Affinity releases Designer 3.5 with AI-guided asset reflow

Design · 4 min read

Affinity released Designer 3.5, which adds AI-guided asset reflow for sophisticated vector layouts. The feature intelligently repositions and resizes grouped elements when designers change canvas size or orientation, preserving relative hierarchy and alignment rules.

The reflow engine analyzes component relationships, alignment constraints, and typographic scale to propose multiple reflow strategies, letting designers choose the one that best preserves intent. Affinity also included batch reflow for multipage documents to speed up multi-format exports.

Designers working in print and UI contexts appreciate the time saved in preparing assets for different formats, though complex custom constraint setups still require manual adjustments. Affinity promises continued refinements to reflow heuristics based on user feedback.