The semi-(in)frequent musings of David Kaneda, maker of Boo.
Facebook has announced Paper, a new app for viewing and sharing stories—from both Facebook and other content sources. The app looks extremely impressive with rich animations, smooth user input, and a design well-tailored to small screens.
My only gripe at this point would be the app sharing its name with another iOS favorite.
Done | Not Done is a new app from the ever-awesome Fictive Kin crew, which promises to be:
The to-do list for things you want to do, not the things you have to do.
Beyond the great looking app, the website has some excellent typography and copywriting.
I rarely fly Delta, but the new Fly Delta app for iPad is looking fantastic. Here’s hoping Virgin picks up the pace on Passbook support.
Shinbashi Dori
Paper is the hot new drawing app for the iPad, and with good reason. The app features an elegant, minimal interface, gorgeous transitions, and intuitive gestures throughout. For me, the app also hits the perfect balance between simplicity and power: While it doesn’t feature the multitude of drawing tools/options that apps like Sketchbook Pro have, it offers much more than “simple” sketching apps like Penultimate. As you can see from the sketch above, the limited toolset is still quite capable of creating beautiful sketches.
The app is free to download and try, but comes with limited drawing tools. Each extra tool is $1.99 via an in-app purchase, or you can buy them all for $6.99. Interestingly, you can also try each too, in-app, before making a purchase.
You should also check out their Tumblog, where they have been posting sketches from users, showing everything from artistic sketches to application wireframes.
Slick new way to share presentations — watch out SlideShare. Here’s a recent deck on Sencha Touch.
FontBook, the world’s most comprehensive typographical reference guide, is now available on iPad.