When I first saw Khoi Vinh\u2019s collaborative design app Mixel, I wanted to throw up\u2014from jealousy.<\/p>\n
I\u2019d first met Khoi while moderating a Layer Tennis match<\/a>\u00a0between him & Nicholas Felton, and\u00a0at the time I was brainstorming about designers’ needs for tablet apps. “What about ‘Photoshop Volley,'” I asked Khoi, describing a totally non-destructive, cloud-backed design environment centered on playful exchange of ideas & artwork. It turns out he was working on something very similar, so we went off on separate paths. My team ended up building Photoshop Touch (a far more traditional app than I wanted to make), and Mixel launched as much more what I had in mind<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sadly the app didn’t take off, but Khoi has continued to think about ways for tablets to help designers think & share better. He’s been working with Adobe on a new iPad app call LayUp<\/a>, letting you make quick sketches that can evolve into styled renderings, and the response looks pretty enthusiastic<\/a>. Check out some demos:<\/p>\n