Let’s call a spade a spade — I hate it when they rearrange milk at my local supermarket, so don’t even get me started on recolored icons and renamed features in my scrapbooking program. With all the recent talk of the “new and free Affinity,” I imagine many people are quietly reevaluating and considering their options…
Fun, but not fun. I’m an Affinity user and even I find these little “tweaks” annoying — yes, everything kinda looks the same… but it doesn’t.
To be fair, I’m lucky. I’m comfortable in Affinity and have no pressing need to switch platforms. I can grumble, roll my eyes, and switch because I know my learning curve will be short and flat. But if I were someone trying to choose a new program right now? Or someone considering switching? My brain would be in full overdrive.
Learning a new digital tool from scratch is HARD. It’s not just clicking buttons — it’s muscle memory, workflow, shortcuts, the “where did they hide THAT?!” moments… multiple YouTube sessions... and that feeling of being a beginner again. That’s not exciting — that’s exhausting.
So yes, I’ll switch to the new Affinity and rant a bit about the tiny icon changes. There will be no testing software, transferring projects, rebuilding brushes, re-learning keyboard shortcuts for me...
Curious how everyone else is handling the news... Have you even heard the news?
What software are you using these days? Affinity? Photoshop? Procreate? Canva? Anything else?
Fun, but not fun. I’m an Affinity user and even I find these little “tweaks” annoying — yes, everything kinda looks the same… but it doesn’t.
To be fair, I’m lucky. I’m comfortable in Affinity and have no pressing need to switch platforms. I can grumble, roll my eyes, and switch because I know my learning curve will be short and flat. But if I were someone trying to choose a new program right now? Or someone considering switching? My brain would be in full overdrive.
Learning a new digital tool from scratch is HARD. It’s not just clicking buttons — it’s muscle memory, workflow, shortcuts, the “where did they hide THAT?!” moments… multiple YouTube sessions... and that feeling of being a beginner again. That’s not exciting — that’s exhausting.
So yes, I’ll switch to the new Affinity and rant a bit about the tiny icon changes. There will be no testing software, transferring projects, rebuilding brushes, re-learning keyboard shortcuts for me...
Curious how everyone else is handling the news... Have you even heard the news?
What software are you using these days? Affinity? Photoshop? Procreate? Canva? Anything else?
