In this post I wanted to explain how we decided to create a version control system for designers and why we think it’s important for designers to use such systems.

Being a software developer I have been using various version control tools (CVS, SourceSafe, Perforce, ClearCase, Subversion) for ages, and literally cannot imagine doing any serious project without some sort of VC system to hand. So I was shocked to discover that my wife (who is a graphic designer) didn’t use any VC system at all. We decided to do some market research, and it turned out that apart from VersionCue and some extremely expensive industrial-scale systems such as Softimage Alienbrain there was nothing what designers could use to control versions of their files. Of course it’s always possible to use a generic SVN/Git client to control versions of graphic files, but very few of the clients available on the market are intuitive enough to help the creativity flow.
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While working on our Timeline software and web service we have gathered some useful info that we felt we should share with the designers community. This is the main reason why we decided to start blogging. Initially we expect that our posts will have a strong “how-to” incline, but this may change in future.
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