Illustrator vs Affinity Designer 

Two years later and I'm only just realising my octopus artwork was showcased in this video! Thanks for sharing it! I still love Affinity so much and use it almost every day! :)

"Ever since it was launched in 1897..." Dang! I wish I had a t-shirt from my freshman year.

I use Affinity Designer (and Inkscape) for all my media needs (including professional client work). I don't miss Illustrator at all, at least, not for my specific workflow and needs. I guess it's a matter of personal tastes and needs. Budget is also a huge thing for freelancers who don't have client work on a regular basis. In that case, Affinity is the better choice since the expenditure on a cloud-based subscription would not be justified.

Ahhh 1897, back before Adobe’s subscription model and airplanes. Good times back then.

I found illustrator a much steeper learning curve and over complicated, slow, bloated prone to crashes but very powerful. I bought affinty d and p and designer is a joy. So quick to learn way more intuative power on the important bit. Fast workflow. Love it.

Affinity of course. Especially if you get it today while 30% off.

Fantastic information and really clearly presented with all the styles and examples. Thanks so much. 😊

Got to say everybody loves the Adobe programs, I do as well. But most people couldn't care less about the cloud or subscription, its too much of a hole in the pocket. That's why everybody gets a cracked version.

Great video. This helped me figured out which one to choose.I'm leaning towards AD since it seems less intimidating for a beginner such as myself.

Affinity Designer 2 has everything I want and everything I may ever need, except the animation feature as in Krita or Clip Studio. But I can easily export vector layers to Moho Studio, which I'm learning right now.

Been using Affinity after I graduated from Community college. Haven't really been touching it as of late, but Affinity with the one payment to use their programs vs Adobe's Cloud subscription plan was the biggest hit against the Adobe products. Despite them being the ones I used 100% of the time I was there. Plus, Affinity's stuff has workbooks as well

1897, This is amazing! I would never have guessed Illustrator was so old :) . Inkscape is great too, and worth trying.

"Ever since it was launched in 1897! LOL!"

This is an amazing video comparison

Nice and informative! 😊👍

I love Affinity !

Great video. I personally use Affinity Designer (ipad version) for professional client work all of the time. It's not a matter of cost. I have the full Adobe CC suite as well. The real reason is that Affinity offered a full-featured ipad app way before Adobe. My guess is that Adobe still hasn't caught up with their Illustrator app, though I do use Adobe Lightroom (ipad) in my workflow and love it too.

Affinity Designer 2.2 now has a shape builder tool & flood fill tool.

Very good! I love both Illustrator and Designer and own them both. I have also Affinity Publisher and Photo. When it comes down to Adobe, I have the entire Creative Cloud.

I loooove affinity photo/designer/publisher and personally i find it wayyyyyyy better than photoshop i will say photo shop has a better brush selection with special effects but theirs work arounds with affinity

Nice video !! Please make a video on Affinity Photo vs Adobe Photoshop.

should i get affinity on my ipad or does it work better on a computer

Which one would you say has stronger typography? Main reason I want to purchase

Has affinity 2 narrowed the gap in terms of cut, mesh tools, etc?

Amazing video overall. Very detailed. Thank you so much!

Do you know what is the best file format to use when you export an design that you want people to be able to customize them self with their own software; like changing the colors of individual items, for example the hair color of an avatar? Thank you.

If I had the money for yet another subscription I would give the Adobe CC line-up of tools a try. But I really really dislike the subscription model. I have been using Affinity Designer, Photo and Publisher for all my needs and have no problem in double-dipping for what I get (bought all tools on mac, pc and Ipad since I have one of each machines).

Am a graphic designer, projects are hard to come and if one choose to subscribe monthly for graphic tools how would I pay next month subscription payment if there are no job coming in? Subscription eat the artist profits.

Illustrator is a pain in the ass for a beginner. I did more in Affinity in one hour than I could in Illustrator in three days. In Illustrator something, that should be a simple task, like erasing an unwanted line segment becomes a job in itself. Illustrator may be something I come back to every once in a while but for now I'll stick with Affinity as my go to choice.

I’ll give an unpopular opinion… I’ve used Affinity Des. And Photo for a while. I’d consider myself a semi pro. I’ve learned photoshop really good. I’ve basically learned to do all the stuff I need to do for my “specific” needs. But there’s always more to learn. I just got illustrator the other day. Never touched it before. Of course the UI and other means to do stuff is different but in honesty I’m not intimidated because at the end of the day I know what I’m doing I just need to learn how to do it in Illustrator. But knowing that Illustrator and photoshop have better and more features/tools is incentive enough to use them. Yeah nobody wants to pay $35 extra dollars a month but most of us spend that every week on fast food, clothes, video games,etc . At the end of the day, you want a software that will give you the best chance at achieving your best work. So chances are my work will get better because I’m going to make sure that I use something I pay for more than something I paid for once, and never have to pay again. The point is, you can never truly know which is better if you don’t master them both. Only then can you compare the two.

Can you please do an update video with affinity designer v2

Vectornator 👌, Good UI , Free for Lifetime

I prefer Affinity Designer over Illustrator. Because one, I don’t have to paid each month just to use the software because it doesn’t make any sense, and two, it includes the pixels features which the concept can be done in just one software instead of me having to switching between Photoshop and Illustrator just to get the results that I want. If Adobe want everyone to rely on their software, they should bring back the perpetual license.

New Affinity Designer 2.0 has filled most missing features except image tracing. But, for this you find freeware on the net. AF is now def the better choice, especially as it costs nothing compared to Adobe Illustrator

Wow...didn't know that Illustrator was launched before computers or electricity was being used in most homes. ;)

Wait! 1897?!? you mean Adobe Illustrator was already 92 years old when I started using it?! DANG!!! must of had some super steampunk computers back in 1897!!

I picked Affinity Great Price Excellent features, however, not enough effects!

0:22 1897? What does she mean?

I was a long time Illustrator user (since Illustrator 88) who dumped it due to disgust with the subscription scheme and moved to Affinity. In general, I like Affinity but there are many upgrades Designer needs before it's a true professional level program. It's the weakest link in the Affinity suite.

Thanks for this. I am so new to art and design and looking at all options. I'll have to check and see if you did a comparison with Inkscape as well. Unrelated: at the 8:00 mark I just have to say that I LOVE the style! I keep gravitating towards art done in that style and I don't have a name for it.

Plus affinity always runs black friday sales deals lowering the price down below 40.00 USD.

I have been using Illustrator and Photoshop since that's what I've been using since college and up to my graphic design career, but seeing how Adobe's ridiculous subscription price and it's hidden and questionable charges, I decided to opt in with Affinity since it's perpetual licensing and I get to own the software forever, However, Affinity still lacks all the essentials I need in designing, since I am looking for the same tools I am using in Illustrator. Hopefully, Serif step up their game and improve their software to better.

Thanks for the video. Affinity designer works for me, as I am a casual non professional user. AI is probably better but i'm not willing to pay 20€ / month for what I need.

I didn’t know illustrator came out in 1897 lol!

Affinity Designer and VectorStyler make a good combination of software to own.

#TeamAffinity

There's just so much missing from Affinity to really consider it. No shape builder and recolor artwork is a deal breaker. And there being a complete lack of simple things like a diffuse blending mode is just crazy, because people have been asking for it since 2017. There's a whole bunch of stuff from Photo that should be in Designer, but isn't, and it's been so many years since a meaningful update I've lost hope for it. They need to start getting off their ass with it, because it's a huge shame how it's been in limbo as basically a Beta program for so long.

STOP 0:25 "1897" ??? Do you mean 1997 When illustrator was launched is that what you mean because it's not 1897 hell we did not have computers @ that time.

Launched in 1897 ?? :)

Illsutrator was issued in 1897???? Holly molly Adobe and compueters have been around for ever!

Shape builder.

After watching this ithink im gonna use affinity to start learning graphic designer

i love working in photoshop as a designer, but everytime i need to do something in illustrator... this program sucks the joy out of my soul, words can't describe how bad the workflow in illustrator is compared to photoshop, i know they work with two different standards but oh my god, simple tools that exist in both programs are completely different, hidden behind somehwere in illustrator or needing a 20 clicks process to be done instead of one click like in photoshop, i'm considering affinity designer to escape this hell.

just combine both and become GOD

1897??? Am I hearing right???

0:22 Adobe Illustrator definitely wasn't launched in 1897. You got the numbers in the wrong order. It was launched to the public in 1987.

I had no idea that adobe products were that old

I can't and won't get illustrator, but the designer works flawless with no problems. I won't design anything besides small adds.Right now, it is just 40.00. You can't beat that.

designer way more forgiving and easier to use. unless your digging really deep into some crazy features in AI you don't need it.

Right from the getgo, they are biased towards illustrator, it shows in their tone

She said 1897. I didn't know they had computers back then🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

Features wise Illustrator

here after the clip studio paint subscription update on version 2.0 incident

Affinity Designer 2.2 is the best one!!! Have all off illistrator and more, better.

"1897"?🤔

Am I listeing to a child, or to a robot voice?

When Illustrator originally “launched in 1897”, it was just a dip pen and bottle of ink 🙂. You had to hire the nibs by monthly subscription

afd has better tools for drawing.. but illustrator has better tools for creating logos and it also has a tool for transforming vector into fake 3d

I think the majority of people saying Adobe is expensive is because they aren't using the programs to the full extent they are capable of. Just mention Adobe fonts/Typekit. Need a font and it's in Typekit? You just saved hundreds of dollars and then your subscription has paid for itself. It has definitely saved me many times at my job! They now also have some variable fonts where you can get exactly the weight, style etc for your font. Not to mention if you have a full CC subscription, you instantly have access to TONS of Adobe programs beyond the big 3. AND there are constantly updates coming out for CC. I would still say it IS a BIT expensive, but not nearly as people make it out to be. Also considering that it is a way better deal than the CS packages used to be where you would drop, what was it like $600 per program every year or two? What I do wish though is that there were much cheaper, stripped down versions available for people. The problem is catering to the high end designers who will benefit greatly off of all its tools while leaving behind the casual designers who want a few tools and don't need all the bells and whistles. It really seems like a huge missed opportunity with Adobe to not offer a low-cost basic version OR to even offer their now very outdated, though still very usable, CS6 versions at a much lower cost. Also, not sure why the video says Illustrator can only zoom in 900%. It definitely can go more than that. I don't remember exactly how much off the top of my head and it's on my other computer but yeah. Definitely more than 900%. lol

1897

1897 😅

Illustrator is the industry-standard vector tool and comparing it to Affinity Designer when it comes to a professional work situation is just wrong/silly imo. If you are a hobbyist or beginner then Affinity might be for you, depending on what your end goal is. I've worked with illustrator professionally since 2001 and since my clients send me .ai, .eps, and .pdf -files (in that order) and expect those same files back, Affinity is not an option. Also, if an Adobe CC subscription is too expensive for you then you are not a professional by any stretch of the imagination. Sure, I do wish it was cheaper! Comparing these two programs is kinda like comparing FreeCad to Solidworks or Blender to Maya...and I love Blender btw!

1897 ? 😊😅😅😅

Video needs to be redone. Watching it in 2024 is like seeing a dinosaur. Affinity designer has upgrade way pass those limitations since

she said illustrator was launched in 1897

Nice, BUT, highlighting differences must be with some GAPS/PAUSES, including TEXT HEADINGS. And if possible that ROBOTIC Voice must be avoided.

I ditched adobe for affinity since they also have cutcontour for Roland Verdsworks. Sweeeeet!! Bye bye Adobe

Illustrator launched in 1897 eh? Hard to take a video serious when such glaring inaccuracies are published. Imagine publishing a video and saying the Spice Girls or Michael Jackson debuted in 1776, and not catching such an obvious impossibility.

The industry standard is becoming unreliable, bloated legacyware. So many options now.

I wouldn’t even use illustrator, if it was better. Adobe pushing their bloody subscription model down everyone’s throat has put them rather high on my “avoid business where possible“ list just below a certain Russian dictator…

Whoever made this video is not a graphic designer, also doesn't use Illustrator and Designer. Whoever made this video is clueless about using these programs. You can tell because during the video they showed an iPad and ProCreate.

why some people said it's a nice video? it is just like a political speek, saying nothing real things. wast of time.

1897? 😂