Daniel Aubert has been following his career as an illustrator since 2014. His main focus is on character design and portraits, however, he also likes to work with both 2D and 3D mediums.
Johan Keslassy is a self-taught illustrator living in France. After taking part in our 100 Days. 100 Commissions campaign earlier in the year he talks us through his process and goals for the future.
Join us on our YouTube channel from Monday, 30 November to Friday, 4 December as we premiere eight new free video sessions led by top artists whose creative content features on the Affinity Store.
Spanish illustrator and designer Javier Ramirez, the talent behind the brand Sr. Reny, tells us how his talent for creating intriguing and eye-catching designs is continuously evolving.
This Inktober we've seen a stunning array of digital drawings made using Affinity. Here we share some of our favourite creations and a bit about the talented artists behind them.
Talented designer Aldric Bonani self-published the children’s book “Palavrinha Desenhada” which was commissioned during 100 Days. 100 Commissions. Aldric tells us more about his work and life.
Videogame enthusiast Sergio Gargallo talks us through the process for creating his latest replica arcade cabinet using Affinity Designer on desktop and iPad.
Affinity user M Wildan Cahya Syarief talks to us about his life as a freelance illustrator, juggling client time zones and how his creative style and process has developed over the years.
Spartaco Margioni is an artist, animator and illustrator who has worked for some of the world’s biggest brands. He joins us to speak about his work, his inspirations and what led him to go freelance.
Freelance illustrator, graphic designer and 3D artist Benjamin Broschinski talks to us about his creative background, how he became skilled in multiple disciplines and his love of screen printing.
Scott Balmer is a professional freelance illustrator who is currently based in Scotland, UK. He has produced artwork for numerous clients and galleries around the world.
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.
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.
Ever get stuck wondering which file format to use? In this article, we’ll explore some of the most commonly used file formats, and what to look for when deciding which type works best for your image.
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.
We speak to Lawrence Whitaker, co-founder of The Design Mechanism, to learn how the Affinity suite played a starring role in the creation of the company’s latest fantasy roleplaying game 'Lyonesse'.
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.
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 this article, we are going to look at how you can produce your own neon typographic design using a combination of layer effects, blend modes and a few simple tweaks.
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.
Pierre Kleinhouse is an award-winning freelance illustrator and designer, and he joins us here today to explain his process of designing a ramen shop poster using Affinity Designer.
We caught up with the lead developer of Affinity Designer to learn all about the very first Affinity app, its ongoing development and what’s in store for the future.
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.
Secteur 19 is a graphic illustrator and artist based in Vevey, Switzerland, who creates playful Art Nouveau-inspired illustrations with a modern twist.
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.
Our Artist Relations team is always working with great designers and illustrators---in this article we take a look at the talent they worked with to show off Affinity Designer 1.8.
Nastya Kuliabina AKA Jungle of Colors, walks us through how to create her signature floral characters by illustrating 1.8 to celebrate our latest update.
Designing icon sets can be a tricky business, but we knew that we would be in safe hands when commissioning a set themed around Travel from freelance art director Isabel Sousa.
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.
Illustrator and designer Tobias Hall has delivered once again during a recent commission to celebrate Christmas. He talks us through process of how it was done using Affinity Designer for iPad.
Artboards can be a little unfamiliar to design beginners. In this article, Andy explains artboards in depth so you can make more use of them in your workflows.
Liz Kohler Brown is an artist and designer who creates unique lettering projects, surface designs and illustrations. Here she is to show us how to create a repeat pattern in Affinity Designer.
Bob Byrne is an Irish freelance illustrator and product designer who uses Affinity Designer and Publisher as part of his wildly varied and imaginative workflow.
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.
Clipping is a fundamental design technique in Affinity apps. Andy explores the basics of clipping and the different ways it is used in Affinity Designer, Photo and Publisher.
Tribhuvan's slick vector illustrations and icons first came to our attention on Instagram; deceptively simple in appearance he uses a range of subtle techniques to create his art in Affinity Designer.
In this article product expert Matt Searston shows us how to create an illustration from start to finish, while seamlessly switching between Affinity Designer on iPad and desktop.
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.
New to Affinity Designer? To help you find your way around the app and get to grips with everything it has to offer we’ve put together a handy beginner's guide.
Brazilian games artist and UI designer, Jhonatan S. Silva shows us how to manipulate shapes and text to create eye-catching graphics in this step-by-step tutorial.
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.
Tasked with illustrating 176 individual tiles for the game, Brett Stebbins talks us through this mammoth project and why his tool of choice was Affinity Designer.
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.
Affinity Designer 1.7 is available now, and it’s one of our biggest releases yet. Check out some of the awesome tools you get in this massive update...
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.
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.
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.
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...
Let's fly into making a rocket using vectors in Affinity Designer! Using techniques that are easy to learn, games designer Jhonatan S. Silva will show you how...
When it comes to lettering our eyes often deceive us—Ivana Marić of Le Punkt Noir Lettering Studio shows us few simple rules to follow to better please the eye.