Ash Hewson is CEO of Affinity, part of Canva. When I announced at Canva World Tour in October that the all-new, professional-grade Affinity would become completely free, the design world reacted with ...

Affinity Designer, Photo and Publisher have rapidly become class-leading alternatives to the industry standard software for digital art, illustration, web design, photo editing, book design and more.

The popular Affinity app from Canva is now free forever, combining its photo editing, vector design and page layout tools into one powerful, professional-looking app. Announced on October 30th, 2025, ...

use a one-time purchase license model, and have been gaining attention as a replacement for Adobe products. Affinity has announced that its design tools will be consolidated into a single app called ' ...

Everyone loves Photoshop, but that's not the only game in town. At least, not anymore. If you're serious about building a creative career, it's time to start stepping away from the "big dog." Adobe ...

Canva has announced the acquisition of Affinity, the creative software suite for professional photo editing, illustration, graphic design and page layout. The acquisition significantly bolsters ...

Creativity is often about being in the moment, putting yourself in new spaces, and getting inspired by the world around you. Not ideal if when settling down to do some cool concept art you end up ...

Affinity CEO Ashley Hewson said AI will boost basic photo editing, but pros will still rely on specialised tools. He said ...

Serif is out today with its latest software release, Affinity Publisher, after running a public beta since last year. The new app is a professional desktop publisher for Mac and Windows that ...

Company reinforces its focus on the enterprise in a step to build an all-in-one platform for every type of designer Canva, the world's only all-in-one visual communication platform, today announced ...

Sometimes a deal can originate glamorously—at a glittering hotel, or high-powered conference. And sometimes, it all starts with something far more relatable—a DM. Cameron Adams, Canva cofounder and ...

One special feature is that Serif relies on local data processing. The pre-trained models for machine learning must be downloaded for this purpose. They are between 200 and 800 MB in size. The ...