Drawing

Design

Inklet Turns Your Mac’s Multitouch Trackpad Into A Drawing Tablet

4:30AM April 22, 2011 | Adam Dachis

Mac OS X: Inklet is a neat piece of software that turns your Mac’s multitouch trackpad into a drawing tablet that works surprisingly well. More »

Design

DeviantART Muro Is An HTML5 Drawing App That Works On Your iPad

6:00AM August 11, 2010 | The How-To Geek

HTML5 online painting app Muro is a surprisingly capable drawing app that doesn’t require Flash, plug-ins or anything else — just a browser that supports the latest technologies. More »

Work

How To Access Google Docs’ Real-Time Editing, Drawing Features

11:00PM April 13, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

There’s a whole bunch of new stuff in Google Docs, including real-time editing, a drawing tool, and a new look and features for spreadsheets and presentations. Not all of it is apparent and visible to returning Docs users, though. More »

Work

Google Docs Updates With A Drawing Editor, Real-Time Collaboration, Speed

12:00AM April 13, 2010 | Adam Pash

Google’s office suite, Google Docs, updates with big changes focused on significantly improving document collaboration in Docs. That means new features, like Google Wave’s real-time, character-by-character editing for multiple users, as-you-type spell check, a new commenting system and more. More »

Communicate

Woobius Eye Makes Online Communication Visual

9:00AM March 28, 2010 | Whitson Gordon

newVideoPlayer( {"type":"video","player":"http://www.youtube.com/v/Vhox59Ia5yc&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=22","customParams":[] ,"width":500,"height":412,"ratio":0.824,"flashData":"","embedName":null,"objectId":null,"noEmbed":false,"source":"youtube"} );If you’ve ever been at a loss to describe something to someone on the phone or over IM, free webapp Woobius Eye is the answer—with a simple link, your conversation can turn into a visual discussion as easy as doodling. More »

Design

Pinta Brings Paint.Net’s Just-Enough Image Editing To Every Computer

8:30AM February 10, 2010 | Kevin Purdy

Windows/Mac/Linux: If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the coders of Pinta love the heck out of Paint.Net. Luckily, they also want to make it available on every OS, and are faithful to its just-enough interface methodology. More »

Organise

GazoPa Finds Images Similar To Uploads, Links Or Drawings

12:00AM October 28, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

Hitachi-powered image search site GazoPa (boy, they’re really out of web names, no?) is a fairly robust engine for finding same or similar images. Its differentiation comes in hunting similar videos, digging through Flickr and letting you draw your search. More »

Design

Creately Makes Group-Edited Charts And Illustrations Easy

9:30PM September 4, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

If you’re looking to plan out a project, share code design or craft a funny flowchart for friends or coworkers, Creately is a free webapp that offers a no-software tool with a nice and easy learning curve. More »

Design

Sharpen Your MS Paint Skills

1:00AM July 30, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

The Digital Inspiration blog suggests that while, yes, MS Paint can make hilarious stick figure illustrations, it can be used more skillfully than you might imagine, suggesting five lesser-known features of the ever-present Windows app. More »

Design

Model Your Home, Plan Improvements In 3D With Google Sketchup

10:00AM May 13, 2009 | Kevin Purdy

My wife and I just moved to an apartment with a great backyard, but neither of us think spatially. Using Google Sketchup, it’s been easier than I’d imagined to plan our Ultimate Patio 4000. More »