We’re getting really close to launching ConceptShare V2, the first major upgrade to our online tool for design collaboration. We’ve been testing it, but we know that we can’t possibly find every last bug ourselves. We’re setting up a testing account where you will be able to get a sneak peek. In return, we ask that you kick the tires and report any issues you find.

Please go to the ConceptShare V2 sneak peek page to apply.

A Few Things You Should Know

• We have a limited number of spaces, if you don’t get a sneak peek invite please don’t be offended.
• This account is for testing only, don’t use it for real work.
• There will be bugs, we’re inviting you in to help us find the last ones we haven’t found yet.
• We may close any workspace or end the test at any time.

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Written by Will Pate

If you love ConceptShare, now can now let your friends on Facebook know. Check out our new page for ConceptShare on Facebook, and add us to your products! If you’re really trying to avoid that deadline, why not write a quick review while you stop by. Adding ConceptShare to your products and writing a review will show up in your friends’ news feeds, helping folks find out about us. Plus you can find out who else is a fan of ConceptShare and see exclusive content we’ll have coming soon.

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For the upcoming V2 launch we decided to give our logo a little refresh. I was personally a fan of the orange and brown, but when Bernie showed me the maroon and black I changed my mind. Note we also have the “TM” now, thanks to Darren.

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Written by Will Pate

We have been heads down lately working on V2 of the ConceptShare interface and I want to share with you an example of how we are using ConceptShare internally to get the job done quickly.

With some bugs or changes you can get away with email or textual bug trackers with screens attached. I personally think it is much easier and faster to use ConceptShare. We built this tool for almost exactly this purpose and it maybe how a 3 person startup could launch an application so quickly.

In the first example you can see that I can quickly illustrate a change in the application visually. I need to make the developers understand a very specific visual change and the intended result without interrupting their work flow or scheduling a meeting. I usually upload 5-7 of these at one time. The change is that the zoom tool is too close to the menu side and I would like a bit more padding. Most bugs/visual changes are more complicated than this is a quick example.

I can’t even imagine describing this change in email or text but it might go something like this.

“Hi Guys,

The zoom slider is off a bit a bit too close to the menus and needs to be shifted to the side a few pixels I am not sure how many.

Bernie”

Responses:

” The whole slider or just part of it?

How many pixels?

Too close to which menu?”

ConceptShare reply feature enables an unlimited number of questions from development or beta testers with easy management and NO MEETINGS.

The other neat thing we are doing is using the Concept Folders feature to drag and drop concepts into the Done Folder or into the appropriate folder for each development team the Workspace or Web Manager. The entire team is in the workspace and have their opinion about various visual changes to be made before they are implemented.

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Written by Bernie