

It’s worth considering if you have your choice of software and want to save money.įollow on Twitter for the latest tech deals and buying advice. And it’s still true that Serif’s apps are optimized for M1 Macs where Adobe is still fleshing out support. You can buy an app once knowing you’ll always have access to it for your next project. Hopefully, the world will have improved to the point where sales like this aren’t as important.Īs before, there’s a simple allure: the Affinity suite offers much of the functionality of equivalent Adobe creative apps (Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign) without the need for a costly ongoing subscription. The studio had discounted its apps by ‘just’ 30 percent for Black Friday, so there’s no guarantee you’ll get this large of a bargain in the future. If you’re unsure, you can try any of the apps for free in a 90-day trial - even if you used a trial last year. The company is once again offering 50 percent discounts on Affinity Designer, Photo and Publisher whether you buy them for a computer ($35 each) or iPad ($14 each). He doesn’t run or cycle as much as he should.Serif ran a sale on its apps to help creatives at the start of the pandemic, and it’s bringing back those deals at a particularly difficult moment.

In his spare time, Dan enjoys spending time with his family, watching sport and drinking beer. Dan has also given talks on upcoming tech trends.ĭan is completely platform agnostic, equally at home on Windows, macOS, Android and iOS and uses all four on a regular basis. As a tech pundit, Dan has also been quizzed and quoted for a wide variety places including BBC World Service and News Online, Sky News Swipe, The Sun, BBC Radios 4 and 5Live and has also been interviewed on Channel 4 News, ITV News and Sky News.

He has also written a book, 1000 Life Hacks, featuring lifestyle tips and tricks across various topics including tech, parenting, fashion, home and DIY. Dan has also written for a huge amount of magazines and websites including The Big Issue, MacFormat, Maximum PC, Official PlayStation magazine and Web User. Serif, developer of Affinity Photo, Designer and Publisher, announced three measures aimed at helping creatives affected by the global Covid-19 pandemic. Serif have released 4 small bug fixes but most of the larger bugs have yet to be fixed. It’s now been four months and I thought I’d offer an update. At the time I’d only had a week to work with it but was happy with the app. He was also part of the team that launched TechRadar where he rose to deputy editor. Back in November I published a mini-review of Affinity Publisher for iPad. Based near Bath, UK, Dan stepped up to Pocket-lint from T3.com where he relaunched the UK lifestyle and technology site after a spell launching and editing Lifehacker UK. He’s a regular at tech shows like CES, Mobile World Congress (MWC) and IFA as well as other launches and events. Dan Grabham is the former associate editor at Pocket-lint working across features, news and reviews and has extensive experience writing about computing, mobile and internet topics.
