Serif Design Studios is a graphic design company based in the UK that produces design software for creative professionals. They offer a range of software products that are aimed at graphic designers, illustrators, and digital artists.
Founded in 1987 by three Oxford graduates as a software house producing desktop publishing software
Launched their first graphics design software, DrawPlus, in 2001
In 2005, launched the popular software, Affinity Designer, which is a vector graphics editor for macOS, iOS, and Windows
In 2014, launched their other popular software, Affinity Photo, which is a raster graphics editor also for macOS, iOS, and Windows.
In 2018, Serif was recognized with the Apple Design Award for Affinity Designer and again in 2019 for Affinity Publisher.
One of the leading software companies that produces a wide range of products such as Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and more for creative professionals.
Corel offers a range of software products for digital media, including graphic design, video editing, and photo editing.
A vector graphics editor and digital design tool for macOS.
A vector graphics editor for macOS, iOS, and Windows that is used for creating concept art, print projects, logos, UI designs, web graphics, and more.
A desktop publishing software for macOS and Windows that is used for creating professional page layout designs such as brochures, magazines, books, and more.
A raster graphics editor for macOS, iOS, and Windows that is used for photo editing, retouching, and composition.
Affinity Photo is a one-time purchase software product, while Adobe Photoshop is a subscription-based product. Affinity Photo also offers a single workspace for photo editing and design, whereas Photoshop offers multiple workspaces for different types of editing.
Yes, Affinity Designer can open and edit .ai files from Adobe Illustrator, as well as .eps and .pdf formats
Yes, Serif offers a 10-day free trial for each of their products, which can be downloaded from their website.
Yes, Affinity Designer is a versatile software that can be used for UI/UX design, as well as for web graphics, print projects, logos, and more.
Yes, Affinity Publisher is a professional desktop publishing software that can be used as a replacement for Adobe InDesign for many types of design projects.