Affinity Designer vs Affinity Photo vs Affinity Publisher, Which is right for you?
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- čas přidán 17. 08. 2020
- There are three Affinity programs, they are all great, but each one has different uses. If you feel confused about which ones are right for you this video should help you determine which are best for your use-case.
Free Design Basics Courses:
The 4 Core Principles: skl.sh/38o2cu0
Sketching: skl.sh/2NA7eKc
Shapes: skl.sh/2XKrtup
Courses on Affinity Publisher:
Introduction to Affinity Publisher: skl.sh/2L91Y07
Retro Travel Poster Design: skl.sh/2oez45D
Affinity Designer:
Pattern Design: skl.sh/3byZWjV
Design Icons: skl.sh/2wYUwMo
Isometric Design: skl.sh/2WvQNVD
Infographics: skl.sh/2Cs0bhU
Affinity Photo:
Edit Raw Photos: skl.sh/2VitiQ8
Design Wedding Announcements: skl.sh/2S32CQ7
Other iPad App Courses
Batch Process Photos: skl.sh/2NDXT5q
Edit Videos on iPad: skl.sh/2LYp0rc
I was trained in graphics in high school, and I feel as though affinity has been a welcome home for me. I won’t get into the details, but let’s just say that after a vision correction, I gave graphic design another shot and I realized how much I missed it. I personally have all three programs, because I do various things. At the moment I’m working on a couple of greeting cards for friends of mine, as well as an upcoming business card, and I’ve also been working on some photo editing practice. As far as publisher goes, I’m working on a book. :)
Awesome! Keep it up
@@bendesignsmedia thanks :)
I have been using the entire Affinity suite for a year now. I recently fulfilled my dream and purchased an Ipad Pro. The first applications I bought for it were of course Photo and Desinger. It is amazing how well they work together! I can alternate between working on my Ipad and desktop computer by syncing files through the cloud. And all this without paying a monthly fee!
They are pretty awesome! That's so exciting that you got an iPad pro! If you need any help I have courses on both Photo and Designer for iPad, just check the links in the description
Just buy them all...they're good value and you won't be disappointed. I've been a professional designer for 40 years, before computers and all through Quark, Adobe.
Now l use Affinity. The free updates just keep getting better.
So true, they are an even better deal together
Should i buy on ipad or windows? I’m so confused:(
@@muthia2913 yeah, sorry I didn't address that in this video, the best answer is both if you have both and can afford to get both. But if that is not a financial option the real question is how do you want to work? Right now publisher isn't on iPad, so if you want to use that StudioLink functionality you'll have to go windows (or Mac). But if you need to do a lot of work while traveling then I would go with the iPad, it's just so portable and powerful.
Loved your explanation! - concise, simple and highlighting the key points and differences. I don't like people that waffle on and on and on. Thank you *subscribed*
Awesome, glad it was helpful! Unfortunately the CZcams process right now really seems to encourage waffling in order to get more view time. It's a bad incentive for educational content that should be straight forward and to the point.
I love the fact there is an alternative to the Adobe packages I have been doing design for to many years to mention, I am also with the thousands I have paid out in the past for these packages peeved to have to now pay a monthly subscription rather than the original update one off fee they used to charge, so an alternative is a great idea especially when they are so reasonably priced.
Yeah it is nice to have competition!
Thanks for your excellent presentation. I have been using Photo for several years, mostly on my iPad lately. I have wanted to expand my ability in the graphics area and to “publish” a small booklet. Affinity’s current 1/2 price sale made it easy for me to get Designer and Publisher. Looking forward to learning these new (to me) tools.
You are most welcome, that half off deal is very helpful. I don't have a course on booklet's but I do have a number of courses on other Publisher and Designer topics on skillshare that you can check out from the links in the description if you need them.
Thank you - this was so helpful!
You are very welcome, very glad I could help out. If you are learning Affinity be sure to check out my courses in the description
Thanks for this video. Your explanations were far better than trying to decipher Affinity's product pages--they seem to take the assumption that everyone knows what the differences are and for a total noob in this area, I appreciate the break down on each here. Thanks
Happy to help out!
Thanks! Bought all 3 after watching your video!
excellent, I hope you enjoy. If you need any help learning them check out my courses on Skillshare :)
Thanks for the info. I just purchased Affinity Publisher on sale. I now have all 3 of the Affinity apps. I lost Adobe Photoshop CS6 compatibility with the latest update to my iMac, so now I'll spend time learning the Affinity apps.
Awesome Patty! Yes a lot of people were holding on to CS6, but losing the 32bit support has ruined that plan. I hope you enjoy Affinity, if you need help learning be sure to check out my courses in the description (Skillshare is having 40% off for cyber monday right now)
Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks!
Glad I could help!
Very helpful, thanks! Subscribed!
You welcome!
Thanks dude, really useful heads up on what each program is used for!
Happy to help!
Thank you so much for breaking this down for us!!
You are so welcome!
Enjoyed this, clear and to the point explanation. (Thanx for keeping it short)
Thanks Gene, glad you enjoyed it. Did yo figure out which one is right for you?
Thanks for a clean and clear video on the differences between the apps. I still have to think a little more on which app to go for as I edit lot of photos and create thumbnails for my CZcams videos and also social media posts.
Glad I could help. Sounds like Photo is would be able to do what you need, but it can be very helpful to have the other two as well. I enjoy making thumbnails in Publisher so I have access to all the tools.
i think its better using affinity designer .. i used it all the time. Photo its like ... photo editing not so good for thumbnail @_@ ( or i just cant used it yet ) . BTw affinity its on sale now 50%
Really helpful 👍 Love Affinity and your channel.
Awesome, glad I could help!
Thank you for the video brother. Very thorough and str8 to the point.
You are welcome, glad I could help
Woah, great video mate!
Just bought the new iPad and looking for a good software to create better thumbnails. I have bought both already on my MBP (never ended up using them.. I know waste of money lol) but now with the iPad I really plan to use one of these programs to create the best thumbnails possible. In reality and from what a lot of people say online, is to just buy both because they’re on sale... but at the same time I already have them both on my computer and would really only need the best one for the job to do on my IPad. What would you recommend
I recommend Designer for thumbnails on the iPad. On desktop I use Publisher to create thumbnails. For thumbnails you like to have a lot of versatility for thumbnails and Publisher is the most versatile (when you have studio link) followed by Designer. I have course on my skillshare on using Publisher for thumbnails, many of the same things would apply when using designer. Good luck!
thank you very much
You are welcome! I hope it helped
Thanks for the video, you answered my question in the fist min! 👊🏼👊🏼👊🏼
You are welcome!
Nice clear presentation, really good.
Thank's Brian, glad I could help
Very helpful. Thanks bro
Happy to help
Thank u for this tutorial.. I recently purchased affinity designer for my iPad and I am learning its basics.. I am more into graphics and illustrator was way too beyond my budget..
Hi Neeta, welcome to Affinity. I have a free course in a playlist here on youtube that will teach you about all the tools in Affinity Designer on iPad: czcams.com/play/PLQgB1FZhNI7XH3CzvQO7hIhvNIWNBio59.html
I also have a lot of courses on skillshare that you can find in the description of this video, feel free to check those out using the free trial.
Hey man, I just bought an M1 computer and I was really disappointed to find out about Adobe's problem. But I had the chance to use Affinity Photo on my iPad and I was convinced that these may be my new apps to use on my daily work... Thanks for your review! Subscribed!
Hi Gerardo, you are very welcome. Yes, we wish Adobe would pick up the pace on getting these updates out for the M1, but the Affinity programs are all awesome!
Thanks for the explanation, really great video bro. Hello from Malaysia!
you are welcome!
New to all of this...thanks for great explanation video.
hi Dawn, you are welcome! Feel free to check out my courses linked in the description if you need to learn more about these programs.
Hello, thank you for making this video! i'm a noob at these programs but i want to design playing cards that content photo's and illustration's with text over them.
would the photo version be enough for me?
Hi Jan, something like a whole deck of cards is really best suited to a desktop publishing app like Publisher because it has master pages and can deal with lots of pages in a document. But you really want to use all three programs if you can afford them all because you will want the designer things for the graphics and the photo things for the photo. Like I said in the video about StudioLink in Publisher lets you access all three apps at once (but you need to have purchased all of them for it to work). Check I my video on StudioLink if you need more info on that. I hope that all makes sense.
Thanks for a great video. I liked and subscribed. I have a question. I am a poet who is launching a new venture this year - custom poems for birthdays, anniversaries, etc. combined with customers' personal pictures, with the final product being output to canvas prints. So I need to make sure photos look good and then merge them with text. Will I have any need for the design software then, or will the photo and publishing programs suffice? Or should I still just grab all three - they're 50% off right now - so only $75 for the entire suite? I had considered Canva Pro, but understand it will not be ideal for vector graphics and CMYK to create files that will translate well to a final physically printed product. Thanks for the feedback and advice, and keep up the great and informative work on your channel!
Thanks Troy! For $75 just get the whole thing. I'm working on a video about that sale right now :D You will probably want to do $25 of vector work at some point and having StudioLink is going to make your whole project way easier. Good luck on your new venture! Be sure the check out my Affinity courses in the links if you need to learn more!
Hi Ben, I currently use Photoshop Elements 20 on my MacBook for digital scrapbooking. My process involves creating a 12x12 photoshop document and adding photos, text, elements, patterned paper to come up with one final .jpg which I have printed. I create pages both from scratch and from templates which are readily available. I also sometimes PSE to take a 4x6 photo and add graphics/elements and text to that photo. Then, I save it as a .jpg and print it or later use it in one of the 12x12 documents which I initially mentioned. I still use PSE on my MacBook, but I now have an iPad Air 4 which I’d like to be able to do similar tasks “on the go.” I already purchased Affinity Photo, and I’m in the process of learning it. Given what I described as my digital scrapbooking process, which Affinity app(s) do you think I need? Also, does the “Studio Link” work on an iPad or only on a laptop? Thanks for your input!
Hi Evie, for what you are describing for you digital scrapbook I would get all three programs on Mac and use Affinity Publisher with studiolink to use Photo and Designer tools. Unfortunately studiolink is not present on iPad yet because Affinity Publisher has not been released for iPad :( so on iPad I think Photo will work best for you. If you are planning to do all the work on the iPad then you can just skip the desktop apps all together. My course on wedding announcements in Affinity Photo on iPad should have a lot of the skills you need for this type of work if you find yourself needing some tutorials: @t
Hello Ben,
Thanks for this video and your Skillshare classes as well! I have the designer & photo on iPad and thinking about getting publisher before the 50% deal expires . My question is that if I don’t want or require to buy Designer & Photo for desktop ,would I still be able to use Publisher effectively?.I do understand that studio link is awesome,but I just don’t have the money or the need to buy the whole suite in desktop.Please advise! Thanks
I guess it depends on your workflow and what you are trying to make. Publisher is great on it's own for laying out documents, but without studio link you lose the ability to easily make changes to your raster and vector graphics on the fly. If you are receiving assets from someone that you wouldn't change then it is probably fine, or if your layout work deals primarily with text and not with graphics then it would probably be fine as well. Publisher can do simple graphics on it's own, it's just when you try to get more complex that having studio link is really helpful.
Awesome video! I think Designer is the one I need, I've never done anything in graphic design and recently started a Twitch channel and a podcast with some family and friends, now I'm looking to create a couple logos and some overlays/animations for our twitch channel. Am I right in assuming thats the correct program to go with?
Yes, designer is what I use for those. Good luck! If you need help I have several courses on designer including Logo design that you can find linked in the description.
Hi! Thank you for great explanation. I have one question though. I am wondering, which app is better if I want to create product images of template bundles (for instagram, websites, ...). Should I use affinity photo or affinity publisher? And also I would like to know if affinity works good for this and if it is comparable with photoshop?
Hello Anja, Affinity Photo is very comparable to Photoshop, it can do almost everything that Photoshop can do. Affinity Publisher only has access to the Photo tools if you also own and have Affinity Photo installed on the same computer using the StudioLink feature. So if you only want to buy one app you probably want to go with Affinity Photo.
thank you very very very much, you help me a lot
Awesome, glad I could help
Get them all - each does a specific job but together you can pretty much do anything.
Exactly, open up your options with the whole suite!
Thanks for the video bro
You bet
Thanks for the great info. I’m pretty new to the designer universe and I’m looking for something to draw some doodles for coloring books. I need to draw and to put the books together. Which one do you recommend? I have a pen table and a Windows laptop. Can’t afford an iPad at this moment.
For making the book you will want Publisher. For drawing I would use Designer so you can make them vectors. If you can get them before the sale ends I would just get all three
Thanks a lot for the video!
You are welcome!
Thanks for going over the differences! I enjoyed your vid and am now a sub=D
Thanks, glad I could help
I started with photo, but now I need designer, I’m just going to get both publisher and designer. Thanks for the tip bud.
You are welcome, I think you will really like using publisher with studio link. If you need any help getting started make sure to check out my courses in the description.
I've used Affinity Photo for a while. Took some learning as I used Photoshop in high school and had a subscription for a while but hated having to pay monthly for it. Then my friend recommended Affinity. Once I start getting into my photography stuff more I'm going to be getting all 3 so I can work on new things and grow from there.
Excellent, be sure to check out my courses linked in the description if you need any help learning them!
There's a 50% off deal right now. Just saying.
Yep, my latest video talks about that deal coming back, it's a great time to buy
hell yes bought all 3 just in time
@@nikluz3807 do you think the sale is ending soon? I didn't find a date for when it would end
@@bendesignsmedia I wasn't able to get that info either, but I did read in a forum that the last 50% off sale lasted for 3 months.
Yh, just bought Designer and I adore it already, been using inkscape for a while but unfortunately it lacks a lot of features that are available in Adobe's illustrator like the smart guidelines and snapping, but I hate the approach that adobe took regarding the payment method for their so called creative cloud, so I went with Affinity Designer instead of illustrator and I regret nothing so far, being used both software's.
Emphasis on the"Yet"! Keep it up brother, thanks for the insight!!!!
Will do, thanks for watching!
Thanks. That was excellent. So glad Affinity has come into my life. People are sick of being soaked by Adobe.
Glad to help!
Hi , great video very informative, I own a digital billboard - which one of the affinity products will be best for me ? I need to resize PDFs and images, remove images and text from the original image and make 2 seperate slides. NB I have no experience in graphic design. Thank you
If you are making graphics for billboards you should be using a vector program like Affinity Designer. But it sounds like you are not making the graphics yourself, you are receiving them as PDFs and Bitmap files (like JPGs and PNGs). For removing items Affinity Photo would be the best, but it is not the best at making slides, that would be better in Affinity Publisher. So all in all I would say they are so cheap right now you might as well buy all three and do use all the features together in Affinity Publisher using the StudioLink.
Thank you - That was so clear!
You are welcome, glad I could help. Just FYI if you don't know already these apps are currently 50% off, so now is a great time to pick them up
@@bendesignsmedia Thanks Ben. I went ahead and bought all 3 because it's such a good offer :) I'm going to have a look at your courses on skill share as I am totally new to all this.
@@beckyb76563 Yep it's the best deal we have ever seen. I hope you enjoy the courses. If you have questions while taking them let me know.
@@bendesignsmedia Thanks! :)
I’ve been using Serif products for years and years. They’ve always been the “best-kept-secret” in creative software: excellent, intuitive, and a truly incredible value.
Adobe is a fashion statement.
Nice, glad they have been working so well for you!
Friend thanks For Good Guide Lines.
you are welcome
I've been using GIMP for t-shirt designs and album art covers. Someone recommended I go with Designer over Photo, but I've never been a fan of Illustrator and vector based programs and I think Photo makes more sense for what I'm doing
Generally the advice you heard is correct, you should do t-shirt design in vector, album art could go either way depending on what type it is. The benefit of Affinity Designer is that it can do both vector and raster graphics well.
Great video, thnx
No problem 👍
I was looking at Affinity Photo when I discovered the other two programs. I was confused that they weren't tiers of the same program, but still assumed they were at the core the same tool. Perhaps Affinity could be more clear on that they are three different programs, and not three versions of the same program for different users' needs. Thanks for clearing this up and not taking forever to get to the point!
You are welcome! It can be confusing at first
They use the same file system so you can start working in one, continue in the text and finish it all in the last of the three!
Great work man
Thanks! I keep trying to improve these videos
I am an oil painter and I need something to edit refrence photos, and draw thumbnails. Would photo be the best choice? Great video dude
Are you on Desktop or iPad?
Great video!
thank you!
this video is not sponsored, well said!
ha ha thanks!
Adding a comment for algorithm gods. Great vids. I just subscribed and thumbed up.
Thanks!
Which would be best if I want to work on music album covers? Most of the people I work with have an existing photo from a photographer that they want a design with
Since you are working with existing photos I would say Photo is probably best for that type of work, but if it were me I would get all three and work in Publisher so I could have the best tools for all parts of the project.
Ahh, now I know, thanks Ben!
You are welcome Dennis, glad to help
Thank you for this, Ben. Which application would you recommend to create printables I could sell on Etsy, Teachers Pay Teachers, etc? I'm leaning towards Publisher, but I've seen them also created on Designer. Your input would be valued and appreciated.
Hi Ted, If you have to choose only one go with Designer, it is the most versatile. But the best option is to go with both Publisher and Designer and work from publisher while accessing the vector features through StudioLink in my opinion.
@@bendesignsmedia Thanks for taking the time to respond, Ben! :)
first thanks a lot for this video! I saw some videos about affinity designer getting compared to procreate. I'm searching for a good drawing software (maybe with possibilities for animations) and used Photoshop elements for that til now. So would affinity designer or affinity photo be a more fitting choice?
Are you using an iPad? If you are then Procreate sounds like it would be the best choice for you. Neither Designer or Photo have animation features in them currently, and Procreate is superior to both when it comes to drawing. Photo is going to be more like Photoshop if that is what you are used to, but with them being half off right now I would just pick up both if you can.
@@bendesignsmedia sorry for the lack of information I don't have an iPad and only use my Grafik tablet and windows PC to draw so that's why procreate sadly isn't an option for me. I probably gonna end up buying both affinity photo and affinity designer as you said. Thank you already for the fast reply!
@@dat.schnatt716 good luck! thanks for watching :)
Who cares about sponsors. This was helpful and I'm grateful
ha ha! You are welcome, glad I could help out
I love publisher more. In the future I will get all three. Question: Is there a way to get more pages in designer like in CorelDraw? I am trying to move from CorelDraw and I am still trying to translate my workflow
Hi Tims, publisher is my fav too, excited for it to come to iPad eventually. Yes in Designer there are art boards, very similar to Adobe Illustrator, I’m not sure how Corel Draw is different, but art boards are pretty much just pages but they can be different sizes. You can create an art board when you start a new document by ticking the art board box, you can make more art boards later using the art board tool. Hope that helps.
@@bendesignsmedia thanks. It does help
@@jebb. Awesome, glad I could help out. I hope your transition from Corel goes smoothly!
This may sound like a dumb question but I’m looking for a program that resembles the simplicity of the old printshop and Corel programs. I’m not a professional and I’m looking for something that just assists me in hand drawn designs and at home projects like templates for wood working, etc. Would any of these fit the bill? I don’t have a graphics background so simplicity is key. I really got the most out of Printshop 2 for Mac, especially with manipulating fonts and online clip art.
Sorry I'm not really familiar with the Printshop products so I can't compare them to Affinity. Most design programs have a learning curve to them and the Affinity programs are no exception to that, although I think they are easier to learn than the adobe programs. I do have courses on Skillshare that teach skills in each program.
What one would be best for business cards. I like to put drop shadows and such to my text ? What one would have the most fonts? thanks!
I think Publisher is best for Business cards, I have a whole course on using it for business cards here: skl.sh/3aEGK3g
They all have the same fonts, if you want more fonts you can download them from places like dafont or font squirrel, of course the best fonts have to be paid for most of the time
Subscribed! Thanks Ben !
Awesome, hope you enjoy the videos!
@@bendesignsmedia I bought publisher for Mac, designer for iPad, emblem package and infinite pulp last night got some freebies too
@@asiasharise Awesome, I have courses on both publisher for Mac and designer for iPad linked in the description that you might want to check out if you are just getting started.
which one would you use for web design?
For wireframes I would use Affinity Publisher with StudioLink to use all three together, but if I had to choose just one I would use Affinity Designer. But this would be for design only, none of them can actually build websites like Dreamweaver or Wordpress.
Nice video, helpful = )
Glad it was helpful!
I am looking to create themed obituaries, flyers, pamphlets, business cards, logos and more. I am leaning towards Affinity Publisher but considering all three if they will allow me to merge different aspects into one program. What is your recommendation for what I am looking to do.
Publisher for sure, but all 3 will be best if you can afford it. Then you can just work in publisher but you can deal with the photos for things like obituaries and pamphlets in the Photo persona, and you can do the vectors for business cards and logo, etc in the designer persona. Definitely makes like easier.
Thanks!!
No problem, glad I could help
Can this [Publisher] be used to edit PDFs and fill them in? I already own both Designer and Photo. Thanks. Great video
Hi Gregory, Publisher is an InDesign competitor, not an Acrobat competitor, so filling you can create PDFs but you can't fill in PDF forms in it. Hope that helps.
PDF Expert makes it possible to edit PDF files, not as well as Adobe Acrobat, but quite well. Fillable files, sorry, nope.
Thanks Ben
happy to help!
Not sure if it was the case when you made this video, but affinity designer can also combine rasta and vector graphics now, which is a big selling point.
Hello and thanks for the video. I am a graphic designer and photographer way before computers where used,and started my computer use from Photoshop 4.0 and on. Since i am also a photographer for furniture manufacturers, photoshop has been the ultimate tool for me. Having an alternative, mainly due to cost, i must ask if i can turn to Affinity photo without any problem in using my previous work.The assistance of the Browser is very essential to me and i do not know if Affinity has such a program. Additionally , can i open my works ( mainly furniture catalogs) that i created on Indesign with the Affinity Publisher? Thank you!
Hello Antonios, thanks for watching. I'm not sure what you mean by the assistance of the Browser, are you talking about Adobe Bridge for organizing you files? If so Affinity does not have such a program. If you are talking about something else let me know and I will try to answer. As far as InDesign and Publisher goes, you can only open IDML files from InDesign in publisher, you cannot open INDD files. So it will depend on whether you have packaged with IDML files or not. I would also not expect everything to work perfectly with these files since you would be changing programs.
@@bendesignsmedia thank you for your replie. Yes,i did mean adibe bridge and you already answered my question. I could save my InDesign files as idml in order to open them. I have no problem to learn ehat is neaded to take as lobg as it has the same quality. Thank you very much.
I have got them all, I love them all and I use them all.
Awesome!
Thanks Ben….question answered.🙂
Awesome, glad I could help!
Hi Ben, Recently found this link in youtube thank you! I'm interested in the publisher app as I need to update my website and edit photos to add. Wondered if publisher had sufficient editing tool's to edit the photos better than mac photo application? Thanks from Cris
Hi Cris, if you are looking to do edit photos I would go with Affinity Photo instead of Publisher. It will have a lot more of the features you are likely to need. It is much more powerful than the Mac photos app.
@@bendesignsmedia Why thank you kind sir!
@@crisroberts2517 you are welcome!
I worked in graphics professionally as a designer for many years. (Do you remember the IBM Selectric, or a Compugraphic that took up half a room? Still miss my trusty old Pagemaker though!) Climbed on Photoshop wagon but never entirely happy with it. Used Indesign occasionally but didn't love that either. I always wanted something in between and finally it looks like my decades old wish has come true! I expect to use Publisher most, followed by Photo because I do love my layers. Thanks for affirming my decision to get all three. For the cost vs Adobe I can easily justify it. Skillshare sounds great too. Where would I find info on the Studio linking?
Hi Paula, I'm glad I could help. Linking the studios is really easy, all you need is to have all three apps installed on the same machine and then in Publisher you will see the three app icons along the top (these are personas) when you click on Designer or Photo it will go through the linking process. If you want to see how to work with all three studios together I have a course on it: skl.sh/3V7rEL6
this course is for V1, I don't have one for V2 yet but the process is essentially the same in the two versions with slight interface changes.
@@bendesignsmedia After watching the video I spent about an hour getting familiar. Seems like a perfect blending of P’shop and my beloved Pagemaker. I’m a happy lady.
Would publisher be a good application for creating format compliant ebook files to use with Amazon, Kobo, Google Play Books, Apple Books, Barnes and Noble etc. The industry standard seems to be an Apple only program called Vellum. I only use PC, so thought this might be a viable alternative?
Hi Tony, the main issue people are having with Publisher and ebook is that it cannot export epub files, some people have made PDFs and converted the epub but it's not the same as being able to export directly.
Studio Link 🤯
You just sold me, AFFINITY doesn’t even MENTION this!
Yeah it's the best feature!
Which one's good for CZcams custom thumbnails, Designer or Photo shop?
Either works, I a course on skillshare you can take on making thumbnails. In that one I use Publisher so I have the features of all three together, but it is pretty much the same no matter which program you use.
@@bendesignsmedia oh ok
During lockdown I started exploring digital illustration, I'm actually a fine artist but found illustration really enjoyable. I illustrate my partner's stories and we would like to self-publish. I use a desktop computer (windows) sadly cannot currently afford a Mac. My artwork uses digital collage, drawing and I was adding text in photoshop. I don't know which to get, I'm thinking maybe all 3, would this be the way to go?
Hi Igo, sounds like an awesome project. I think you are correct that all three will be best for you. You are going to want Designer for the Illustrations and Publisher to actually layout the book for self publishing. Please be aware that Publisher does not currently support ePub format, which depending on your process and where the book is heading may be a deal breaker. You might be able to get away without buying Photo depending on you illustration method, but if they are still half off you might as well just get all three to make sure your bases are covered.
@@bendesignsmedia thanks Ben, I did buy all three, I thought given the sweet deal at the moment it was a no brainer. Now to learn how to use them lol! Thanks for your reply :D
@@igobymanynames1684 No problem. I have intro playlist to Affinity Designer tools here on CZcams that you might want to check out. In the description of my videos I also link to my Skillshare courses which might be helpful to you as well. Good luck!
For me this is my explanation:
Designer: Users who want to create vector-based illustrations. (alternative to Illustrator/Ai)
Photo: Users who want to edit photos. (alternative to Photoshop/Ps)
Publisher: Users who want to create books/magazines, etc.. (alternative to InDesign/Id)
Exactly
I bought both affinity that are available for ipad like a year ago and was looking for a course to learn to use it. But i was wondering i need to be a designer to use affinity designer? Is there any sense to watch courses of affinity designer if i’m not a designer? Maybe i should look for design before? Affinity photo looks like easier to learn because i just can download two pictures on internet and start to edit them. Honestly i just bought them because i like to support this company for do excelent apps for ipad, but use them would be cool too haha.
Ps: i’m not draw either, i just say because i saw people do amazing draws with affinity designer for ipad
Hi Hugo, anyone can be a designer! You just need to learn the principles. If you go to my Skillshare (www.skillshare.com/r/user/benn) you will find lots of courses. All the ones under "Design Basics" are FREE for anyone to take and get you started on the ideas you need to know to learn design.
The other courses require a skillshare subscription, but when you click the link you can get a two week free trial to get started. I have lots of Affinity Designer courses and a couple Affinity Photo courses for the iPad. Feel free to check those out.
Affinity has GREAT tutorials!
i bought all three i will be using them for book cover art design and web development wireframes but i have bought affinity 2
Nice, I hope that works well for you!
Thank you for this simple explanation. I was wondering which Affinity software I should be using, and now I know! :-) (Answer: Affinity Publisher.) Cheers.
Great, glad it was helpful! Publisher is really awesome. Of course I always recommend all three if you can afford it, just because StudioLink is such a useful feature
@@bendesignsmedia Yeah, I got all 3. Just like using 1. :)
@@SteveMNash I agree, it is so convenient
Affinity Designer is one of the best digital purchases I have ever made.
Agreed!
How much do you pay monthly and does affinity has free option?
@@Das0000 There is no monthly payment. You pay one price upfront and thats it. They seem to free trials that you can try out.
Currently looking for an iPad app for graphic design also good for layouts…. Any recommendations? Thank you
Unfortunately not really, Affinity Publisher has still not been released for iPad and I have not found a great alternative for layouts. Affinity Designer is the best but not great for multipage documents.
@@bendesignsmedia thank you sir！copy that
i had no idea that deginger was 1st i thought photo was! Plus Random question 'If you could choose affinity next program what would it be. id choose either lightroom style or animate
Yeah I think most people think that because lots of people find Photo first looking for Photoshop alternatives. I'd like to see a lightroom replacement, but really the next thing I want is Publisher on iPad.
What is their license with regard to multiple machines? Can I install it on my home PC, my home laptop and work PC as long as In am the only user?
As many machines as you own is what they say, you do need separate licenses for each OS you need though (ie PC, Mac, iOS)
@@bendesignsmedia Sweet. Thanks!
@@wbdill you are welcome, thanks for watching
I'm using Designer for about half a year now, and thinking about buying Publisher. (Worked with Scribus, but it is clunky and ugly)
Would you recommend Publisher for stuff like designing cards for cardgames etc? I'd probably wait for a sale though, cause it's not worth that much to me, though I bought Designer full price.
Publisher is fantastic for design because of StudioLink, but here is the issue with it and card game design, it does not have data merge(I don't think Scribus does either). If you are making a card game in InDesign you can design each type of card once, then put all the data for all the cards into a spreadsheet and use data merge to instantly make all of them. In Publisher you have to create each individual card one by one. You can duplicate and then edit to speed it up, but it is still way more time intensive.
Absolutely!
Great vid mate. You got a LIKE and Sub from me. Keep making Affinity vids. You should def be sponsored by Affinity, you did such a great job explaining all 3 apps. I have a question, can I use Ps actions in Designer? there are 100's of actions on Envato Market that I'd love to use, can I? If not organically, how could I? That'd make a great video. Cheers.
thanks for watching! I don't think there is anyway to use photoshop actions in any affinity program. Affinity has Macros which are similar to actions but I don't think there is a way to import the photoshop actions as macros. sorry :(
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Yep, I just put up a video about the black Friday Sale this morning
Im sponsoring you ! your awesome im subscribed
ha, ha, thanks :)
Does Affinity Photo have the same capabilities as Photoshop Camera RAW Filter?
I purchased Affinity Designer & Photo for iPad. AD is worthy for me. It’s fun to work with and it’s powerful enough for Adobe Illustrator old users. For fast and bulk photos adjusting, I use Photos for Mac. Cause my photo management is done via Photos-App and is sync to all devices. Especially the opt+alt+c/v for format copying is the must function. Even iPad haven’t it. A.P. makes for me in this scenario unusable. Very pity. I tried for a long time, to use my iPad Pro as daily machine, where I can work from everywhere. A.D. makes me really happy for that.
I'm glad Affinity Designer is working well for you. Affinity Photo is Photoshop competitor, not a lightroom competitor so it's not designed for working on batches of Photos. For working on batches on iPad I use either Darkroom or Pixelmator Photo. I have a couple videos looking at both of those that you can check out.
im a bit of a simpleton and simply dont have the time to invest 1000's of hours...can someone please tell me if Infinity is simple and easy ..I want to design tshirt logos primarlily(at least to get started)..Im at a point in life where im simply tired of software with a steep learning curve..thanks in advance
Affinity is easier to learn than Adobe programs, but not necessarily easy. When you first start vector work it takes a bit to wrap your mind around it. I have several courses linked in the description of this video that might help you.
If you are looking for a very simple start my favorite simple app is Assembly for iPad and iPhone, if you check out my most recent video I also took a look at Amadine (for Mac or iOS) which is a much simpler alternative to Illustrator.
I was planning to get just the affinity publisher because someone said it can do what the other 2 can.
That feature (StudioLink) only works if you own all three and have them installed on the same computer, then you will have (almost) all the features in Publisher, it is super nice and my favorite thing about it, but you do need to own all three still
@@bendesignsmedia guess i can get all 3 but dont think i will use all them
@@Kdjoao It really all depends on what you are doing. If I had to get only one though and didn't have a specific need I would get Designer because it is the most versatile of the three on its own
I use Publisher for doing artwork of map layouts. But you have to bring in the map as a picture to gain the information that you wish to illustrate. It is all right to scale it by the nodes, but how much easier it would be if you could bring it in, and then scale to a percentage scale. There are sometime 50 pictures and to hand scale them is a pain to get them to match perfectly. A percentage constant scale button like Adobe Illustrator would make if far much easier, quicker and accurate. Come on Affinity wake up to this simple addition. Thanks . Other than that great programmes that you can flip between the persona to achieve things.
Sounds like very cool work! I'm not sure I follow which feature in Illustrator you are referring to, what is the percentage constant scale button?
Any idea if publisher is ever coming to the iPad?????
They have said that it is being developed, but I haven't seen a release date or any demo videos from them, so I don't have any idea when. Can't wait for it though.
I doubt that! But, who knows...