Canva, the high-flying Australian design and visual communication startup, announced today it was acquiring Affinity (formerly Serif), a creative tools company based in the U.K. Bloomberg reported that the deal was worth several hundred million pounds (approximately $380 million U.S.), and the company confirmed to TechCrunch that the number was accurate. Canva has typically targeted … Read more
Adobe Forget the leftover turkey and pumpkin pie. My favorite Black Friday tradition is waiting for Adobe to drop the price of its flagship Creative Cloud suite. I’m glad I decided to check early, because this year’s deal is available now, and it’s a good one. For first-time subscribers, the Creative Cloud All Apps plan … Read more
Adobe Adobe’s editing applications, such as Photoshop, Lightroom, and Premiere, have been the cornerstone of many creatives’ everyday workflows. Since the rise of generative AI, Adobe has been developing ways to optimize those workflows, and this one will be a huge help for video editors. At Adobe MAX, the company’s annual creative conference, the company … Read more
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The European Union is launching an in-depth antitrust investigation into Adobe’s bid to amass product design platform Figma, warning that the deal might “cut back competitors within the world markets for the provision of interactive product design software program and for digital asset creation instruments.” The Fee now has till December 14th to determine on … Read more
The European Fee (EC) has confirmed that it’s opening an in-depth investigation into Adobe’s proposed $20 billion bid for digital design software program rival Figma. The Fee stated that the acquisition “could cut back competitors within the international markets for the availability of interactive product design software program and for digital asset creation instruments.” First … Read more