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Guido Rosso - Rive, The Graphics Format of the Future

Sep 23, 2024

Guido Rosso, co-founder of Rive, is reshaping the future of interactive graphics. He discusses the evolution from Flash to Rive, showcasing how it enhances animation and interactivity in design. The conversation dives into state-driven animation, collaboration between designers and engineers, and the innovative .riv format that outperforms traditional graphics. Guido emphasizes Rive's versatility across platforms and its potential for customization, aiming to foster creativity and accessibility in digital design.

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Quick takeaways

Rive addresses the limitations of existing graphic formats like PNG and SVG by enabling dynamic, state-driven animations for interactive applications.

The founders' collaborative background as identical twins significantly influenced Rive's development, enhancing the connection between design and engineering workflows.

With a performance-centric approach, Rive's binary format and efficient runtime support smooth high-quality animations across diverse platforms, even on resource-limited devices.

Deep dives

The Need for a New Graphic Format

There is a call for a novel graphic format that challenges existing standards such as PNG and SVG, which were originally designed for static graphics. Traditional formats focus on graphics at rest, making them unsuitable for interactive applications. To enhance interactivity, there is a need for a format that can change state every frame and support animations in a more sophisticated way. This new format aims to revolutionize how designers create graphics that are not only visually appealing but also dynamic and responsive to user interactions.

Intro

6min

The Legacy of Flash in Modern Design and Development

4min

Revolutionizing Graphic Design Tools

9min

Innovative State Machine Animation Tools

10min

Exploring the RIVE Format: Transforming Graphics and Design

21min

The Evolution of Digital Animation: From Flash to Rive

3min

Join us as we talk to Guido Rosso, a co-founder of Rive a new graphics format made for interactive mediums. Guido has a storied career in animation and is building the next generation of graphics formats for the web with his twin brother, Luigi. Rive is the culmination of that experience that lets you create interactive graphics in a way that is familiar to designers and developers.

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