Being able to see a drawing on the screen of an iPhone is fascinating. For those of us who started school when they were using “T” squares, what we can do now in the palm of our hands is miraculous. My experiences over the past 35 years as an architect have taught me how important pictures are to the business of communicating complex ideas and now that we can have access to these pictures in our hand at a job site or in a meeting, the possibility of getting everyone on the same page and moving forward together is that much closer.
Citygraphs is a company that produces tools that help people who communicate with drawings and pictures. They can be used on any image that can be brought to the screen of the iPhone: drawings, photographs taken by the iPhone’s camera, screen captures of maps, written documents, etc. They have been developed to help people in the design and construction business save time and money but their applications in other fields is endless. Producing any project involves four basic steps: you design it, you measure it, you test it and you finish it. This site will present four tools that will help you perform these tasks in the palm of your hand.
My goal for this site is that it be a place where we can develop and exchange ideas on how to be more productive with this new technology. I look forward to hearing from you. You can contact me at garnold@citygraphs.com.
Gordon B. Arnold, AIA