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Collaborative Sketching Apps

Clean the Sky - Positive Eco Trends & Breakthroughs

The 'Lotus' App Lets Remote Users Draw on the Same Virtual Page

— July 19, 2016 — Tech
Creative collaboration benefits from immediacy -- when creators can gather in the same space and brainstorm at will -- and while video chatting services like Skype are helpful, the Lotus app is bringing collaborative creativity a step farther. The app provides a virtual whiteboard that lets its users draw in real time, no matter where they are.

Lotus is ideal for designers working on big projects across multiple cities, although its functionality is hardly limited by project type. Lotus is just as adaptable as a physical whiteboard, allowing its users tabula rasa to draw or sketch whatever suits them. The Lotus app comes equipped with a color wheel, so sketching can be as intricately detailed or simplistic as need be.

The networked creativity engendered by the Lotus app allows for a more effective creative industry, especially when cultural hubs are becoming more and more globalized.
Trend Themes
1. Virtual Collaboration - The Lotus app exemplifies the trend towards virtual collaboration, enabling remote users to draw on the same virtual page in real time.
2. Remote Creative Collaboration - Lotus facilitates remote creative collaboration, providing designers and creators the ability to work on big projects across multiple cities.
3. Adaptable Sketching Tools - Lotus offers an adaptable virtual whiteboard that provides users with a tabula rasa to draw or sketch whatever suits them, enhancing creativity and flexibility.
Industry Implications
1. Design - The Lotus app disrupts the design industry by enabling designers to collaborate on projects regardless of their physical location, increasing efficiency and expanding creative possibilities.
2. Technology - The emergence of collaborative sketching apps like Lotus presents disruptive innovation opportunities for the technology industry to further enhance remote collaboration and real-time creativity.
3. Creative Services - Lotus transforms the landscape of creative services by providing a platform for remote users to collaborate and brainstorm in real time, breaking down geographical barriers and fostering globalized creativity.
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