That’s the thinking behind Mix, a new collaborative platform from FiftyThree, makers of the popular iPad sketching app, Paper. Built right into the app, it’s based around a continuously expanding pool of shared content that’s available for anyone to mix, remix, and draw inspiration from.
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Wait, this could be really cool. I don't have any Apple products, so it won't help me any, but I could see this be really cool. If this becomes any better, I might just have to get an iPad...
I think all of these art sharing platforms are really cool. It is such a good way to stimulate art. I, for one, cannot make art on my own. I have to get inspired by something, or someone will say one word that will explode ideas into my brain. It's the craziest thing. This would be so good for me. They should make an android version of this too in order to include more people. Then pretty much every artist would be able to share in the art.
I think this is AWESOME. Having gone to a high school with (and therefore worked in theatre with) an iPad Initiative, I can fully appreciate the value of a collaborative application that makes creativity more accessible. I also have found that my greatest struggle in many situations is starting a project or coming up with an idea for something to work on, so having some form of groundwork sounds great to me.
The article brings up an interesting point in who would be called the "creator" or "artist" of whatever is made, but honestly I think that brings us into a really cool place where the importance of the art comes from the process rather than the final product.
I really would love to use this app, particularly for group projects or within design teams, and will be sending it off to some high school teachers for them to consider.
Wow, I wish I had an iPad so I could use this app. It looks like a fun way to play around and get in a creative mood. I'm not sure if it's applicable to professional settings yet- it seems a little bit free-for-all. However, it would definitely be a great way to play around with very initial ideas and exploring possibilities. It would be interesting to see if this concept was expanded to a more professional context- I'm picturing a kind of combination of Google drive/Google docs and this app, where private groups of people could exchange ideas and edit each other's work. It seems like it would be a really great way to collaborate visually (it would also be cool if you could bring in outside images, like from research), especially if the creative team is not able to meet in person.
I’m not sure I’m fully supportive of what is happening in this app. While it’s easy to argue if there are truly any new or original pieces of art anymore, if someone is feeling optimistic about the subject it is not hard to see why this app is hurting that process. Seeing this as a way to get past a creative block is a little bit far. In the ad they show people starting off with a basic shape like a circle, but I wonder how basic the starter ideas actually are. The article points out that many people have riffed off of the ‘Hello my name is...’ name tags, which is a little further than just a circle. The other side of this argument is that I totally understand that it is great to have a place to go for inspiration, or a place that is good for both basic and advanced skills to make everyone feel comfortable enough to express themselves, but I worry that this will cause people to be complacent in their art and instead of growing their skills, fall back on the ideas of an app.
I personally have an iPad and have a variety of applications that focus on sketching, but this application seems to allow any number of participants to alter a preexisting photo. The possibilities are endless and the application could be a great way to keep the creative juices flowing. With software improvements, this application could easily gain popularity. After doing some quick browsing on their site, I found the work produced form this application to be very strong with vibrant colors and a good variety of mediums. I added myself to the email list and I'm very excited to get this application and try it out first hand. Even for those who don't consider themselves designers or sketchers, the application is broken down into learn, play, sketch, design, write, and think. So excited!!
I've seen Sam Stark using paper, and it's soooooo cool!!!!! I like that you can mix your own colors and everything, and the stylus is awesome! Unfortunately, I do not have an iPad, and the app and stylus are expensive, too. This looks like a great way to use technology and art together, though. I like being able to use my hands to make art, and drawing is relaxing to me, so I feel like being able to make high quality digital art would be something I'd be interested in looking into in the future. I hope that this company continues to make similar apps that are just as useful and neat as these that will make digital art easier, fun, and readily accessible.
While I can't see this being useful in a professional environment due to the lack of boundaries, I think it would be a great way to exercise your creativity outside of your professional endeavors. Paper in its original form is a great platform for sketching digitally. It is extremely intuitive and offers a wide range of artist tools that work similarly to the way they appear in the real world. I think that being able to share your work with so many other people and collaborate with them on several different projects will help to stretch many artists' imaginations.
Whenever I see videos like these of these awesome iPad drawing apps I think about how cool the app is and how awesome the drawings look, and then I play with the app and realize that just having an awesome drawing program doesn't make you a good artist. That being said, I think that because of the style of the program, one can do quick, unrefined sketches and the program will make them look better and more artsy. I worked with a designer this summer who used this app on his iPad, and the quick design ideas he was able to produce were incredible. I'm not a very confident artist, but I feel that after playing around in a program like this for a few days I would improve at just being able to explain concepts with relying on words and deep explanations, but by being able to create crude sketches that weren't just scribbles. I'm not hoping to become a Jorge Colombo artist (look him up, he's awesome), but I would like to become more proficient in the medium.
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