Gamut: editing a photo as a polaroid
Gamut: home screen
Gamut: printing

System Logic

The interface keeps the print process simple, while the app handles the technical details in the background.

What the user does

  1. Choose what to print
  2. Prepare
  3. Preview
  4. Connect printer
  5. Print

What happens in the background

  1. Input profile
  2. ICC profile matching
  3. Color conversion
  4. Gamut mapping
  5. Output optimization
Different types of prints require different preparation.

Three ways to get started

Photography

The paper is part of the picture.

Starts with
Paper size and finish
Decisions
Border, layout, light edits, caption
Goes wrong when
The crop or border isn't what you pictured

Document

The file is fixed; the sheets are the question.

Starts with
The file
Decisions
Page range, sides, pages per sheet, colour
Goes wrong when
You print 24 pages and needed three

Design

Exact size, and what happens at the edge.

Starts with
The artwork and its real dimensions
Decisions
Paper size, scale, repeat, crop marks, bleed
Goes wrong when
It's scaled, or trimmed with a white edge

Structure

One entry point, three tailored paths, and one consistent print experience that brings everything together.

Useful extras

Beyond basic printing, the app adds practical tools for editing, arranging, and preparing content for print.

Edit & Arrange

Automatic Print Preparation

Design System

The interface stays near-black and grey, so the photos, pages and artwork are the only colourful things on screen.

Colour: Background #08080A, Surface #121215, Muted #8D8C93, Text #F5F3EE, Cyan #00C8FF, Magenta #FF1F9C, Yellow #FFE100, and Status green #5FE88A and red #FF3B3B Type: Raleway Light 34 for titles, Raleway Medium 19 for headings, Raleway Regular 13 for text, Caveat for polaroid captions Components: buttons in default, pressed and secondary states; printer status offline and connected; option chips and a copies stepper

Entry point

A single entry point adapts the workflow to the user's print intent.

Gamut: home screen
Nothing competes for attention: a simple question, three clear options, and a small status pill showing whether the printer is ready.

Photography

Paper first, because size, finish and border decide how the photo should be cropped and edited.

Photos: paper
1 PaperSheets drawn to scale, with a live border preview.
Photos: picker
2 PhotosNumbered selection keeps the print order clear.
Photos: edit
3 EditLayout, caption and light adjustments.
Photos: review
4 ReviewThe finished sheet, copies and printer.
Detail: polaroid layout
PolaroidA white strip you can type on or write on by hand.
Detail: photobooth layout
PhotoboothTwo strips of four frames, ready to cut apart.
Detail: collage layout
CollageUp to four photos share one sheet.

Document

File first, because the page count shapes everything after it. The tray keeps a running total of sheets.

Documents: file list
1 DocumentType, pages and size at a glance.
Documents: settings
2 SettingsSeven pages, two per sheet, two-sided: two sheets.
Documents: review
3 ReviewPage through the sheet exactly as it will print.

Design

Artwork keeps its real dimensions. The app works out how it sits on the paper, and how many copies fit.

Design: artwork
1 ArtworkEvery piece shown at its own proportions.
Design: setup
2 SetupFill the sheet counts the pieces for you.
Design: review
3 ReviewNine cards on A4, turned to fit one more row.
Detail: filled sheet
Fill the sheetPieces are spaced for bleed, with one crop mark per cut line.
Detail: bleed and crop marks
Bleed and crop marksThe image runs 3 mm past the trim edge; marks sit on the final size.

Final step

Every flow hands over to the same ending: find a printer, check the ink, watch it print.

Printer: nearby
NearbyPrinters found over Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.
Printer: connected
ConnectedInk levels in the four colours they are.
Printing
PrintingA glass printer feeds paper in step with the job.
Printed
DoneThe last sheet stays out in the tray.