WhatsApp keeps asking me to allow it full access to my contacts, and I'm torn...

Coralie Renée

That's it! Affinity Designer.

tekphloyd :neobread_laptop:

@andycarolan yeah, Meta needs to know with whom you’re talking to, when, which groups, what are your interests and more! Meta won’t give you anything for free!

Aaron :apple_inc: :isles:

@andycarolan Absolutely do NOT trust them.

Andy Carolan :prami:

@globcoco Ooh, those are really good! I love them!

As you can imagine, I work visually, so I find visual notes WAY better than a page full of text.

Andy Carolan :prami:

@globcoco Affinity is really good... if I didn't have to use Adobe CC for work (for compatibility reasons), I would probably pick Affinity. I do have it installed, and I dip into it occasionally. Need to upgrade to the newest version though.

Andy Carolan :prami:

@tekphloyd Meta scares me... they seem to be somewhat unstoppable, and without any kind of moral compass.

Andy Carolan :prami:

@Aaron 100%

tekphloyd :neobread_laptop:

@andycarolan yep! That’s how they have been since the Facebook website went online. It’s a shame that so many people and businesses depend on Instagram and WhatsApp.

Coralie Renée

@andycarolan

I definitely heard a lot of good stuff about it. Pity I cannot use it on my tablet or on Linux though

Andy Carolan :prami:

@tekphloyd Yup, 100%. I gave up on IG as the engagement was minimal... and got worse when Meta turned it into a shopfront.

Andy Carolan :prami:

@globcoco I imagine theres some awesome apps on Linux though.

Coralie Renée

@andycarolan

Well there is mypaint which is fine. But the truth is that I have been much more on my tablet to do my sketchnotes.

Coralie Renée

@andycarolan

How long have you been a graphic designer and illustrator?

Do you have a website btw?

Andy Carolan :prami:

@globcoco Tablet is definitely more natural to work on... especially for sketch notes I’m sure!

Andy Carolan :prami:

@globcoco Since 2007, so a bit of a while now lol.

Yes, I do have a site... it's at https://andycarolan.com

tekphloyd :neobread_laptop:

@andycarolan I miss the OG Instagram! Good old days!

Coralie Renée

@andycarolan

Oh that is really cool.

Andrea :prami: 🇮🇹 🇬🇧

@andycarolan WhatsWhat? That app has not been on any of my devices since 2015

Andy Carolan :prami:

@tekphloyd ... and those filters!

Andy Carolan :prami:

@globcoco Thank you!