By: rich

rich — Thu, 24 May 2007 18:01:22 +0000

Kuler’s a bit clunky and slow, and the widget is feature un-rich. Seems like a fun project for the Apollo kids but not the best solution.
I’d rather see Kuler integrated into the UI of each app in a new Adobe-wide color model. Something that combined aspect of features of the Discreet color UI, Color Theory, and even the old Flash killer Adobe LiveMotion.
[Why do you think I want Flash-based palettes in Photoshop so badly? ;-) Seriously, I think that having them would open a massive door for developers & end users alike. --J.]

By: jimhere

jimhere — Fri, 18 May 2007 11:51:59 +0000

It's good to have a physically small app to copy hex colors from (does it drag? The widget version does, but it's in widget land). A smart person recently made a free hex color picker: http://wafflesoftware.net/hexpicker/ so we'll see which works best. As noted in your "New Adobe Exchange goes live" post, html is still a bit more usable. Sites like http://colorblender.com/ and http://www.colourlovers.com/palettes/top are very helpful as html gizmos (er, I mean Rich Internet Applications. Lets call them "RIAs" to make the marketing guys feel needed). Kuler is nice and works, but you have to sit through those annoying easing tweens and fades. Plus if it's a desktop app, why does it open into web pages for the details (With the sample sites above, you're already in a browser)? Kuler does look good though (I thought Adobe apps had new gradient squares... Kuler has some sort of glaxo-type logo).

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