Brandcast

End-to-end web design platform for professional designers.

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End-to-end web design platform for professional designers.

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Looks interesting but I wouldn't rely on my browser to design something, even if "Design in the browser" is super trendy. Will there be a desktop app? Is it possible to export to HTML/CSS/JS? I'd gladly use this for rapid prototyping. I know for sure none of my clients would accept to be hosted by a "design service."

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9yr ago

Brandcast

Maker

@syswarren Hey Julie. Your skepticism is totally warranted! It is only just recently we think that you can deliver desktop-quality interactions in the browser. We do have some pretty bulletproof hosting (we've been tested by some of the biggest companies in the world), but we'll look at code export in the future.

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9yr ago

Seems similar to WebFlow in a way, WYSIWYG design. What differentiates Brandcast from others in the field?

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9yr ago

Brandcast

Maker

@androidlove Great question. Webflow has created a cool product and community. We wanted to make a truly collaborative and creative tool for professional designers of all types to be able to create for the web and support their non-technical teams. Our approach is a little different than theirs. We have a great free offering including hosting and using a custom domain so you can get started and compare for yourself.

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9yr ago

Please tell me I'm reading your pricing Tiers wrong? $99 a month for a single hosted site and then Branded subdomain hosting with no options to export projects for hosting on our own servers?

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9yr ago

Brandcast

Maker

@rhdarian Thanks for the question, Dariank. We have a great free edition that includes hosting and publishing to one custom domain to get you started on the platform. The team edition, which adds additional capabilities and unlimited seats for collaborators, does start at $99/mo. We think that the software, the hosting, as well as features that often are additional cost on other platforms (such as integrations, SSL, storage, and bandwidth) that are included make it a great and affordable option for professional teams. Hope that helps and we're always happy to hear feedback!

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9yr ago

HipChat with Your Users

Went through a demo at SXSW and came super impressed with the careful thoughts that went into designing the UI and the overall experience. Talented folks here, will keep an eye out.

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9yr ago

CodelessCombos

I think this particular product could definitely find its place in the market of professional design tools, the list includes a dominated player, webflow, but also webydo, macaw and the dramatic / political selection of adobe products (reflow edge (discontinued), purchased Brackets then made XD, seems a bit disorganized). Even Invision is trying to get into the game with their Sketch and PSD integration. In my opinion there are distinct differences between each of them that separates this market into two categories, prototyping tools VS code assistance tools (i.e. seeing your code, or pressing shortcodes to inject java, css, html, what Brandcast like Webflow and Webydo are attempting to do). But as a community lets remember ---> one of the largest hair twisting problems that agencies and design studios face is the PSD / Sketch / Napkin Drawing to HTML stage. Lastly lets remember John Maeda's recent statement: "If You Want to Survive in Design, You Better Learn to Code" (please Google this) --> well maybe with Brandcast and this new market of products were getting close John.

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9yr ago

Amazing. This is a game changer. Can I export the page to HTML?

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9yr ago

Brandcast

Maker

@asafmoses Hey Asaf. Glad you're enjoying it! Currently we do not have HTML export, but we're happy to host your designs for free. We'll serve it insanely fast and make sure it's stable and secure. Exporting is something we have explored though and may look at in the future.

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9yr ago