#90 - Fireside - The End for Adobe?

#90 - Fireside - The End for Adobe?

From The Exposed Negative by Tom Barnes & Greg Funnell

November 21, 2025 · 43 min

About this episode

Tom and Greg discuss the implications of Affinity being bought by Canva and the role of AI in the industry.

In this episode Tom and Greg discuss a potential Adobe rival that has re-emerged; Affinity now bought by Canva and released for..... Free?! They also discuss AI in general and its implications on the industry and society as a wholeThank you for listening to The Exposed Negative Podcast. Running this podcast takes a lot of time and effort, and we hope you have found it helpful and interesting. If you would like to support us by buying us a beer or coffee, or by helping with the running costs of the show, we would greatly appreciate it. Please consider signing up for our Patreon (https://www.patreon.com/exposednegative) or making a one-time donation through PayPal (https://www.paypal.me/exposednegative).Thank you for your support!Here are the shownotes, full disclosure, some of which are affiliate links which we use to try and raise money to support the show. Canva: https://www.canva.com/en_gb/rAffinity photo: https://www.affinity.studio/photo-editing-softwareAdobe - skip the photoshoot: https://petapixel.com/2024/05/03/adobe-throws-photographers-under-the-bus-again-skip-the-photoshoot/Cats with guns: https://youtube.com/shorts/P1rdsiJgmtM?si=OFR32Tvj9Zd_7BYLAI model collapse…

People in this episode

Hosts: Tom Barnes, Greg Funnell

Topics covered

  • Adobe
  • Affinity
  • Canva
  • AI
  • visual arts
  • industry implications

Keywords

  • Adobe
  • Affinity
  • Canva
  • AI
  • visual arts
  • industry
  • society

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Adobe, Affinity, Canva

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