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WildWestDesigns

WildWestDesigns

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Why am I not surprised by this: article

Now, downside, I do have to worry about what is going to happen with Affinity as it is owned by them (of course, I was worried about this once they bought Affinity, this just adds fuel to that concern).

Being a non-fan of what passes for "AI" today, I certainly wouldn't see it worth that increase of subscription cost. But welcome to the wonderful world of SaaS. Gotta keep on getting those latest and "greatest" features.
 
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Gettin'By

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Glad I already have the Affinity suite at home. Can't wait to see what Canva AI stuff comes out looking like. Or to have to work on them.
 
WildWestDesigns

WildWestDesigns

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Solventinkjet

Solventinkjet

DIY Printer Fixing Guide
I guess those new college grads who know how to use the Tensor Flow library in Python don't come cheap these days!
 
WildWestDesigns

WildWestDesigns

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Solventinkjet said:
I guess those new college grads who know how to use the Tensor Flow library in Python don't come cheap these days!
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I think it's Rust (not a fan, but oh well, but not a fan of python either) nowadays. Especially as the ecosystem improves. Technically speaking though, python is just what people use on the front end, all C in the backend.
 
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Bobby H

Arial Sucks.
"Known for being an accessible, beginner-friendly tool compared to graphic design software favourites like Adobe and Figma, the costly increase is a disappointing evolution set to alienate its current users and further deter the professional design community."

Uh, Canva isn't exactly the go to choice for professional level creative workers. Canva is geared more for people who aren't real graphic designers but want to say, "hold my beer," and do it anyway. Karaoke graphic design.

The jump from $120 per year to $500 is a pretty staggering price hike for a single online design app. An Adobe CC subscription isn't all that much more at just over $700 per year, but subscribers get considerably more than what could be had in a $2000 Master Collection box from the Creative Suite days.

The price hike for the paid version of Canva can't be too surprising though. The company is owned by a private equity group. They inked a big font licensing deal with Monotype (another company with private equity owners). The bosses are probably congratulating themselves on being "masters of the universe" and installing more framed inspirational posters with images of eagles on the office walls.

Maybe the really big question is: what's going to happen with the free version of Canva? Will it remain free? I haven't asked any of the people who send us "artwork" made in Canva if they're using a paid account. My guess is they're all using the free, limited version.
 
WildWestDesigns

WildWestDesigns

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Bobby H said:
The jump from $120 per year to $500 is a pretty staggering price hike for a single online design app. An Adobe CC subscription isn't all that much more at just over $700 per year, but subscribers get considerably more than what could be had in a $2000 Master Collection box from the Creative Suite days.
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This is going to depend on what one values more. On several fronts, I considered what Adobe offered via SaaS to be significantly less compared to the additional cost over time compared to the old model (why I dropped them right after the announcement). That isn't going to be for everyone, but neither is the the believe that get more with subscription service versus the old master suite. I would argue that Adobe is more of a data company now compared to anything else, but I digress.

Bobby H said:
Uh, Canva isn't exactly the go to choice for professional level creative workers. Canva is geared more for people who aren't real graphic designers but want to say, "hold my beer," and do it anyway. Karaoke graphic design.
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I'm more thinking of how it translates to Affinity down the road. Sure, they have had this or that blog post on several topics after the purchase, but blog posts mean nothing. It's what is in the ToS (kinda like that debacle that Adobe had awhile back). I remember fondly how how Corel acted when Adobe went subscription only and look at them now just a few short yrs later. Still have it, but it's getting harder and harder for that old model.

However, Canva is a web app. Even the windows/mac versions that one can download are just webview apps (for those that may not know, think of Electron on a little diet, except with really bad local access (as all of its logic is still on an offsite server)).
 
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