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Flinto for Mac(flinto.com)

over 8 years ago from Juozas Zobernis, UI Designer

  • Ix TechauIx Techau, over 8 years ago

    Ask yourself why, and you'll get the answer.

    2 points
    • Shawn BorskyShawn Borsky, over 8 years ago (edited over 8 years ago )

      Unfortunately, I think the answer is that much of the design community in North America believes they live in a world where everyone uses iPhones and Macbooks.

      I think this tool and many like it are great advancements but its frustrating to me that if I think of the top 5 "mobile" prototyping tools: only 1 has minimal Android support. Android accounts for 50% of the market nationally and over 75% internationally, that is a large chunk of customers that are getting underserved.

      3 points
      • Ix TechauIx Techau, over 8 years ago

        I don't think they believe that, they're not stupid. I do, however, think they prefer designing for iOS. It's not as fragmented, and the quality of applications is generally higher. It's simply more fun to design for iOS.

        3 points
        • Shawn BorskyShawn Borsky, over 8 years ago

          I'm not saying the community is stupid. I think its more of a tunnel vision. We can get so caught up in making a beautiful, super high-quality iOS apps that we simple forget that there are a lot of people who can't afford Apple tech and don't use the app ecosystem like we do.

          I agree that its more fun to design for iOS but doing this for living usually means that I can't make decisions based on how fun or easy it is to execute.

          I think with all these apps coming out with only Sketch support and only iOS support is a symptom of the same tunnel vision.

          1 point
          • Ix TechauIx Techau, over 8 years ago

            "doing this for living usually means that I can't make decisions based on how fun or easy it is to execute"

            That's the only way I would want to work or live. Why spend your life doing things you don't think is fun? You only have one shot at this, make it count.

            0 points
            • Shawn BorskyShawn Borsky, over 8 years ago

              Just because I make decisions based on the customers I design for doesn't mean that I don't have fun designing it. I enjoy making things that people can use and that often means that I need to put it on the platform they have which for a lot of people who deserve good experiences, not iOS.

              Its more of a point for me because there are SO many tools that aim to improve iOS prototyping but almost none for Android.

              0 points
              • Ben BonneyBen Bonney, over 8 years ago (edited over 8 years ago )

                fragmentation dude… which startup can shows off with an android app ? As someone could come up with an average android device, with the app runnning slow, being laggy, giving a poor experience ?

                you're at least pretty sure your prototype will be accurate when developing for iOS — e.g. you do your job, then let those android developers devaluate it. You take a risk telling people you animations will be that smooth on "android"

                Lost my iPhone some weeks ago, bought an android to give it a try… not the best one, not a bad one. But globally, the UX feels so fragile.

                It's like flash vs. the web before the mobile era. No agencies/designers would sell an html website, never, ever. You would be laught at by the 90% market share of IE8 users. But this 90% market share would still pay a lot for your glittering flash one

                0 points
        • Nathan ManousosNathan Manousos, over 8 years ago

          Bingo! I'm a big Apple nerd. I waited in line overnight to attend the original introduction of the iPhone. I waited in line overnight behind Steve Wozniak to get my first iPhone. We just really love iPhones, Macs, and iOS. We're building what's fun and useful for us. It's not meant as a disrespect to anyone else. We'll of course continue to consider what other platforms make sense for us. We're also a very small team so we need to be REALLY focused with what we build. You'd be amazed how much stuff we say no to during the design process.

          0 points
          • Shawn BorskyShawn Borsky, over 8 years ago

            Seriously, no disrespect. I was actually a Flinto web subscriber before and I really like what you have done so far. But for me to invest in paying for, learning and ultimately dedicating my team to use a product, it has to support 50% of our user-base among other things.

            I figured, from a business perspective, that you would want to know why I am not going to be using your product. ( read: paying for) .

            0 points