Introducing Avocado: A new toolbox for interaction designers

[psql]

It's nice to have a set of abstracted patches instead of having to build every goddamn thing from scratch.

[joeld42]

Why does everyone build these on top of Quartz Composer? It seems like there's a huge demand for a prototyping tool that supports animations.

[redindian75]

Here is an interesting prototyping app which does exactly that. Downloaded the beta and playing with it. http://www.mitya-app.com/

[snegu]

Axure is able to illustrate quite a few animations, although it could certainly stand to include more. I'm hoping they'll make this a priority in future releases.

[posttool]

Oh no! Not another VPL :-) I am looking forward to seeing interesting applications.

[rstoner]

See also: http://facebook.github.io/origami/ - Another QC-based UI/UX toolchain

[aenean]

Does Avocado play nicely with Origami? Am I correct in saying both act as QC plugins, adding patches and new default behaviors?

[vadvi]

please do not auto play the videos.

[livejamie]

Another design tool that ignores Windows users :(

[lstamour]

Don't worry. Apple ignores Quartz users too. :D

[rch]

At least you have Pro/E and Spotfire to keep you entertained :)

[SoftwareMaven]

Probably not the best interaction I could have experienced: http://imgur.com/IlZD2sB (using iCabMobile on iOS7/iPad 2).

[mtriverio]

The server was temporarily having issues, it should all be fixed now!

[lostInTheWoods3]

Avocado ... Also called alligator pear. a large, usually pear-shaped fruit having green to blackish skin, a single large seed, and soft, light-green pulp, borne by the tropical American tree Persea americana and its variety P. adrymifolia, often eaten raw, especially in salads.

What does this product have to do with Avocados? I know you had to call it something ... but why Avocado? Enough with the trendy product names!

[fiatpandas]

Avocado the tool is like a real avocado because there's a rich buttery filling over a nut in the center. The nut in the center is Quartz. Quartz is tough nut to crack and so are avocado nuts. But what Avocado the tool does is add a nice buttery layer of patches (like the avocado soft filling) over the tough nut to bring out the goodness. Hence the name Avocado. It's really that simple

[grinich]

There's a paragraph about this in the post. Did you read it?