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Scribbles 1.1.1

December 18, 2007

Scribbles 1.1.1 is now available for
download. This version fixes an elusive bug when exporting some drawings.

Scribbles 1.1

December 13, 2007

Scribbles 1.1 is now available for download. We’ve been listening to user feedback and have implemented a slew of new features and little shortcuts:

  • High-resolution output (for export, print, and copying). Allows you to create incredible, huge prints from any drawing.
  • Performance optimizations - should improve drawing on older computers.
  • Eye-dropper (pick color from canvas). See the new Scribbles Manual for how to use it.
  • Scroll wheel support (use it to adjust your brush size).
  • Tablet pen eraser support (just flip your pen over to erase).
  • Hide other layers (see the View menu… handy when you want to focus on one layer at a time).
  • Little requested shortcuts:
    • Escape to leave full-screen.
    • Right-click to activate brush (when you were panning/zooming).
    • Hold down space + drag to pan canvas.
    • Drag up/down as well as left/right to zoom.

Thanks

December 6, 2007

It’s been two days, and the response to Scribbles so far has been fantastic. There is some incredible work going up on the gallery, showcasing what Scribbles is capable of. Thanks to all of you who already bought a license - the future of Scribbles development is indebted to you.

Scribbles

December 4, 2007

Scribbles is now available!  No words can take the place of trying it out for yourself, so just give it a shot.  It’s free to try for as long as you want.  (When you’re ready, buying a license is a cinch).

Lately there has been a barrage of image editors for Mac OS X.  No doubt, a few of them are pretty great, but Scribbles is unique.  First of all, it’s designed to do one thing insanely well: drawing.  It’s not an image-editor, or a photoshop-killer, or an excuse for cluttering your screen with two dozen translucent HUD’s… it’s a drawing app plain and simple.

So what makes Scribbles so great?  Things like an infinite canvas, context-based user interfaces, and intuitive 3D layers are nice, but what makes Scribbles really shine is the stroke rendering.  Check out this picture, it’s a few random doodles made with three new graphics apps.  The image on the top was made with Scribbles.  Note the smooth lines and curves.  The second image was made with a different app.  Note the strange wobbling in some of the strokes (particularly at large brush sizes).  The third image was made with another app: note the strange angles in some of the curves, it looks like polygonal lines.  (Note: no offense to the authors of those apps, I actually think they’re both pretty cool, and obviously they are designed primarily as image editors, not drawing tools).

The Mac needs a drawing tool that everyone can use.  One of the primary design goals of Scribbles was to make the interface accessible to every potential user, from kids to pros.  The hope is that this is evident as soon as you start it up.  The entire interface (sans the menu bar) is entirely text-less.  The interface is contained in a single window, and morphs between modes.  Buttons that you don’t need stay out of your way until you need them.  The interface for dealing with layers is my personal favorite.  For people not familiar with the concept, Scribbles makes layers intuitive.

Check out Scribbles today, and the user gallery to see what’s possible.