Last week we received the last batch of submissions for the first Kwik+Corona Labs+Code and Web contest. In total, 15 submissions, from children storybooks (the majority), to comics, adult storybook and games. Overall, great projects, making all of us very excited. Thank you very much for the submissions! Also, my kindest words to David and Inna from Corona Labs, and Andreas, from Code and Web! The following topics were evaluated to select the winners: Originality; Quality of illustrations; Story (for game or storybook); Use of Kwik 2 native features; Estimated time for publishing in, at least, one major store (as Kwik 2 is coming just in a few days, we…
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Floating Fun by Greg Pugh is the first Storybook Created using Kwik 2
Please welcome Greg Pugh, author of The Perfect Pillow (also made with Kwik) and a Kwik 2 alpha tester. His new storybook, Floating Fun, was made entirely using Kwik 2. This creative storybook app is currently waiting for approval in both Amazon and Apple’s App Stores – we will have links to share as soon as they are available. Learn more about Floating Fun and Greg’s journey as an author, illustrator and Kwik user. Enjoy! My name is Greg Pugh, I’m the creator of the Colin Turtle book series. My interest in children’s book writing came from the fact that my wife and I knew we wanted to start a…
Introducing Kwik 2 Beta
Few days ago, in a private session for paid users, I introduced Kwik 2 Beta. Today, I am pretty excited to public announce the beta availability to any user. This is a huge milestone till the official launch date, coming this fall. What is coming? Physics is a major thing in the new version but, don’t be fooled: Kwik 2 is much more than that. In fact, the plugin was re-written almost entirely. Besides the new interface, several improvements and additions are coming due your feedback. Honestly, there are so many new features that is hard to find the most important ones. Below my top 5 list: 1) New interface:…
App of the Week Honors for Sparky The Shark, Kwik Showcase and more…
This past week saw our old friend Sparky the Shark recognized by the team at Ansca as the App of the Week. I am very excited that Mark Newell and the rest of the team at Biscuit Interactive won this award because of the incredible work and time devoted to this excellent app. The talent and passion on display in this interactive storybook really brought Sparky to life. Kwik, Photoshop and Corona just helped get the app to the finish line and that includes being available for purchase on the App Store and Google Play. I invite you to check out Sparky the Shark, use it as a benchmark to…