Given the little commitment I see from Apple regarding Quartz Composer I wonder if this isn't an opportunity to build a new, better Quartz Composer with a stronger focus on UI Design and release it as an app. Actually, given the current state of what's possible in the browser, I suppose most of that should even be possible in a browser so that it runs on all platforms.
The things that come to mind that would not work in the browser are also the things that UI designers hardly need like Midi, OSC, low level IO, Webcam (and that even kinda works).
The app became free last year, and I've also been thinking about open sourcing most of it, but haven't got around to it... (Well, some of the base libraries are on Github, but that's as far as I got.)
The code base would probably work nicely for something similar to Origami. If someone out there happens to be interested in building something new on top of the PixelConduit code, don't hesitate to get in touch!
(The major reason why I didn't finish opening the code is that some of it is quite old; there's lots of unused stuff lying around that should be cleaned out before a public release. But I'd be happy to share the code privately.)
There are a lot of opportunities to create great tools for designers – and you're right that QC has an uncertain future. However, QC is a really powerful tool, and shapes the way we design at Facebook. Whatever the future may bring, you can get real value out of this tool right now, and we think that's impactful.
Those lower-level patches can be integrated into your work in cool ways, they're there if you need them but don't get in the way.
A lot of individual parts of QC compositions can be replicated in the browser today, but the overall performance and rendering quality of QC for complex systems is still unmatched. As for universality, today most people designing for iOS and Android use Macs, so that's where we invest the most.
In the get started section, the background style you have doesn't seem to work properly on Firefox (fine on Safari), so it appears as white text with a drop shadow against an all white background.
Excited to try this out. I showed my designer your blog post on how you used Quartz Composer to sketch out your iOS app redesign. By itself, the Quartz Composer is pretty intimidating.
One nitpick, the .pkg isn't signed and Gatekeeper is blocking it from running.
[+] [-] terhechte|12 years ago|reply
The things that come to mind that would not work in the browser are also the things that UI designers hardly need like Midi, OSC, low level IO, Webcam (and that even kinda works).
[+] [-] pavlov|12 years ago|reply
http://pixelconduit.com
The app became free last year, and I've also been thinking about open sourcing most of it, but haven't got around to it... (Well, some of the base libraries are on Github, but that's as far as I got.)
The code base would probably work nicely for something similar to Origami. If someone out there happens to be interested in building something new on top of the PixelConduit code, don't hesitate to get in touch!
(The major reason why I didn't finish opening the code is that some of it is quite old; there's lots of unused stuff lying around that should be cleaned out before a public release. But I'd be happy to share the code privately.)
[+] [-] arbales|12 years ago|reply
Those lower-level patches can be integrated into your work in cool ways, they're there if you need them but don't get in the way.
A lot of individual parts of QC compositions can be replicated in the browser today, but the overall performance and rendering quality of QC for complex systems is still unmatched. As for universality, today most people designing for iOS and Android use Macs, so that's where we invest the most.
I hope you all give Origami a try :)
[+] [-] tb303|12 years ago|reply
more info:
http://vuo.org/qc-remake http://vuo.org/node/64
[+] [-] bergie|12 years ago|reply
[+] [-] 9999|12 years ago|reply
Looks like an interesting tool though.
[+] [-] fullsailor|12 years ago|reply
One nitpick, the .pkg isn't signed and Gatekeeper is blocking it from running.
[+] [-] unknown|12 years ago|reply
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[+] [-] ibsathish|12 years ago|reply
[+] [-] sinkasapa|12 years ago|reply