-2014-121413664 | title=Affinity Designer is number 2 Mac app of 2014 | first=Tom | last=May | work=Creative Bloq | date=December 10, 2014 | access-date=December 25, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=http://appadvice.com/appnn/2014/12/apple-announces-the-app-stores-best-of-2014-for-iphone-ipad-and-mac | title=Apple announces the App Store's Best of 2014 for iPhone, iPad and Mac | first=Aldrin | last=Calimlim | work=AppAdvice | date=December 8, 2014 | access-date=December 25, 2015}}</ref> and has won the [[Apple Design Award]] 2015.<ref>{{cite news | url = http://techcrunch.com/2015/06/08/fantastical-2-workflow-robinhood-among-winners-at-apple-design-awards/ | title = Fantastical 2, Workflow, Robinhood Among Winners At Apple Design Awards | first = Matthew | last = Panzarino | work = TechCrunch | date = June 8, 2015 | access-date = March 23, 2016}}</ref>


It can open [[Portable Document Format]] (PDF), [[Adobe Photoshop]], and [[Adobe Illustrator]] files, as well as export to those formats and to the [[Scalable Vector Graphics]] (SVG) and [[Encapsulated PostScript]] (EPS) formats.<ref name="ER">{{cite news | url=http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/software/photo-editing/1402120/serif-affinity-designer | title=Serif Affinity Designer | first=Keith | last=Martin | work=Expert Reviews | date=November 27, 2014 | access-date=December 25, 2015}}</ref>
It can open [[Portable Document Format]] (PDF), [[Adobe Photoshop]], and [[Adobe Illustrator]] files, as well as export to those formats and to the [[Scalable Vector Graphics]] (SVG) and [[Encapsulated PostScript]] (EPS) formats.<ref name="ER">{{cite news | url=http://www.expertreviews.co.uk/software/photo-editing/1402120/serif-affinity-designer | title=Serif Affinity Designer | first=Keith | last=Martin | work=Expert Reviews | date=November 27, 2014 | access-date=December 25, 2015}}</ref>

Revision as of 20:12, 11 January 2017

Affinity Designer
Developer(s)Serif Europe
Initial release1 October 2014; 10 years ago (2014-10-01)
Stable release
1.5.4 / 23 November 2016; 7 years ago (2016-11-23)
Operating systemmacOS, Microsoft Windows
TypeVector graphics editor
LicenseProprietary
Websiteaffinity.serif.com/designer/

Affinity Designer is a proprietary vector graphics editor for Apple macOS and Microsoft Windows by Serif Europe. It was selected as a runner-up in Apple's "Best of 2014" list of Mac App Store and iTunes Store content in the macOS app category[1][2][3] and has won the Apple Design Award 2015.[4]

It can open Portable Document Format (PDF), Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Illustrator files, as well as export to those formats and to the Scalable Vector Graphics (SVG) and Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) formats.[5]

Affinity Designer launched for Microsoft Windows in November 2016.[6]

References

  1. ^ Spencer, Graham (December 8, 2014). "Apple Posts "Best of 2014" App Store and iTunes Store Lists". MacStories. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  2. ^ May, Tom (December 10, 2014). "Affinity Designer is number 2 Mac app of 2014". Creative Bloq. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  3. ^ Calimlim, Aldrin (December 8, 2014). "Apple announces the App Store's Best of 2014 for iPhone, iPad and Mac". AppAdvice. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  4. ^ Panzarino, Matthew (June 8, 2015). "Fantastical 2, Workflow, Robinhood Among Winners At Apple Design Awards". TechCrunch. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  5. ^ Martin, Keith (November 27, 2014). "Serif Affinity Designer". Expert Reviews. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  6. ^ https://affinity.serif.com/blog/affinity-designer-for-windows-has-launched/