![]() This meant I had to make two major changes to the fundamental way Monodraw worked – introduce dynamic positioning and fully editable shapes. Tools should be empowering and allow you to easily create rather than forcing you to express yourself in their "language" (i.e., the abstractions they provide). I came to the realisation that the tool was fighting you rather than helping you – exactly the opposite of what was expected. For example, you could only edit the corners of a rectangle and if you wanted to change a single character, you had to create a separate surface shape, position it above and set a character there. This makes it harder to express the relationship between shapes, so you end up having to manually move and re-adjust them. The position of shapes could not be dynamically specified, apart from line end points. ![]() After the Monodraw reveal, we want back to drawing board and noticed two important shortcomings: ![]() The aim of the beta program is to release a build of the app that is not quite fully featured or polished but provides a solid foundation to build on. Next up, I want to explain why it has taken longer than expected to provide the first status update. Our customers deserve to be treated with respect and honesty. Always feel free to send me an email or just tweet one thing I can promise you is the truth – no corporate or marketing speak. It is my intention to provide regular updates on our blog so that you are not left in the dark, wondering what is happening – if you don't see any updates for a while, it probably means we are busy working and there is nothing that we can announce just yet. My mission is to be completely open about what's happening behind the scenes, what work is being done and what our plans are. It has taken a bit longer than I expected but we have made some significant progress and more importantly, completed some essential improvements to how the app works.īefore we go any further, I want to set out what you can expect from us when it comes to Monodraw's development. It is finally time for our first Monodraw beta progress update. ![]()
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