
Here’s a look at some of the key features highlighted in Serif’s launch press release:

The company says that it worked side-by-side for months with influential artists, considering their feedback about real world workflows. Serif’s Managing Director Ashley Hewson notes that: “Affinity Designer for iPad takes all the power and precision of our desktop version and converts it into a truly stunning immersive experience.” It’s not a mere port of the Mac version (on sale for $34.99), but a feature-complete illustration app that’s built from the ground up with touch in mind. Serif has taken full advantage of the iPad’s multi touch gestures in a way that allows users to pull off all sorts of quick shortcuts without delving deep into the app’s deep menu set. After using it, I can say that it is unequivocally one of the most impressive iOS apps I’ve ever used. Like Affinity Photo, Affinity Designer brings desktop-class high-level capabilities to iPad users. To celebrate, developer Serif is launching the app at a special $13.99 introductory price, a 30% discount off the full price. With the resounding success and universal praise heaped upon last year’s launch of Affinity Photo for the iPad, it was only a matter of time before its companion app, the popular vector illustration tool, Affinity Designer, was brought to the platform.Īfter publishing a teaser almost a year ago to the day, Affinity Designer is making its iOS App Store debut.
