Thursday Salute to Originals: Adobe Ink & Slide
Drawing? Sketching? Doodling? They’ve got an app for that! These days there is an app for just about anything you could think of. New technology happens daily all around us, but when it is geared towards the design process, we might pay a bit more attention. Gone are the days of paper and pencil sketching, or mapping out footprint plans with a pencil and T-square. Adobe has recently introduced its new cloud pen (ink) and digital ruler (slide).
These two tools serve as a completely new way to draw and sketch on the iPad. Both tools can be used with two new apps – Adobe Line, a straight line drawing app (think rulers, T-squares, and triangles), and Adobe Sketch, which is an art app. Even if you wouldn’t consider yourself a designer or artist, you can use the tools and apps to doodle or use the Ink as a regular stylus to navigate around your iPad.
With this duo, Adobe created a completely new way to draw and sketch using current technology. This is an ideal asset for doodles, designing on the go, on-site editing, and so much more. Say you’re out in the field and you come up with an idea…sketch it. Then you have something you need to look up online…use the search engine. I bet your notepad and pen couldn’t connect an idea with background research so quickly!
Today we salute the creators of the Ink and Slide. With new technology options such as this, they are broadening the way in which we are able to practice and execute design in an increasingly mobile culture. These devices may be small, but they pack a powerful punch in bringing inspiration to your fingertips.
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