The colors can then be used when creating sketches. Choose action 19Īdobe Ideas lets you choose a photo from your collection and extract the colors. Confirm delete instructions (# updated) 2. Choose sketch ✖ Two ✔ One step: steps feels tap to view/edit like a lot just to view/edit the sketch. appropriate for this app though maybe not for SketchBook. If saving required, then the option should be ✔ Auto-saved: more evident. Shown when user tries to add new item or go to gallery. ✖ Should group items that let ✔ Tools for users act on selected sketch (3 creating new content with red) & those for new content. ✖ Delete outcome unclear (photo is deleted). ✖ Only two layers are allowed, unless I’m missing the option for more. ✖ Opacity % covered as user moves their finger up and down. ✖ Color & ✔ Brush opacity edited properties in separate edited in one modes. took me hours to discover! Instead, I used the awkward 3 finger gesture. users but Nice when you hard for new know it’s there: users. Might be ✖ Tapping this good for little dot brings experienced the toolbar back. ✔ Toolbar doesn’t disappears automatically go when user away can hide by starts tapping “x”. ✔ Groupings work but could use subtle visual cues to reinforce groupings & ✖ Layers should be closer to create more drawing tools it gets lost hierarchy, near email. Toolbar Organization ✖ Pencil Undo/redoīrush options Layer options should be closer to its size widget below.✖ Unfortunately the user is dumped into a blank screen when the tour is done. “how to” is ✖ Adobe helpful but Ideas should should also provide basic provide clear “how to” info way to skip. Version 1.0.1 is in this review - #2 in Paid Entertainment category as of May 1, 2010. Users can export photos to a variety of formats.Includes more advanced layering capabilities.Launched when iPad came out in April 2010. #3 in Free Entertainment category as of May 1, 2010. Users can share sketches via email (can later be edited in Illustrator).Provides basic layering & ability to import photos.Allows users to sketch & save “ideas.”.Finally, kudos to both products for their fine work! 4.The review does not compare feature sets in great depth. Although the target users and goals are arguably different, I still found the comparison useful since I was focusing primarily on the UI and flows.3Īpps were designed with different goals in mind: Adobe Ideas is for basic sketching where SketchBook Pro (as its name implies) is much more powerful and can be used by serious artists. The goal is not to suggest that one app is better than the other.✖ Used to indicate area that can be improved Suggest which of the above are practice working well & which could use improvement (Note color coding to right).

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