<s>
Affinity	B-Operating_System
Designer	I-Operating_System
is	O
a	O
vector	B-Application
graphics	I-Application
editor	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Serif	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
,	O
iPadOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
"	O
Affinity	O
trinity	O
"	O
alongside	O
Affinity	B-Operating_System
Photo	I-Operating_System
and	O
Affinity	B-Operating_System
Publisher	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Affinity	B-Operating_System
Designer	I-Operating_System
is	O
available	O
for	O
purchase	O
directly	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
website	O
and	O
in	O
the	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
iOS	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
,	O
and	O
the	B-Application
Microsoft	I-Application
Store	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Affinity	B-Operating_System
Designer	I-Operating_System
serves	O
as	O
a	O
successor	O
to	O
Serif	O
's	O
own	O
DrawPlus	B-Application
software	O
,	O
which	O
the	O
company	O
discontinued	O
in	O
August	O
2017	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
focus	O
on	O
the	O
Affinity	O
product	O
range	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
has	O
been	O
described	O
as	O
an	O
Adobe	B-Language
Illustrator	I-Language
alternative	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
compatible	O
with	O
common	O
graphics	O
file	O
formats	O
,	O
including	O
Adobe	B-Language
Illustrator	I-Language
(	O
AI	O
)	O
,	O
Scalable	B-Application
Vector	I-Application
Graphics	I-Application
(	O
SVG	B-Application
)	O
,	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
(	O
PSD	O
)	O
,	O
Portable	B-Application
Document	I-Application
Format	I-Application
(	O
PDF	B-Application
)	O
,	O
and	O
Encapsulated	B-Language
PostScript	I-Language
(	O
EPS	B-Language
)	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
can	O
also	O
import	O
data	O
from	O
some	O
Adobe	B-Application
FreeHand	I-Application
files	O
(	O
specifically	O
versions	O
10	O
and	O
MX	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Affinity	B-Operating_System
Designer	I-Operating_System
's	O
core	O
functions	O
include	O
vector	O
pen	O
and	O
shape-drawing	O
tools	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
custom	O
vector	O
and	O
raster	B-Algorithm
brushes	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
import	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Photoshop	I-Operating_System
(	O
ABR	O
)	O
brushes	O
)	O
,	O
dynamic	O
symbols	O
,	O
stroke	O
stabilization	O
,	O
text	O
style	O
management	O
,	O
and	O
vector/pixel	O
export	O
options	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Affinity	B-Operating_System
Designer	I-Operating_System
provides	O
non-destructive	O
editing	O
features	O
across	O
unlimited	O
layers	O
,	O
with	O
pan	O
and	O
zoom	O
at	O
60fps	O
,	O
and	O
real-time	O
views	O
for	O
effects	O
and	O
transformations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
the	O
RGB	O
,	O
RGB	O
Hex	O
,	O
LAB	O
,	O
CMYK	O
and	O
Grayscale	O
color	O
models	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
PANTONE	O
color	O
swatches	O
and	O
an	O
end-to-end	O
CMYK	O
workflow	O
with	O
ICC	O
color	O
management	O
,	O
and	O
16-bit	B-Device
per	O
channel	O
editing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Affinity	B-Operating_System
Designer	I-Operating_System
began	O
as	O
a	O
vector	B-Application
graphics	I-Application
editor	I-Application
solely	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
developed	O
entirely	O
from	O
scratch	O
for	O
this	O
operating	O
system	O
,	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
leverage	O
core	O
native	O
technologies	O
such	O
as	O
OpenGL	B-Application
,	O
Grand	B-Operating_System
Central	I-Operating_System
Dispatch	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Core	B-Operating_System
Graphics	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
version	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
October	O
2014	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
Affinity	O
apps	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
by	O
Serif	O
(	O
and	O
their	O
first	O
macOS	B-Application
release	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
that	O
time	O
,	O
Serif	O
's	O
vector	O
graphics	O
application	O
for	O
Windows	B-Application
was	O
DrawPlus	B-Application
;	O
however	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Affinity	B-Operating_System
Designer	I-Operating_System
for	O
Windows	B-Application
,	O
this	O
product	O
has	O
now	O
been	O
discontinued	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
1.2	O
,	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
introduced	O
new	O
tools	O
and	O
features	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
corner	O
tool	O
and	O
a	O
pixel-alignment	O
mode	O
for	O
GUI	B-Application
design	O
tasks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
application	O
began	O
branching	O
out	O
to	O
other	O
platforms	O
in	O
November	O
2016	O
,	O
when	O
it	O
first	O
launched	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
1.6	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
November	O
2017	O
,	O
introducing	O
performance	O
improvements	O
and	O
alternative	O
GUI	B-Application
display	O
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
separate	O
iPad	B-Device
version	O
of	O
Affinity	B-Operating_System
Designer	I-Operating_System
took	O
place	O
in	O
July	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Affinity	B-Operating_System
Designer	I-Operating_System
was	O
selected	O
as	O
a	O
runner-up	O
in	O
Apple	O
's	O
"	O
Best	O
of	O
2014	O
"	O
list	O
of	O
Mac	B-Application
App	I-Application
Store	I-Application
and	O
iTunes	O
Store	O
content	O
in	O
the	O
macOS	B-Application
app	O
category	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2018	O
,	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
version	O
of	O
Affinity	B-Operating_System
Designer	I-Operating_System
won	O
'	O
Application	O
Creator	O
of	O
the	O
Year	O
 '	O
at	O
the	O
Windows	B-Application
Developer	O
Awards	O
(	O
part	O
of	O
Microsoft	O
Build	O
2018	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
