Alcove is really just too good I can’t get over it. Animations and gestures are so damn fluid
I didn't realize this was a common thing other people did! In order to get the translucent materials for Iris _just_ right, I also whipped together a similar inspector tool to tweak the properties in real time.
Had a similar approach with the Paper app—in-app settings to adjust every aspect (positions, lighting, shadows), state buttons to test transitions, and a way to send all values off to my team. Only way to dial in so many interdependent values and get things just right. (Paper, 2012)