We interview Sphelele Gumede aka Ellsphee a multidisciplinary Art Director from South Africa. His work encompasses a range of disciplines including motion graphics, animation, design and illustration.
Brazilian photographer Marcelo Goulart talks candidly about the ways photography has enhanced his life, finding inspiration in his dreams and what his creative aspirations are for the future.
Quinn Ballard is an architectural photographer with over 10 years experience. Here he provides some valuable insights into his work and what it takes to make it as a professional photographer.
Kevin House is a digital illustrator and logo designer based in Victoria BC. In this interview, he tells us more about himself, his typical working week and his proudest moment so far.
Digital concept artist Paul Wembabazi talks about working on 100 Days. 100 Commissions and how he develops the beautiful lighting in his illustrations.
Making your designs into printed merchandise can be daunting, so we're here to demystify the process and give you some tips on prepping your designs for a variety of products.
Mario De Meyer is a freelance graphic designer based in Ghent, Belgium. Having worked on a wide variety of projects for well-known brands, Mario’s portfolio is nothing short of impressive.
Apply textures and tones to your design and illustration projects with one click with The Shizzle Style and Brush Pack from the studio of Bob Byrne, a.k.a Clamnuts.
Eleni Debo's professional illustration brushes are perfect for a myriad of different projects. She talks us through how to get the best from her brush pack that is now available on the Affinity Store.
In the transition from analogue to digital, a smaller and smaller percentage of photos transition to print. However, we should not ignore the power of holding something tangible.
Illustrator Peter Greenwood talks to us about the process behind his sleek vector artworks and how he got on trying out the Isometric Studio in Affinity Designer.
In this interview, Przemyslaw Zyra, aka Dr Axes, reveals how he first got into lettering and what he thinks of Affinity Designer as a tool for vectorising his hand-drawn letter designs.
Benet Zaganjori, the creative talent behind Moon Mane Design talks us through his tattoo-inspired designs, his love of stargazing and illustration and the owl piece he recently created for us.
We talk to seasoned designer and animation director David Daniels about his latest project--a series of short graphical videos aimed at clarifying some of the issues we face around COVID-19.
Pope Phoenix is a self-taught, Bronx-born art director, illustrator, and motion designer. A father, a full-time digital mercenary and a mentor to designers on social media.
Landscape photographer Axel Azni talks to us about raising awareness on environmental protection, his life-long passion for nature and how his photography career first began.
Secteur 19 is a graphic illustrator and artist based in Vevey, Switzerland, who creates playful Art Nouveau-inspired illustrations with a modern twist.
Laura Ferreira is one of the inspiring talents commissioned for our 1.8 update. We caught up with her post-edit to hear more about the vibrant soul behind the imagery and her experience with Affinity.
We worked with Mathis Burmeister to create an amazing piece of vector art for the launch of our 1.8 update. Here we find out more about how he works and get his thoughts on using Affinity.
Talented photographer Imma Barrera talks us through her work in night photography linking her lifelong passion for science, discovery and photography to help to raise awareness of light pollution.
Software engineer and car enthusiast Juan Manuel Tastzian began to take vector illustration seriously after purchasing a copy of Affinity Designer in 2018. Here's a glimpse into his creative journey.
We spoke with freelance illustrator and designer Nora Toth about her style, influences and what she thought about Affinity Designer as a tool for her illustration work.
Whether you feel you’re in a rut, or simply want to keep pushing yourself to grow as a photographer, here are some helpful tips on how to be more creative with your photography practice.
Amy Osborne is an American headshot photographer and retouching artist based in Wilmington, North Carolina. She is an associate photographer of Peter Hurley and a proud fan of Affinity Photo.
The Neptune Illustration Kit is a phenomenal collection of raster brushes and paper textures by one of the most prolific content creators for Affinity—Frankentoon.
If you live in the Northern Hemisphere the season for winter photography is on its way and this is your year to finally get those dramatic ice and snow photos you’ve been dreaming of.
We have scoured Instagram for the best Inktober posts tagged with #madeinaffinity. Here's a roundup of our favourites and a little bit about the talented creatives behind them.
Sami Hobbs took a leap of faith and moved to NYC to pursue her passion for celebratory and body-positive fashion photography. Here she talks to us about her life as a freelance photographer.
Have you created a magazine or book in Affinity Publisher that you want to self-publish? We’ve compiled a list of the different services you can use to get your work out there.
NucleAnts is the brainchild of German board game enthusiasts 'Wendelhaus'. Using the Affinity suite and plenty of blood, sweat and tears, this is the first game they've built from the ground up.
World Illustration Award winner, Eleni Debo, talks to us about her submission piece, how she first got into editorial illustration and what she loves most about Affinity Photo.
Allan Thompson, creator of the “Ohhh, My Strawberry Monkey” children’s book series talks to us about his creative journey and building a brand from scratch.
UK animation studio Tapocketa uses Affinity Photo and Designer as integral parts of their quirky workflow. We chatted to them about their project Galdo's Gift.
Animator and artist Tim Frost has worked on an array of award winning series including Peppa Pig and Hey Duggee! Here we find out more about his work and why he has adopted Affinity.
Diego Omega, tattooist and artist talks about his inspiration, techniques and story, expanding on how he uses Affinity Designer to aid his design process.
Ian Barnard is a hand-lettering artist, calligrapher and type designer based in the UK, in this interview he tells us how he got started and a little about his techniques.
Affinity user Manuel Camino (aka Xebius) is a visual artist who has worked for some of the world’s biggest brands. We spoke to him about finding inspiration in his dreams and turning an idea into art.
We've long admired the sports illustration work of Chris Rathbone, so we were excited to commission him to create an illustration of Ronnie O'Sullivan, the world's number one snooker player.
Tobias Saul, the talent behind these amazing Open Type fonts, brings a touch of old-school class to lettering. We look closer at how they can transform your designs.
Introducing TheVectorLab to the Affinity Store! This new vector graphic and logo bundle created for Affinity Designer provides fully customisable designs to create high-quality graphics and logos.
Created by Affinity brush expert Paolo Limoncelli, DAUB® PaintBox Brush pack delivers a diverse collection of raster brushes to add a natural paint look and feel amazing to use on Affinity on iPad.
US artist Joseph Brooks recently adopted Affinity Designer for iPad and took up the challenge of designing a huge vector mural. We caught up with him to chat about graffiti and tips for mural making.
In July 2017 Fabienne and Adriano quit everything familiar to them to hitchhike around the world. Documenting their journey through photography and blogging they tell us more about their adventure.
We have always hoped that British design legend Jon Hicks would join the ranks of Affinity Designer users, and now he has! Find out more about Jon, his work and how he approaches design...
Falk Louis is an illustrator and comic artist from Berlin, who describes himself as "not especially good at drawing". We talk to him about his WO comic and the concept of never-ending zoom...
Rodrigo Gianello is a Brazilian brand and creative director based in Los Angeles with a passion for product management, archetypes, mythology and gestalt.
Photographer Elena Paraskeva loves to create surrealistic conceptual photography, bathed in colour. We spoke to her about her recent work with Affinity Photo and how she creates her stunning images...
Still life master Kuswadi Hedeir transforms everyday objects into stunning images that look like exquisite works of art. Here we find out about his process and how his photography career first began.
Frankentoon's Concept Master Vol.1: Nature brush pack is now available in the Affinity Store! Find out what its all about in this excerpt from the Tips and Tricks eBook for this beautiful kit...
We are over the moon to welcome RetroSupply Co. to the Affinity Store! Here we find out how to get the best out of their Grave Etcher brush set, and where you can find more of their delicious content.
We've welcomed the fantastic DAUB® Brushes, aka Paolo Limoncelli to the Affinity Store! Find out more about his DAUB® Watercolour & Washes raster brushes and how you can use them in your work here.
Illuminate your photos with the Xenon brushes created by our very own Neil Ladkin. This interstellar set of brushes are now available to purchase on the Affinity Store.
We've fallen in love with these smoke and cloud brushes created by xresch for Affinity apps, with 180 to choose from you're sure to find the natural effect you need for your compositions.
With many artists embracing technology to create digital ink drawings for Inktober 2018, we picked our favourite creations made in Affinity Designer and Photo.
Brazilian graphic designer Jack Usephot talks us through mastering the art of composites and photo manipulation and his thoughts on Affinity Photo for iPad.
Belgian based freelance animator and illustrator, Willem Pirquin speaks to us about how he got into this line of work and where he finds his inspiration...
Paolo Pettigiani creates a whole new world using the magic of infrared photography. We caught up with him to hear about his work and his thoughts on Affinity Photo for iPad.
Italian artist Emi Haze guides us through his creative and imaginative world, explaining his inspiration and influences that have come to define his art today.
We came across the work of Jonathan Ortiz when searching for lettering artists to take part in the Affinity Designer for iPad special beta. In this article, we find out more about his process.
Hailing from Perth, Western Australia, Will Schorer is the mastermind behind Highscore Creative, who have been feeding the industry with a wide spectrum of design delicacies for over a decade.
London based photographer, Ivan Weiss, tells us where his love of photography first started and talks us through his secrets to delivering the perfect headshot.
Tom’s amazing character designs first caught our eye when we were on the lookout for talented artists to take part in the special Affinity Designer for iPad beta.