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Gave a talk at Stanford sharing some of FiftyThree’s history and where we are headed next. The original deck and supporting materials is here all made with Paste.

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On the Nature of Maps

Thinking of late Prof. Rolf Faste this morning and his teaching on creativity. 

His On the Nature of Maps is a magnificent metaphor of how to charter the new. 

1/ Maps are useful.

2/ Maps are useful in inverse proportion to their completeness.

3/ "The map is not the territory" - Korzybski

4/ Maps of known territories can be purchased.

5/ You can't buy maps for unknown territories.

6/ Explorers go into unknown territories.

7/ In the absence of maps, explorers outfit themselves in other ways.

8/ The future is an unknown territory.

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Put it on Paper / fiftythree.com

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Today, we’re thrilled to open a new chapter for creative thinkers with Paper on iPhone and iPad.

The all-new Paper makes it possible for anyone to get their ideas down quickly, in whatever form they hit—notes, images, sketches—and store them in spaces that can be easily rearranged, like a wall of sticky notes.

Instantly create diagrams, sketch on top of photos, and make checklists with the swipe of your finger. Whether you’re remodeling your home, taking lecture notes, or creating a presentation, Paper redefines what it means to be productive and creative on-the-go. It's free on the App Store. Download Paper now. 

There’s a myth that creativity comes from a chosen few. But we know it lives within us all. We believe that, with the right tools, anyone can come up with an idea that shakes the world.

Notes, Photos, and Sketches—Get an idea down in any form. Snap a photo, type a note, or sketch it out. Put all your thoughts together in one place.

Notes—Text reinvented for touch. Swipe to Style is an industry-first feature that lets you instantly create lists, bullet points, or titles with a simple swipe of your finger. Swipe right to create checklists, swipe left to create titles.

Photos—We’ve completely rethought photo filters. This new filter lets you easily spotlight the area in photos and screenshots that you want to point out with just the tap of a finger.

Sketch—All the power of Paper’s original tools to write, sketch, diagram, and graph are now in your pocket. Zoom and rewind—it’s all there.

Grid—Grid view means text, photos, and sketches live together in a grid that shows you everything at once. Rearrange your grid for presentations, outlines, and storyboards.

Spaces—Organize your ideas into separate Spaces that you can name and customize with a cover image. Make as many Spaces as you want.

Universal App—Paper is a universal app that works the same across iPads, iPhones, and iPods that run iOS8+.

Pencil—Connect our award-winning bluetooth stylus for a fast, simple way to sketch out your ideas. To celebrate Paper, we’re having a limited time sale on Pencil. Shop now.

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Your phone and all your ideas in one place. We’ve been hard at work developing a new type of productivity for your phone. Be the first to try it. Sign up here.

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Thrilled about this project with CreativeMornings, and be sure to follow the remix family here.

Remix! with CreativeMornings 

This month we’ve partnered with popular breakfast lecture series CreativeMornings to bring you 31 Days of Collaboration. It’s no secret that there is a breadth of talent across both of our communities, so what better way to bring everyone together than with a month of collaboration?

In the spirit of CreativeMornings’ July theme, the CM team will be featuring remixes made with Paper from around the world.

To participate, check out the CreativeMornings announcement or head straight over to their Mix account and start remixing. Happy collaborating!

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Joey Gao’s remix on Mix by FiftyThree

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The Guggenheim’s Learning Through Art program and FiftyThree brought Paper and iPad to PS 86 in the Bronx. Inspiring teaching artist Jeff Hopkins brings the classroom to life and uses art to teach creative thinking. My favorite quote comes from a student at the end. “Art is freedom. And if you want to draw something, you can do it.” You’ve got to give creativity a try. 

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We launched our most advanced foray into design, engineering, and science to date. Think Kit is mobile whiteboarding at the speed of thought. 

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Introducing Think Kit.

Today, we’re proud to announce the next generation of tools in Paper called Think Kit – three new tools to bring brainstorming and whiteboarding into the mobile age.

Think Kit’s Diagram, Fill, and Cut tools make it fast and easy to draw charts, diagrams, graphs, flows, wireframes, and models. Use them to sketch perfect shapes and connectors, and create presentation­-ready visual model. Anything you create can then be exported directly to PowerPoint, Keynote, or your favorite iPad apps, and shared with colleagues everywhere.

Think Kit includes:

Diagram. A smart pen with style. Think Kit’s Diagram tool lets you draw objects, straight lines, connectors, and arrowheads.

Cut. Rearrange and move shapes or words around on the screen. The Cut tool has a manual mode to draw freeform selection areas, or use Smart Cut to automatically select shapes without switching tools.

Fill. Fill existing shapes with color, or draw new shapes with the color fills. Like the Cut tool, Fill has a manual and Smart mode, where you simply tap to fill a shape in with color.

Presentation-Ready. Export your creations to PowerPoint or Keynote with our custom­-designed presentation templates that make your diagrams look great. 

Share Anywhere. Paper’s new sharing menu lets you open work in Paper in myriad other apps, including Trello, Slack, Dropbox, Box, and more. Export entire journals in PDF or PowerPoint format, or choose individual pages.

Smart Shapes. Founded on years of scientific research, Intention Engine™ is our trademark drawing recognition and rendering system. It detects and corrects dozens of shapes sketched in real-­time – all while preserving the uniqueness and feel of hand-drawn lines.

At FiftyThree, we believe that everyone is creative, and that creativity can be unleashed with the right tools. We’re excited to broaden Paper’s toolset to enable more people – from any field or role – to show their ideas effortlessly with tools that work as fast as they do.

Think Kit is entirely free, and comes as an automatic update for existing Paper users.

Don’t have the app yet? Get Paper today in the App Store.

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FiftyThree introduces Pencil Gold, and it's not just any kind of gold. It's warm with a brushed anodized finish. Understated, but undeniably shiny. Engineered to not lose its lustre. 

I may have been raised on a diet of very rational bauhaus aesthetics in Germany, but with this our industrial design expanded my horizon. I can't put Pencil Gold down, it's that beautiful.

Starting today, Pencil Gold is available for pre-order and will start shipping on Tuesday, February 3rd. Get it for just $59.95 at shop.fiftythree.com.

Thank you @joaquimmeira for the great NYC sketch! 

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View Georg Petschnigg's remix on Mix

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One of the great joys of working at FiftyThree is partnering with companies we admire, especially if the outcome is removing a barrier in the creative process. The teams at Adobe and FiftyThree did some terrific work here.  

CREATIVITY WITHOUT BORDERS ADOBE x FIFTYTHREE

As long-time fans of Adobe, our team is excited to announce that their creative apps Illustrator Line and Photoshop Sketch will now support Pencil.

In our Paper 2.1 update released in November, you may have noticed that we introduced integration with Adobe Creative Cloud. This allows you to export drawings to Creative Cloud storage, and send Paper sketches directly to Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator on your desktop.

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We can’t breathe!

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BE (RED). Start the end of AIDS now.

Inspired by (RED) on the Mix

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Made With Paper and Pencil by FiftyThree.

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Georg Petschnigg’s remix on Mix by FiftyThree

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CREATE A DIFFERENCE WITH (RED)

FiftyThree is proud to announce our partnership with Apple in Apps for (RED). Apps for (RED) is a two-week campaign to raise awareness and funds for (RED), a leading charity in the fight against AIDS, and we’d love for you to join us.

In support, we developed a (Paper)RED Essentials Kit that includes all the essential tools–Draw, Sketch, Outline, Write, Color, and Mixer. This limited edition Essentials Kit is now available in the App Store for $6.99 until December 7th. All proceeds will go to The Global Fund.

Wondering how you can join if you already have the tools? Join (RED) on Mix! Follow (RED) to remix sketches by creators from all over the world, as well as featured guest creators.

Child AIDS activist Nkosi Johnson once said: “Do all you can with what you have, in the time you have, in the place you are.” No step is too small to take in the fight against AIDS. Write a word of encouragement or sketch how AIDS has impacted you, and share it with others on Mix. Together we can raise awareness and help (RED) deliver the first AIDS-free generation in thirty years.

Remix in Paper