Google WebDesigner

[dreamache]

https://www.google.com/webdesigner

Intradasting. About to play around with this..

Looks like you can use it not just to create html5 animation-based ads, but also for animated website elements that can be activated as you scroll down the page (as shown on their webdesigner landing page above).

 

[shawnhag]

looks interesting - why on earth it is called google web designer is beyond me.

played with it today for a little while, looks good for those who do a ton of media buys or in a production environment

 

[JoseArmando]

https://www.google.com/webdesigner

Intradasting.

 

[StraightUp]

looks interesting - why on earth it is called google web designer is beyond me.

played with it today for a little while, looks good for those who do a ton of media buys or in a production environment

I see they are offering a design tool. What would have been a better name?

 

[JulianTrueFlynn]

I was just looking at that, very cool.

 

[GimpSpack]

So dope.

 

[Shack]

looks interesting - why on earth it is called google web designer is beyond me.

played with it today for a little while, looks good for those who do a ton of media buys or in a production environment

You get to play with the code a little bit if you want to, so I guess that's where the "web designer" part comes in.
I like it, it feels like a proper tool for html5.

 

[HiGhPeR]

Thanks for posting this. Now we're both going out of business. Good job, Gary.

 

[shawnhag]

I see they are offering a design tool. What would have been a better name?

Google ad designer

 

[r3p1v]

Has anyone actually used this?

Would be 1000x better if it was like photoshop + dreamweaver.

But looks like you can only make specific ads for their network and can't open html files that weren't created with it lame.

 

[flaw3d]

It's pretty cool to play around with but in reality I still like my ads designed in photoshop.

 

[Fatbat]

It's pretty cool to play around with but in reality I still like my ads designed in photoshop.

You're missing the point. Photoshop makes animated GIFs. It doesn't make animated HTML5 elements. There's a huge difference.

Think of this like Flash, only so much cooler and much more versatile.

Adobe has a similar product called Edge Animate... http://html.adobe.com/edge/animate/.

 

[-Matt-]

I'm surprised it's not a web app.

 

[StraightUp]

Google ad designer

Bad name. No one would have used it.

I guess you know nothing about marketing/CRO.

 

[Fatbat]

Bad name. No one would have used it.

I guess you know nothing about marketing/CRO.

Care to explain? Why would that be a bad name? Why would no one have used it?

 

[ayzo]

it looks a lot like the bannersnack.com ui

 

[omgyams]

I'm surprised it's not a web app.

So when Google discontinues it people can continue to use it :drinkup:

 

[BlogHue]

Bad name. No one would have used it.

I guess you know nothing about marketing/CRO.

The name of a product is perceptive. Have you ever participated in a naming brainstorm? Sparks fly out there. There is usually a story behind every name. Unless ofcourse you are limited by domain availability, in which case, anything goes. CRO can have various aspects to it too.

Insinuating that someone is unaware about marketing or CRO, when they suggest a name that he/she think is right or matches the product better, is plain simply wrong in this context, IMO.

Also, Google is not always right when it comes to CRO. They have fucked up with products in the past.

 

[(O_o)]

seems like it's mostly geared toward html5/css3 animation.

not really a *bad* thing. it gives something for the noobs to play with.

 

[Jizzlobber]

Why would anyone call a search engine Google? Looks like they fucked up again.