The more I tryout both Pixelmator & Acorn, the more Acorn's simplicity and new perspective grow on me. Pixelmator is looking to be just about perfect for those people who need a Photoshop Elements style app with low overhead. Acorn, on the other hand, seems to be carving out a new niche, and Mueller has shown in some of the details that's he's not trying to compete with Photoshop (or even Pixelmator), rather he's attempting to do something new & unique.

As much as I'd like to like this program, I HATE programs where the interface is hard to see. The dark palettes make it very difficult to see what they contain (especially the tiny icons in the Tools palette) and the translucency of the palettes makes it even harder. They look cool, but are far from being user friendly. And there are no options to get rid of the evil translucency.

Yes, Acorn is far more user-friendly, and easier to see. Why woud anyone want to work with a program whose very interface makes it hard to see?

Kirk

Releasing this product without rounded rect selection support was just crazy. Pixelmator's web site, like most, uses rounded rects all over the place. I guess they don't use their own app.

Wait for v1.5 at least. This product feels rushed.

Acorn, on the other hand, is pretty awesome and cheaper to boot. I love it.

Um, yes, as much as my work with Pixelmator would be creating web graphics and having a rounded rect is very much a part of that.


But I use Acorn. So my "workflow" goes on uninterrupted.