Top 10 Changes in Affinity Designer Version 2! 

I'm so excited for version 2 of Affinity Designer!🥳Be sure to also check out the biggest changes in Affinity Photo and Affinity Publisher. 😊 ► Top 10 Changes in Affinity Photo: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PPNR4Xea9iU.html ► Top 10 Changes in Affinity Publisher: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qR6j0ioY64I.html

Thanks Ally, nice to see your smiling face! Great overview, as usual.

I love how the aesthetic and functionality of these new versions give the software it's own identity.

Still wish for IMAGE TRACE :(

THANKYOU!!!! All Three videos are so appreciated! I love your Affinity Revolution courses as well...thanks for doing this for all of us in Cyberspace...love the updates!!!

Thank you for making this tutorial... I am already loving the ideas I could create with each tool you've shown.

Yesss! Thanks Affinity Rev team!!! You’re always on point!!

Thanks so much for this quick lesson on the new version update.

These updates are awesome. Thanks for the detailed videos! I hope the Affinity team will also create a Lightroom/DAM solution soon.

Love some of these new features in V2. Thank you for your great video in explaining some of them. It certainly helped me!!!

Thank you for the clarity of your explanations, I am waiting for your next videos!

Really great new features, ! Thanks for the great explanations as usual!

Very pleased to have got this update. Some really impressive, time and sanity saving capabilities now added. Thanks

Thank you for this comprehensive video! We were one of the first ones to publish about the update :) I will be uploading son a series of tutorials covering Affinity Designer V2 for iPad wohooo! I love the new Shape Builder tool - this will be my first tutorial

I had no idea how great the update was! Thank you for your video!

Awesome tutorial like always. Keep up the great work. Thank you!

Great video, thank you. And well done Serif for a great set of new features in Designer!

Nice! I didn't see most of these improvements listed on the Affinity site and these are more impressive to me than what they showed.

thank you for the update videos...! appreciate it...

I love all the new changes! Thank you😊

Helpful video! Thanks!

Great overview! Looks great!

Wow! The way you're explaining things is even better than the software you're talking about! Superb!

Excellent update. I particularly like the Shape Builder functionality. 👍

thank you--very helpful!

Shape builder tool is one of my favorite features in illustrator. Glad it has made its way over to affinity. Now I’m just waiting on that image trace functionality. Personally, I don’t see myself using Photo or Designer too much atm as I need to improve my skills in illustrator and photoshop for when I go job hunting after I graduate, but I can see myself using Publisher a ton for personal projects thanks to studio link and the new iPad support. I hate having to switch apps when working in inDesign. Also, since I like to pack as light as possible I only carry around my iPad as my sketchbook and computer when I’m on the move. Publisher is the only pro option available.

👍 Great summary - thank you!

Thank you so much!

I'd say the biggest improvements in functionality were in Designer. They actually closed out about 2/3rds of my asks. The shape builder, knife, warp, etc. Now at a fundamental level they are really only missing selection to curve/auto trace and true vector pattern brushes (drag n drop to new pattern brush). I would love to see a vertical button bar for things like assets, stock, styles that you grab and then it closes it like a drawer like in Blenders UI.

incredible just bought Affinity V2 Universal sooo excited to play with it

Thank you senpai! ❤

Thank you!

Great video!!!

thank you!

Nice Video. Thank you.

Fantastic!

The knife tool looks great! `

Finally a shape builder tool. been waiting that tool for to long. and style picker tool I think thats gonna be very usefull.

This is an awesome update!!!

Thanks for the share!!!!!

Wow.update and great video.

Finally we get warp. ♥️♥️♥️

Great Update!

Surprised they still haven't added the "Live Trace" feature from illustrator

Thank you for posting this, unfortunately, my computer is too old for the new version so good to see the new tools all in one place, obviously, there isn't anything in the new version that cannot already be done in the old version using different tools and workarounds but this certainly makes workflow quicker, one day when my computer finally dies I will upgrade, but also happy that I am not missing out for now anyway

thank you 🥇

YES! Finally a knife tool!

Good additions!

Great, with the warp and shape builder tool there have been two functions added that i was missing the most :) Unfortunately no merge tool yet to transition from one shape to another in multiple steps, this would be huge for background patterns and more.

I have already purchased designer, publisher and photo for my MacBook and I love all of them. I wish if there was some discount for existing users if the wanted to upgrade to V2. I may upgrade in future. As of now V1 is doing good for me. But love Shape builder tool. Really awesome!

I use A.Designer a lot, thanks for the news.

As someone who's not very good at drawing, I'm very much looking forward to using the shape builder tool.

Trying to slowly convert from using DrawPlus X8 (which I have used DrawPlus since X3) to Affinity Designer this video definitely helps. I still think there are things missing from Designer that DrawPlus has and I know Designer is not supposed to be a replacement for DrawPlus; but since DrawPlus is no longer support it feels like it is a replacement for DrawPlus. Hopefully over time the difference between the two programs will slowly be a non issue. Thanks again for pointing out these features.

I really am impressed with how much ADesigner has matured in the years but the only area I wish it would improve in is the pen tool. Currently I use Clip Studio Paint as my sole source for my cartoon illustrations as its vector brush technology is par excellence. I would love to drop them as they are forcing a terrible subscription model down our throats now but man...Affinity designer just cannot compare in this specific area with freehand drawing and a quality brush pen experience. I pray that Serif focuses on that next so I can jump on over and support them 100%. As for my vector tool right now, and what I have used for all of my professional logo design work for the last 15 years, it is Xara Designer Pro. The ONLY reason I stay with it is due to the familiarity which allows me to get my work done extremely fast. This is a big dilemma for me though as I now see Serif continuing to leap frog past Xara with Affinity Designer. The thought of re-learning a program for my logo work where my time is critical just seems so daunting. I'm right on the fence with it. This V2 update has me so close to just purchasing it and maybe trying to cram a few weekends in learning it so I can wean myself off of Xara...BUT I'm just not sure it worth it. Still torn.

Thank you so much for this, Affinity did a bad job of describing why i should buy it a second time, you did a great job, they should hire you!

Hahaha - funny enough I somehow missed the warp... HOW?! Thank you for the video! Would be cool to see later on way to warp layer to a custom shape too. Designer is such a great software... I moved from Adobe immediately when 1.0 showed up on Windows and never looked back. I missed few things from Illustrator or Photoshop but I have found a way to get them done in Affinity. Thnak you for the videos!

amazing

The shape builder tool really should be a hotkey to switch between add or subtract (hold shift while dragging or click changes to subtract). i'd love to see the scissor tool be separate from the knife, or to at least be able to click and drag the scissor tool as a straight line to get two unclosed shapes. but i think i could switch from inkscape to affinity just for it being so much more stable and faster.

YES!!!!!

Finally shape builder 😌

Very nice, got AF Designer 2 and might get the Photo, to replace PS, Im a "light user" and prefer one off buys rather than subs. Very good, $64aud for Photo is perfect for my use case.

Been wanting a Shape Builder type function in Affinity, and that has really been the only thing keeping Illustrator on my personal laptop. I think I can finally stop paying adobe money at the end of the year.

I love how they're reinventing and modernizing the UI. Really, it reminded me of CS2 sometimes.

You've got to be kidding me, I just finished my logo yesterday I could've done with like half these features 😭😭

Love it! Great overview, so many of these new tools will save time and make my work easier. It's a bummer that there is no discounted upgrade path for V1 owners.

I rather liked the universal license. I installed Designer first and downloaded my assets, and when I later installed Photo and Publisher I didn't need to do it twice. HEX CODES! Yippee!

Whoa...Multiple outlines and fx copy! I hope they included more export options for basic CNC work.

Thank you for the video. I have a question. How do you do the quick grid for iPad if there are no arrow keys.

Perspective at last 🥹

Vectorwarp is amazing! However i would be happy if it wouldnt crash anmore, when i type in the fonts box and when the AMD HW Acceleration would work. I am excited to see if this got fixed.

this update is amazing, I only miss mesh gradients now

We want autotrace!!!! Nice breakdown vid BTW….!

That is a great intro to Affinity D 2, I have a question though. I can not find how clipping mask works in the new version. In the previous versions, you could drag a layer underneath the layer on top. How is this working out in the AD v2?

Ally, thanks for explaining these new features. Does the Shape Builder tool render the geometric tools (Add, Subtract, Intersect, Divide, XOR) passe? I notice they are still prominently available in Ver 2. Maybe they're needed for backward compatibility, although I can't imagine why.

Thank you so much. Just purchased and playing around with affinity designer. I was trying to change the perspective on a photo but it's not working for me. What am I doing wrong? I chose false perspective but it just erases the photo. I may have missed it in the video. Is it only for shapes and texts?

Vector Warp & Shape Builder Tools...YES YES YES!!!!!

Image trace and mesh gradient not found, and you have to pay full price to upgrade or the same 40% discount as new buyers...I'm personally only updating designer.

Dear Affinity Team, I'm really excited about this update. I just want to triple check. So the license I buy I can use in my main iMac (home studio), Macbook Air & on my Windows Laptop? My lifestyle now is more Mac oriented & I have to be able to work on any of the systems I have at hand. I also do content creation so being able to edit YT Thumbnails anywhere is a big plus.

Is there vector wrap for ipad version?

Is there an update to 3D tool turning a square into a shaded box? Or bevel line into a 3D shape with lighting control

Great video. How can I transfer my brushes and styles when I upgrade to V2? Have you had any experience and have any tips? Thank you.

Great update! But regarding the appearence - I hate the new layer system so much. I just find it absolutelly confusing

Hello, I have a question. 5:47 the part of making second rectangle... when I press the right arrow, it just makes the first one moved... how can I make it work right? thanks

About time Affinity is starting to sport features that Adobe's Photoshop and Illustrator do to make it smarter and more efficient. I can't comment about Publisher, because I don't use that tool. Getting my updated versions tonight.

Nice - but i hope that are not only the news / tools for affinity designer 2 🤔 Templates to import (like easy mandala Graphik or Pattern Design or crate Posters aso.) And than you can change / edit all in affinity designer. 🤗

Thanks for the video. One question, can you export DWG from Affinity Designer 2?

Question for you: Trying to decide to buy photo or designer. Often, I need to upgrade a low resolution image to a higher resolution image for my customers. Can I convert a low ppi to high ppi on designer? I really like designer over photo but am limited in budget currently. I can only afford one or the other for now. Your thoughts...

I would be able to keep using the old version if I don't purchase this one? Great work btw!

nice

Ok, shape builder seems like the first new functionality that seems worth a new version, although it was pretty much there already.

Great trio of videos! Thanks!!

Update; I have found a limitation to the Vector Warp. The vector warp doesn't warp the vectors gradient fills. I used multiple gradients (in appearance) to add highlights and shadows to a banana and then tried to vector warp the perspective down to the isometric grid but the gradients did not stretch or skew with the vector warp. If you clip a vector pattern to a shape then that will vector warp but the gradient fill will not.

If I remember correctly, I bought my 1.x versions with the promise of lifetime updates for each app. I wondered how that would work. Now I know ...

Any news on most important feature that we need? That is tracer?

I purchased the V2 suite, downloaded but none of the dmg files will open. How to fix?

how about on the ipad?

Does the quick grid feature support hexagons?

When is Designer's blend (shape and color) tool and real vector brushes coming?

Does anyone know if that warp feature is in the iPad version??

Do you think they are going to make new workbook soon?