Long time no see. It’s been a while, but you’ll be glad to know we’ve made some substantial progress since our last Cookbook update. Creating and tweaking the UI that Wolfgang has designed was no easy task, and it’s something we’ll be doing until launch. I’m proud to announce that every screenshot you see on this page is an actual build of Cookbook — not a mockup. By the way, we’re still planning to put the spotlights in, so don’t panic ;).
Since the last update, I’ve been focusing on actually implementing the interface and integrating it with the backend. After that, we have been working on the theme rendering and have come up with a theme format that allows you to dynamically render beautiful, subtle themes for your recipes. Moving forward, we will be focusing on the recipe editing experience and other features like the timeline and shopping lists. Overall, we are all very happy with how Cookbook is going. This project is a blast to work on. John, Wolfgang, and I have spent hours tweaking and adjusting to make things “just right.”
It has also been decided that Cookbook will almost definitely be Leopard only. As a developer focused release, Leopard will allow us to realize our ideas faster and with better execution. Little animation touches will be used tastifully throughout the app to create continuity in the user experience, and full screen mode will certainly take advantage of many of the advancements in the new OS.
Recipe editing is something we have already spent some time on and plan to continue refining. We are trying to create a superb user experience as well as a stunning interface. Rest assured that we’re investing as much time in making the app “feel” good and usable as we are on making it pretty.
We’ve also been coming up with some new and cool ideas for exploring the ethnic and cultural aspects of food. Here’s a little tease.
Thanks for stopping by. Keep in mind that everything you see is a work in progress and that we probably already know about all of the little imperfections. As always, we’re very interested in your feedback so please visit the forums and let us know if you have any ideas. Or you could just complain.
