Hi Folks,

 

I wanted to introduce you to a new design and collaboration tool we are working on for the web. Over the last few years, we have seen a number of new graphic design tools. But most of those are exclusively on Mac, which left Windows and Linux users in the dust. We wanted to change that. We intend to create the world’s first web-based screen design tool and we want everyone to have the ability to design. Being web-based means that anyone using any operating system — be it Mac, Windows or Linux — can use Gravit from anywhere, at any time. We hope that this will open up new possibilities for both design professionals and aspiring designers.

 

Gravit is built with HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. The back-end engine does all of the “heavy lifting” and designers can use the app without any need to install anything locally. The app runs in the browser but it feels almost like a desktop app.

 

Gravit is free to use and offers two ways of getting into your first design. If you want to make a “quick jump” into the app itself, you can simply load www.gravit.io and click on the “Create design” button. For those who want to explore the Gravit’s screen design features, this is the way to get started. The limitation is that you cannot save your designs or upload any image assets.

 

To unlock the app’s full potential (including all collaboration features), you need to sign up first. This requires a little effort though, as you’ll have to play a quick game before you can claim your beta invite — but don’t worry, the game is pretty easy.

 

We're always looking for ways to improve this product. And we want designers and developers like you to provide us with feedbacks and features you would like to see.

 

This is seriously impressive. Nice work

Thank you both. We are looking for amazing developers and designers to help us shape the future of this product. Feel free to register (by beating the Pacman game) and give it a shot. We have setup a small community there to help users provide feedback and communicate with each other. We are also working on improving the product even more by enabling users to collaborate with one another. No more emailing designs back and forth. We have a few staffs observing this thread closely, so if you run into any issues, feel free to post here or on our community board.

Sorry to bump this post, I need some opinion. Currently we are working on re-doing the Gravit UI. While working on the User Profile page, we got into a little discussion on the direction of that page. Few of the staffs prefer the user information sitting on top and the other likes on the left. This is more or less a case of Dribbble vs Behance; where Dribbble has it on top and Behance on left sidebar. Since the profile page is viewable by public and you can share it as samples for future employers; I think seeing as much as you can without having to scroll is a bonus. Therefore, the most ideal case would be left sidebar to contain profile information and the right would contain your recent works/community activity/marketplace items. This is what I have for a early draft: http://drbl.in/pjaM

 

Since you folks are designers who will ideally use our product, we want to hear from you. What is your take on the profile page?