Augmented reality apps for iPhone models SE, 6s and up, as well as iPad Pros and the 2017 iPad are about to start flooding the App Store from Wednesday in Australia as iOS 11 launches, with Redbubble popping itself with excitement over its AR shopping art app.
Want to see what products from Redbubble will look like in your home before you buy?
Redbubble bills itself as “the leading global marketplace for independent artists”, with its Redbubble for iOS app featuring an “augmented reality update that brings artwork to life in your home".
Claiming this “really is try before you buy”, you can, for example, “place virtual pillows on couches and chairs” as you can see in the images below.
{loadposition alex08}We’re told that you can “move around them to see how they interact with the lighting, up close to see the texture of the fabric, compare colours and relate the size to surrounding objects".
Naturally, Redbubble thinks “consumers will love the future of shopping made possible” by its updated, AR capable app, which as noted will be just the first of hundreds, and then thousands, and then tens and even hundreds of thousands of apps to get the capability, finally stretching into the millions of apps as AR becomes the thing every app must have.
Of course, AR isn’t just a bubble, nor is it a red one, and nor will AR be applicable or useful for all apps. However, we’re at the beginning of the AR craze finally starting to take off in a massive way, so the rest of 2017 will see all our realities augmented in dramatic new ways, and 2018 promises even better to come.
So, what are some of the future Redbubble possibilities using AR, being as the company itself proclaims that “today is just the start?”
- Find the perfect fitting T-shirt, colour, style, design for you – see how it looks on you without even leaving your home.
- Cover your laptop in stickers, rearrange and adjust in AR, all before you buy.
- Decorate your walls virtually using the Redbubble app. Choose from the 11.5 million pieces of artwork from Redbubble. Try the metal prints, canvas, portrait, landscape and more. We can see a future where homeowners are placing wall art from international artists throughout their homes to find the perfect combination of artwork without ever leaving their homes.
And what would an Apple press release the week after unveiling of new iPhones be without new iPhone 8 and X cases?
It should come as no surprise to see Redbubble also “announcing the launch of iPhone 8 & X cases”, with millions of designs and styles for your latest iPhone to choose from.
The Redbubble app can be downloaded from the App Store.
Finally, if you’ve never heard of Redbubble, like me, it is “a global online marketplacepowered by over 600,000 independent artists”, with a “community of passionate creatives (that) sell unique designs on 65 high-quality, everyday products such as apparel, stationery, housewares, bags, wall art and more".
Instead of being starving artists, we’re told that, through the Redbubble marketplace, “independent artists are able to profit from their creativity and reach a new universe of adoring fans. For customers, it’s the ultimate in self expression. A simple but meaningful way to show the world who they are and what they care about".
So, there you go. Redbubble is clearly popping with creativity, and with its new AR app, clearly seeks to scale new heights of success, sales, creativity and an augmented experience unlike any it has been able to deliver before, but which will soon be second nature to us all.
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