Kaleidoscope AIP 3.0

Kaleidoscope AIP is a free plugin that will add a kaleidoscope effect to your Adobe Illustrator objects.

The mainstream graphics applications now offer versatility and power that satisfy the majority of requirements, even in relatively specialised fields. However, there remains substantial scope for productivity and ease-of-use improvements by employing plug-in tools from other suppliers and, in particular, custom tools designed for a specific task and workflow.

Shillito & Company offers plug-in development as a service: we can develop tools that integrate tightly with the host application, which are designed for very specific purposes, be they quality assurance, ease-of-use or some original graphic component that the host application cannot itself create.

Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop are particularly suitable for this purpose but other host applications can also be extended in those cases where they offer more suitable host capabilities.

As a user needing additional tools or facilities, it can be difficult to envisage what sort of extensions and modifications can be applied to the host application.

To help you to plan your requirements, we have created a free Kaleidoscope plug-in tool for Illustrator CS and CS2 (Windows version) which demonstrates many of the options - and you might even find it useful or entertaining!

Additional tools on the toolbar
Custom object types
Special cursors
Menu additions
Automation
Appearance pane information

Although the demo plug-in works with Illustrator, similar principles apply to other host applications such as Adobe Photoshop. Illustrator allows particularly comprehensive integration with plug-ins.