So much of architecture is presenting work well, so I spend quite a bit of time post processing renderings, generating diagrams, creating masterplans, putting together design progress documents for clients. Even without comparing the pricing to Adobe Creative Cloud, Affinity is a true winner for me. The primary benefit is the mixture of raster and vector editing capabilities in all three apps.

I am a big fan Designer, Photo, and Publisher since they make it easier to do my job. Nowadays, many other architecture offices have followed suit and are saving money by providing Affinity Suite to their staff. HOK as an office has been one of the early adopters.

Then, they sort of demanded it and replaced most Adobe creative suite licenses with Affinity licenses because Adobe keeps raising their subscription prices without introducing added value. Then, at some point, the office I used to work in - HOK in London, introduced Affinity.

I really saw the potential and committed to using the affinity tools personally. I have been using Affinity products since the first Designer beta came out in 2014 or 2015.

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