#singlestream

SINGLE STREAM - The Concept

In early 2014 I had the pleasure of meeting Kathryn Hilderbrand of Green Line by K.

Kathryn and I are both designers of eco fashion.  We have come together because we believe that eco fashion is not about a specific aesthetic, but rather an attitude.  Coming from two different backgrounds - me, a Lithuanian Canadian, and Kathryn, a well-travelled American living on Cape Cod - we have very different styles of design.  My label, Devinto, is inspired by the dark 60's vintage urban vixen. Kathryn's label, GreenLinebyK, caters to the modern bohemian woman, a style inspired by the refined yet wild and free woman of the 70's.  And yet we admire and appreciate each other's work and relate to the struggles of being an independent eco designer.

Think 'Paris meets Woodstock'.

SINGLE STREAM is a collaborative effort we’ve embarked upon with a specific purpose - to demonstrate through design that eco fashion is no different from mainstream fashion when it comes to its possibilities.  It can be many different things, many different looks, and many different styles.

                                                                                                                                                            Devinto   

  The primary difference between eco fashion and mainstream fashion is their focus.  Eco fashion is focused on ethical principles and environmentally conscious sourcing; craftsmanship and community rather than profit margins.  It is about collaboration rather than competition.  It is inclusive rather than exclusive.

                                                                                                                                             GreenLinebyK

                                                                                                                                   With this in mind, our goal is to design garments representative of our own personal aesthetics and pair them, with these combinations representing the community of eco fashion we aim to promote.  We want to unite our styles in a SINGLE STREAM - as friends, colleagues, and members of this new fashion community.

The second release of Single Stream is out for you to download

In this release many features were added and many bugs were fixed. I hope you like them.

New Features or improvements

1. Localization. Single Stream is now built to support internationalization and Spanish has been added to the supported languages list. French is coming next.

2. Improved feedback. A nice message will be shown when saving an image, setting  an account picture or setting a lock screen. Also when adding a blog

3. In the search view now you can tap the title to go to the Single Stream (Main view)

4. Infinite Stream. You will find Single Stream loading more posts as you reach the end of the stream. This has been added not only to the Main view, but also to the searches and the blog views.

5. Navigable stream. Before, when you clicked an item you were taken to that blog stream. Now you can navigate a stream from the searches, the blog posts or the main stream.

6. Easier ways to add or remove a blog have been added

7. Extended Splash Screen. Posts start downloading in background while the application is loading so that when they are ready the Stream is shown.

8. Show Info. Now you can see all the caption for a picture in the information section of the posts.

9. Stream layout has been updated to include a big picture size

Bugs

1. Display an error message when a blog couldn't be found from the add blog view

2. Add view snapped list now shows the cleaned caption of the pictures of a blog

3. Error handling on setting lock screen, account picture or downloading image

4. About settings panel can be accessed from any view. Before it was accessible only in the main view

Hey!

I want to share some good news on Single Stream. Just one week after being launched Single Stream now has more than 550 downloads! Thank you very much to all of you. Please let me know (by using the reviews or by @jonathanmv) which features you would like to see in Single Stream.

I also want to let you know that a new update has been submitted and that it will be available within a week. The new update includes infinite scrolling which make the app more engaging. Below there's a small list of what was added. 

Infinite Stream. You will find Single Stream loading more posts as you reach the end of the stream. This has been added not only to the Main view, but also to the searches and the blog views.

Only Photo Posts are shown in the search results.

Navigable stream. Before, when you clicked an item in the search results you were taken to that blog stream. Now you can navigate a stream from the searches, the blog posts or the main stream.