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.”
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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V2 is already impressive in it’s design and user interface so I’m excited to see what solutions you come up. And I appreciate the transparency. Thanks guys.
Comment by Sam Chyung — August 27, 2011 @ 3:38 am
still looking forward to this release.. I would love to get it going asap
Comment by Dan — August 29, 2011 @ 12:43 am
Waiting patiently, hope something happens soon!!
Comment by Michael — September 28, 2011 @ 11:14 pm
I’m going to keep my current site and let my Viewbook trial expire. There’s just too many features in V3 that I need now. I hope they launch V3 soon otherwise I got to find an alternative.
What I need is ability to have my images either scale with the browser window or go full screen while keeping my branding. I also need better blog integration, font selection and be able to have both video and stills in the same gallery.
Comment by Giulio Sciorio — October 18, 2011 @ 8:51 pm
when will v3 be released, any news on this?
Comment by georg — November 2, 2011 @ 4:07 pm
Any chance of seeing V3 Beta released before 2012?
Comment by TRNST — November 3, 2011 @ 6:18 pm
Can’t wait for V3 to be released. I let my trial accounts expire. I’m holding off on updating my 2 websites until you guys release V3. Please hurry up… ;-)
Comment by Ernie Pena — November 6, 2011 @ 7:48 pm
To give you more insight into the progress of V3 we’ve decided to make the progress public, see our post here: http://www.viewbook.com/weblog/2011/11/09/follow-the-progress-of-viewbook-v3/
Comment by Rien // Viewbook.com — November 9, 2011 @ 9:15 pm