Sep 4, 2018 · 1 min read
Good review. I’ve had high hopes for Publisher, and know it won’t come close to InDesign right away, but I like that Affinity is giving it a shot. The flaws you point out are indeed fundamental and need to be addressed before this new app can hope to compete. I am sure it can be made to work for short documents (so can Designer or Illustrator for that matter), but the value of InDesign is in the automation and workflow. Unless Affinity includes essential time-saving features like master pages, inline graphics and automated text flow, this can never compete. I have not had a chance to give this a run yet, but I really hope that Affinity listens to the voices of the long-time designers.
