Which is right for me?

[Authoradvocate]

Hello! 

I am looking at buying one of the Affinity programs but I'm unsure which is best for what I'll be doing. 

Mainly I need it for the following tasks:

Graphics for social media

Book covers

logos

 

Also, is there a way to use this on my iMac plus my iPad? 

Thanks!

[telemax]

5 hours ago, Authoradvocate said:

Mainly I need it for the following tasks:

Graphics for social media

Book covers

logos

Hi, Welcome to the Affinity Forums!

I think you need two programs Affinity Photo and Affinity Designer to do this. But you can start with Affinity Photo.

[NotMyFault]

It depends on your workflow style:

• if more pixel - oriented: Use Photo (best for small social media logos banner etc)
• if more vector oriented: Use Designer (best for book covers, but Photo may provide all you need, see below)

You may need both, this can simplify some Workflows where you need to combine functions of both.

You can (and must) purchase a license for each OS. The document format is shared across all platforms and apps.

Quick tip: for Win and Mac, purchase via Affinity’s website instead app stores. It has some crucial  advantages:

• Money back guarantee 
• Less technical issue (yes)
• Affinity staff able to help you in case trouble while purchasing 

[iconoclast]

For areal graphics like logos, Designer would be the best choice. If you also want to work with pixelbased images like photographs and paintings, and you want to optimize them, you would possibly also need Photo. If you want to do more sophisticated things with text and especially the combination of text, graphics and images (layout), especially for printing, you should also choose Publisher.

The best choice would be of course to have all three, because they are conceptualized to complement each other to the full range of graphic concerns. But I think the most important app for you would be Designer.

[telemax]

I think to create book covers, you need Affinity Photo, which has different filters to create artistic graphic design and effects.

 

[R C-R]

13 hours ago, Authoradvocate said:

Also, is there a way to use this on my iMac plus my iPad? 

The iPad & Mac desktop apps are sold separately. The iPad versions are less expensive but do not support every feature that the desktop versions do.

However, it is possible to use an iPad with the desktop Mac app via the Apple sidecar feature. See https://affinityspotlight.com/article/working-with-affinity-apps-through-sidecar/ for more about that.