Affinity Designer now released for windows

[handrawn]

Got mine, Steve €40.00 less 1 cent here. (no Simpliclean to remember to uncheck, either!)
Bob.

its not a replacement for XDPX - for instance it does not have brush fidelity [smoothing] - but it does have good typography and colour management, and the custom brushes render a lot faster on zoom [without the hack of having to group first]

plus it is not a CPU hog like xara is: xara hogs 15-20% of my CPU even with a completely blank document

and the pixel persona is very nice for colouring/painting in raster - but it won't replace SAI completely either, just complement it

The extent to which WEB has taken over from DRAWING in XDPX is understandable from the moneymaking point of view, but really the way it has gone is so skewed that other tools are becoming more and more attractive...

[Giovanni]

[...] The extent to which WEB has taken over from DRAWING in XDPX is understandable from the moneymaking point of view, but really the way it has gone is so skewed that other tools are becoming more and more attractive...

Quoted for agreement!

[iamtheblues]

The extent to which WEB has taken over from DRAWING in XDPX is understandable from the moneymaking point of view, but really the way it has gone is so skewed that other tools are becoming more and more attractive...

For me the clincher is the Open Type support that is pathetically lacking in Xara.
Not that I would rush back to join the fold now, given the monumental cock-up that is their subscription method.
To be honest, I would rather stick with Xtreme 5 as my Xara tool of choice, there really isn't that much that has been added since then that has excited me in terms of vector tools.

[Albacore]

I paid my money as well and I am quite happy now using it for some of the simple work that I still do. It still has a lot of missing tools mind you and some things are just a pain. Still think that Xara tops Affinity in useable vector tools and don't agree with your statement on the not much being added since Xtreme 5. I think the import and export of PDF's hugely more reliable now since Pro5 and if your a hobbyist the Art Brushes are great.

[wizard509]

I bought it too, it will never replace Xara for me but I do like the Open Type support

[Giovanni]

Also, using Xara interface nowadays feels like being Cypher watching Matrix world through the console... I mean... it's so old style!

[iamtheblues]

Also, using Xara interface nowadays feels like being Cypher watching Matrix world through the console... I mean... it's so old style!

...and I thought that was one of the things in its favour!
Bob.

[cmpan1]

Bought it - Like it enough - Great potential - But, Xara is still (for me), the most intuitive, fastest and easiest way to get a huge variety of projects done.

Yes, it has some features the could/should be it Xara but, not nearly enough for me to make a switch... Xara is just too versatile.

But I'm glad I bought it as I am a long time supporter of Serif due to the years and years of allowing me to work in excellent apps at prices I could afford.

[angelize]

Yes I agree Affinity Designer is nice but Xara will remain my main workhorse.

[gwpriester]

xara is also good but its kinda old fashioned. If xara improve there interface then i will be back on xara .

Photo Clipping - This should be obvious but maybe not to everyone. It is not the software as the artist using it. If you look at this gallery you will see some very impressive art created by some very impressive Xara users. These users have picked Xara because of the interface and because it allows them to express themselves quickly and powerfully.

We look forward to seeing what you have created. With any software.