Cautious Optimism: Canva Buys Affinity

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For folks who use design and publishing products, yesterday’s news that Affinity was bought by the popular online design platform Canva was a surprise.

Affinity, with its Designer, Photo, and Publisher programs, offers stand-alone products on Windows, Mac, and iPad for a one-time fee.

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Photo of the Week: The Joyful Dancer

A graceful silver-colored sculpture of a dancer standing on one leg with their arms gracefully stretched overhead in front of the red-brick building and glass doors of the theater.

As theater goers hurry on their way to get to their seat at Canton Township’s Village Theater at Cherry Hill, they might overlook the graceful metal sculpture just west of the outdoor entrance.

Donated in 2007 by the R. Gene and Nancy D Richter Foundation, The Joyful Dancer is a welded stainless steel work by Ohio-based sculptor Jim (also known as James) Havens.

For folks in Canton Township, Havens’ work may look familiar.

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