mickrobk

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A New Bar (in vector graphics)(blog.sketchologyapp.com)
3 points by mickrobk 13y ago|0 comments
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by mickrobk 13y ago
Thanks for the feedback. I could see all of those features being useful and integrating well into the rest of the app, though setting up edges to work within might require a bit to much UI compared to the gain in typical usage. I went back
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by mickrobk 13y ago
Glad you like it! Straight bold/thin lines really aren't possible with the default calligraphy brush. There's a marker tool if you open the brushes menu which just does unshaped, straight lines. It's locked to the full v
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by mickrobk 13y ago
No it can't, more than it is already at least. I'd definitely put Paper by 53 in the top spot for drawing feel on the iPad though by a fairly wide margin - second to Sketchology :D - I might have a slight bias though. The way Pape
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by mickrobk 13y ago
Having recently taught myself to draw (somewhat) I know where you're coming from. From a design perspective this is a super challenging problem though. I actually spent a while trying to come up with an introduction to the app that wou
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by mickrobk 13y ago
Well no, I could never say that there isn't tremendous benefit to being able to use multiple tools in a workflow and have control of your data. Lack of SVG export isn't due to wanting lock in, or even a question of priorities. I s
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by mickrobk 13y ago
Definitely - it's on the todo list!
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by mickrobk 13y ago
Appreciate the feedback - at the very least though it's better than the development version: http://s3.amazonaws.com/sketchologyapp/static/img/old-icon.p...
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by mickrobk 13y ago
The first 6 months or so of development were on Windows/Linux, so cross platform compatibility is something I've always had my eye on. I can't say when though, in all honesty an iPhone version is far more likely to come befor
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by mickrobk 13y ago
Thanks! I want to talk about it - I think it's probably the coolest part of the program. It's difficult though, I left my job about 2 years ago to work on this so commercial success is a definite goal. Hopefully sometime in the fu
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by mickrobk 13y ago
Definitely :) - Even getting this to run on the iPad 3 was a lengthy adventure in profiling. I wish I could have hit the 1, but it just wasn't meant to be.
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by mickrobk 13y ago
It's fully vector but you cannot export to SVG or any other open formats due to the performance difference between Sketchology and other vector apps. (More than 100x even against x86 hardware.) You can export to web[0], which creates a
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by mickrobk 13y ago
No unfortunately. While it's fairly trivial for me to support, the performance difference (a factor of more than 100) between Sketchology and other vector drawing apps makes it impossible to actually load the exported file anywhere. I
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by mickrobk 13y ago
It's free to download and use, though to unlock all the tools (about 50% come standard) there's a one time IAP for $5
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Show HN: Sketchology(sketchologyapp.com)
212 points by mickrobk 13y ago|80 comments
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by mickrobk 14y ago
I'm sorry, I certainly didn't mean to say you were actively asking for app developers to collude on price. Rather, that is the conclusion I drew following your arguments about app store issues. To be specific: (note some quotes are abbrevia
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by mickrobk 14y ago
I don't know - the underlying argument here, that developers need to avoid a race to the bottom isn't particularly new, new to Microsoft [0], or in my opinion convincing. This article seems like a strange mix of a Microsoft marketing piece,
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by mickrobk 14y ago
For me, the curation of the content, and quality of the item thumbnail previews really make this site for me, and I really hope both continue as you expand in content. Especially for the cheaper assets (< $10) I've never felt the envano
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by mickrobk 14y ago
I love the idea, but it feels too much like a tech demo versus something I can actually use. The showstoppers that stood out to me are: - "Try it now for free" is great for showing me the value prop but ultimately I want to see a pricing sh