Comments on Kitchen and Residential Design: Interior design tools for the iPhone, first up She...

We have conflicting conflicts because I use Sherwi...

2009-10-14T23:34:59.574-04:00

We have conflicting conflicts because I use Sherwin-Williams all the time, more than Benjamin Moore even. I know, that's designer heresy, but I like their neutrals and near neutrals better than B. Moore's.

So far as these apps go, they are OK for general color matching, but I would never use them as a substitute for a real color specification kit. I'd be lost without my 81/2" x 11" paint chips. Lost!

And I've got just the opposite reaction to you...

2009-10-14T23:02:04.894-04:00

And I've got just the opposite reaction to yours. I like this app better than Benjamin Moore's, but I don't use Sherwin Williams paints.

It also suffers from having to deal with the iPhone camera, which doesn't exactly give good color rendition that I've experienced so far.

This looks great!

2009-09-28T16:28:54.646-04:00

This looks great!

It's not so much that ColorSnap has glitches o...

2009-06-10T08:28:13.923-04:00

It's not so much that ColorSnap has glitches or doesn't work, it's just that it doesn't do very much. It's a great idea that wasn't developed to its full potential. I noticed a couple of hits from Sherwin-Williams' IP addresses in my traffic report yesterday, so somebody up there saw this.

My review of Benjamin Moore's version of the same software is a love letter essentially. Benjamin Moore's app does everything I wish Sherwin-Williams' did because I prefer SW to BM when it comes to specifying paint. I doubt that B. Moore's app is going to change my brand loyalties single handedly, but it does make me see B. Moore in a whole new light.

Hopefully SW reads your blogs and will listen to y...

2009-06-10T06:24:22.032-04:00

Hopefully SW reads your blogs and will listen to your review. They're probably aware already of some of the limitations and decided to release with glitches rather than wait for the perfect app. There are pros and cons to both approaches.

All the same, I agree -- it's a great concept and, for the arm-chair designer or new homeowner / apartment dweller, might be a great resource.

That's coming I'm sure. Sometimes I feel l...

2009-06-09T09:11:36.867-04:00

That's coming I'm sure. Sometimes I feel like my iPhone can read my mind already so it's just a matter of time until it starts acting on the thoughts it picks up from me.

Even though it doesn't work as well as you'...

2009-06-09T09:09:18.125-04:00

Even though it doesn't work as well as you'd like it to, it still sounds like a cool concept :-)

What would REALLY impress me is an app that'll choose the perfect colour that you have in your head and then paint your room for you!! ;-)

Kelly