59 // Infinite canvases with Steve Ruiz

A new foundational document type is on the rise: the so-called infinite canvas. Steve is the creator of tldraw, an open-source canvas toolkit. He joins Mark and Adam to discuss why the canvas might be the ultimate fully-generalized form of all digital documents; why “infinite” refers to openness and possibility rather than just available space; and why canvases create a sense of place that is suited to multiuser collaboration. Plus: smash that fork button and own this thing forever.

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Show notes

• Steve Ruiz @steveruizok
• tldraw
• MacPaint scene in Steve Jobs Movie
• perfect-freehand
• excalidraw
• direct manipulation
• Mural, Miro, FigJam
• Codemirror, Prosemirror
• AceEditor
• Github Sponsors
• Framer
• Model View Controller
• Framer Classic
• Play
• Illustrator
• Hypercard
• LegendKeeper, WorldAnvil
• HTML Canvas
• Desktop Metaphor