This is a second status update on the progress of Viewbook V3, the project name for ‘Viewbook Version 3′.
In our previous update last June I told you about the challenges in interaction and interface design that we took on earlier this year and how the first prototypes of parts of the new system gave us an idea of how things really worked as software.
We discovered that most of our ideas are working out as we had hoped but we also optimized and changed a lot in the user interface. It takes time, clear thinking and many iterations to make thinks simple, elegant and easy to understand. It’s exactly like Steve Jobs says:
“When you first start off trying to solve a problem, the first solutions you come up with are very complex. But if you keep going, and live with the problem and peel more layers of the onion off, you can often times arrive at some very elegant and simple solutions.”
We need at least another month or two to work out all the details to make everything ready for a month or two of testing and refining. Then the first (beta) release will be made public.
Be sure to check v3.viewbook.com for sketches, updates and sneak previews. We welcome your feedback. If you have any questions, see the Viewbook V3 FAQ and feel free to contact us here.
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