TonyB

Yes. All feedback very welcome.

It would be great to get your feedback on our new branding for Affinity, All feedback welcome both positive and negative.
  http://www.creativebloq.com/software/affinity-new-branding-61515327    

Dimension lines will not be added to Affinity Designer as a base feature. We may produce another application or an additional persona that contains features like dimension lines, scale drawing and connectors.

We plan on adding a shape library to the media browser. The idea is you can add whatever you like to user created categories. The feature actually existed in a previous build but we removed it because we didn't feel it was good enough yet. 
 
TonyB.

Dimension lines will not be added to Affinity Designer as a base feature. We may produce another application or an additional persona that contains features like dimension lines, scale drawing and connectors.

We hope so. We have already done most of the work for symbols but we haven't decided how 9 slices grids will work yet.

Symbols are on our roadmap. They will be in a post release free update and will be more powerful than any symbol feature I have seen before.

The beta builds are newer than the MAS versions. We have experimental features in the betas only only put them in the MAS version when we are ready.

We have plans to replace the current Character and Paragraph panels so expect a big improvement later this year.

We plan on adding a shape library to the media browser. The idea is you can add whatever you like to user created categories. The feature actually existed in a previous build but we removed it because we didn't feel it was good enough yet. 
 
TonyB.

We have no plans to release a Windows version of Affinity at this time. Serif already has a range of applications for for Windows. 

When we add Spot colour you will be able to create you own named colours that will output on spot plate via PDF output. I can't think of a workaround until we add this feature.

We don't currently have the ability to add more than one stroke and fill to an object. We plan on adding this feature in a future free update.

As far as I know you can't move an App to another Apple ID. This is controlled by Apple so you could ask them but I'm not aware of anyone managing to do it.
 
You can however just log into your other account, download Affinity and then switch back. 

We don't currently have the ability to add more than one stroke and fill to an object. We plan on adding this feature in a future free update.

Hi, I'm Tony Brightman. I head the SerifLabs team that have been developing the new Affinity range of applications. We have been deep in research for 4 years but it's now time to show the world.

 

TonyB

When we add Spot colour you will be able to create you own named colours that will output on spot plate via PDF output. I can't think of a workaround until we add this feature.

Where do I get support?
The best place for asking questions, reporting bugs and requesting features is right here on our forum – this is where we all hang out:
 
 · Questions
 · Report a Bug on Mac, Report a bug on Windows and Report a Bug on iPad.
 · Make a feature suggestion
 
What are the system requirements?
OS X Mavericks (10.9) or above for Mac and Windows 7 (SP1) and above for MS Windows – but you can see the full spec for Affinity Designer here and for Affinity Photo here
 
Is it available to buy for Windows?
Affinity Designer for Windows is available to here, and Affinity Photo for Windows is available to buy here and both are also on the Windows Store here. We support 64-bit editions of Windows 7 (SP1), 8.1, and 10.
If you have bought any Affinity apps for the MacOS or Windows or iPad and want to run on one of the other platforms also, you will need to purchase additional licenses for those other platforms.
 
Are there trial versions available?
Yes, there are free 10-day trials for Mac and Windows available on our site, with Affinity Photo at affinity.serif.com/photo/trial and Affinity Designer at affinity.serif.com/designer/trial.
 
I've used my trial, can I have another?
No, unfortunately not. The trials need to be secure to prevent abuse, so even though your wish is for an honest evaluation we cannot circumvent the trial checking built in to the app. If you installed a trial of Affinity Photo or Affinity Designer before, you can only use a future trial when it is updated to reflect new features (1.6, 1.7, 1.8 etc). The customer beta versions of Affinity apps do not offer an additional trial period and only work for paid customers.

What is Affinity Photo Plugin support like?
We are currently working with some plug-in manufacturers to make their plug-ins fully compatible with Affinity Photo. We will keep you updated on our progress. We would also love to know which plug-ins you would like to see made compatible with Affinity Photo.
 
Do you plan to have Web site design/Digital Asset Management/animation/video editing products too?
We’re not sure yet! but we are very interested in adding a DAM solution to the Affinity suite in future.
 
Do you produce apps for iPad?
Affinity Photo for iPad is available from the iOS App Store here. 
Affinity Designer for iPad is available from the iOS App Store here. 
 
Do you have any tutorials or handbook available?
We have the Designer Workbook available to purchase here and the Photo Workbook here. We also have a comprehensive set of video tutorials, you can find our growing collection here . Due to high design and production costs each Workbook is only available in English and in German, with no plans for otther languages.
 
Are Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo and Affinity Publisher available in any languages other than English?
Yes, each apps already includes
English (US and UK), German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Japanese, Russian, 
and Chinese (Simplified). Language is chosen for you automatically and you can also change it in Preferences > General.
 
How does the pricing work in different countries?
We set the price in USD for sale within the USA, and from there the price shown in other countries and currencies is set by Apple based on a matrix they use. We have no control over that matrix or any updates Apple may make to it in the future. Our Affinity Store matches these prices for Windows to make the sale price the same.
 
Are Affinity Windows apps available to buy outside of the Affinity Store?
Yes, Affinity Designer for Windows and Affinity Photo for Windows are available on the Serif Affinity Store and also the Windows Store.
Are Affinity Mac apps available to buy outside of the Mac App Store?
Yes, Affinity Designer for Mac and Affinity Photo for Mac are available on the Serif Affinity Store and also the Mac App Store.
 
This also applies to educational and other volume license sales — Serif operate volume purchase programs for organisations to reduce costs and simplify distribution and management, which you can find our more about for business here and for education here.
 
Is there anywhere I can download a cheat sheet showing the shortcuts for Affinity apps?
Yes there is! You can download a full list of default shortcuts for the Affinity apps in this Affinity Spotlight article  (where you will find printable PDFs and also the Affinity Designer source files for English and German keyboards in case you want to include your own customized shortcuts).
 
Can I use the Affinity logo and name for my website/channel/product/service?
We really appreciate and encourage activities that support Affinity software so we're pretty fair about trademark usage, but naturally there are limitations. We want Affinity users to be confident about what content is created by Affinity and what is created by third parties, our guidelines in this short PDF (English only) make things quite clear.

Pro printing is a set of features but if you need them all then I estimate it will take us 6 months to complete the work.

We wil not have multiline composition for 1.0. It will be aimed at companies like ourselves that produce a lot of marketing material, retail box design, electronic publications etc. We don't produce very long documents that are predominantly text but we do need to produce high quality press ready output.

We are planning on showing temperature in Kelvin and also adding a tint slider as well.

This feature is on our roadmap and will be available in a future build.

We do plan on adding these scale factors in a future build.
 
Thanks for the feedback.

Hi, I'm Tony Brightman. I head the SerifLabs team that have been developing the new Affinity range of applications. We have been deep in research for 4 years but it's now time to show the world.

 

TonyB

We are planning on showing temperature in Kelvin and also adding a tint slider as well.