JoshB

Just adding my voice to the “positive and supporting” nature of this topic. Thanks @blureogroup for posting! One thing I am excited about for the merger is the possibility of new Syncing capabilities. A feature request that would work well with Canva’s cloud capabilities would be this: Something similar to Adobe’s Library sync where assets like Logos, Swatches, and Graphics can be synced between devices and even shared with other users. Since this isn’t the feedback thread, I won’t put any more in. Just wanted to add something positive to this thread. 😊

Really appreciate you hopping into the firestorm here and clarifying these items @Ash. I for one will take it at face value and until proven wrong. I look forward to what the future can bring! ***** I know this isn't the most popular opinion but I just want to say I am willing to give the team at Serif an opportunity to prove themselves. Every one of us on this forum is living a unique life with decisions that need made. We make those decisions using the best information we have at the time, even though they might not make sense to anyone else. It really bothers me to see this barrage of attacks against the leadership at Serif and insinuating that they are only money hungry scrouges looking to make a pile of money. Who is to say each of us wouldn't have made the same decision? I do understand too that purchases like the one discussed here have often screwed over the customers. But it isn't necessarily the rule. As someone else pointed out, DaVinci Resolve, was purchased by BMD and the changes that came were great. There is a chance that this merger can have the same results. (If I am wrong in 2 years, I will be disappointed, but then again, there is nothing I could do about it anyway) Not that I will change anyone's mind for sure, just thought I'd toss my voice into the void to help nudge this forum towards a little more positivity. 😄 Cheers and wishing each person who may read this the very best!

Understood! 😃 Well, no worries about a debate coming from me... Although I see the value of the Adobe Suite in some ways, I have many gripes about their policies as well. I certainly won't sit here and defend them! 😃

Although this is off topic, I can understand your frustration with file incompatibility. I work almost daily in both the Adobe Suite and in the Affinity Apps. (Adobe at work and Affinity for personal clients etc. While it would be nice to have cross compatibility, Adobe File compatibility in Affinity was never advertised and shouldn't be taken as a given. However, I understand where you are coming from. If you have recently purchased the Affinity suite, see if you can get a refund. Customer service has always been very helpful when I needed something. ********** I may run contrary to the others on this forum in that, although I am certainly not a fanboy, I can appreciate what Adobe is doing. It is pretty stiff to pay the subscription price they are asking for personal, but when you look at that cost from the aspect of a business, they do offer pretty good value (if you are using all the apps). What am I saying? It seems like a lot of folks have the expectation that Affinity can completely replace Adobe, feature for feature. In reality, they are being marketed more as an alternative. In conclusion, while I'd love to see Affinity get more of the Adobe features, I understand that a small team can only do so much. I am happy to keep using the software in its current form. As they say, never purchase software or tech today for the features promised tomorrow. -Cheers!

+1 Vote for variable fonts from me as well. A nonprofit I work for provides a Creative Cloud License for me to use in creating all their marketing content. I use the Affinity Suite for all personal and client projects. Jumping back and forth is a great way to compare products. (I use AI and ID primarily on the Adobe side and Publisher with Studio Link while using Affinity.) Variable fonts and RTL text are two of the biggest features I miss when using Affinity. Other than that, I actually prefer Publisher to ID in a lot of ways. (I love Studio Link!)

@NathanC Thanks! 😊 I apologize for the repost. I checked for any other posts on the topic before submitting but must have missed that one. 😕

I agree with the original premise… while I like the new three finger swipe, I really miss not being able to do a single tap at the bottom to delete…It doesn’t seem like having multiple ways to do things is a bad idea… just my opinion though.

When adding fill color to a Palette, (either document or application) recent colors immediately show up in the current palette. To fix this, you have to go back into the swatches menu and re-select the palette you were working on… then the correct colors will show up.