There’ll be nothing to re-learn. Foundry v2 is an upgrade to Foundry v1, not a departure from what it currently is, which I talked about above:
Foundry will keep on working just like it does now, but with a LOT more features, new stacks, etc.
As for a timeframe for the release – once I’ve got things ready to go I’ll let everyone know. I think launching with everything in place and ready to go from day one is very important and is how I’ve done all releases in the past. I don’t release the product and not have all of the documentation, etc ready at the same time. When everything is ready and the way I like it, you’ll know the release date and other pertinent information.
Can I just confirm… If I buy Foundry today will I have to pay any more to get Foundry V2 when released?
Just a thought… why don’t you change the price to buy Foundry now to $89 in your store with a line saying that access to V2 is included when released. That way you get the full $89 you deserve for the hard work you are putting in without having to manage grace periods or collecting the $5 difference. Also, those, such as myself, looking to buy now aren’t put off/delaying a purchase because it’s clear that we are buying access to V2 (when it is completely ready) rather than a question whether we fall inside a grace period and therefore have to pay an upgrade fee.
If you purchase today you will certainly not have to pay for the upgrade. You’d be included in the grace period.
By purchasing now you’re essentially getting a $5 discount.
If you’d rather wait for the release of Foundry v2, that is up to you. It’ll just cost you $5 more. I’m fine either way. No matter what I will deal with a grace period as it will encompass more than just a few weeks of purchases.
Thanks, but I’ve definitely been thinking through a lot of this already. Some of the eventual deluge of emails regarding grace periods is unavoidable, unless I were to not offer one, which would feel kind of crappy, right?
That said, I’m going to get back to work on updates for the Foundry site and such, otherwise I’ll never get around to announcing a release date.
Thanks @elixirgraphics,
I think that confirmation will help me and others (and maybe stem the flow of grace period questions). You have an exciting product release coming up and I am looking forward to seeing it.
Here’s a little something to check out while I continue working on Foundry v2’s release. This is a pack of templates for Stacks v4 users that will be a separate item from Foundry itself. It will be a free release that comes out alongside Foundry v2.
These templates will require Foundry v2, Potion and Thunder packs as I use stacks from all three packs throughout these free templates.
I finished up another important video last night and did some editing on it… so let’s take a look at it!
In this video we’ll look at Foundry v2’s new Dark Mode feature. This feature is integrated into the Foundry Control Center stacks as well as throughout the many other Foundry stacks. Some stacks have Dark Mode options that even act independently of the Control Center.
And, while we’re at it, let’s take a look at another stack I mention in the Dark Mode video… The new Eclipse Stack! Eclipse allows you to hide / show content based on whether or not your visitor is using a Dark Mode enabled device.
Dark Mode and Eclipse open up a lot of different customization options for your pages. And since Dark Mode integrates with the existing Brand Color Preset colors in the Control Center, they will affect elements from Thunder and Potion Packs that already use those color presets as well!
I am experimenting with a new website using RW & Foundry as my platform. A lot of these concepts are still pretty new to me so I apologize if my questions seem boneheaded.
My current protocol is to create a new stacks page then populate it with two partials:
“Foundry” and "NavBar (with sticky navigation). I then create a container and put everything inside the container.
At this point I load in some columns and populate those with Site Images and Paragraph Pro. I use Site Images because I understand it will eliminate resource redundancy at the server. I use Paragraph Pro because I like how they handle “Read More”. I also make use of a really great stack by William Woodgate called LinkBox.
Up until this point all the text that is rendered on my site is whatever shows up when I start typing. I haven’t mastered any kind of styling yet.
Mostly what I need right now is some way to style various size headings.
So I have watched the Mason video several times. I am intrigued by the various font combination stacks. I like how when you employ one of the combinations it creates aesthetically pleasing pairings for the various size text.
Can this feature work with just various heading sizes that may or may not be affiliated with the other template stacks? Could I use just this part of the Mason gizmo?
What happens after the various templates have been unpacked? Can the Font Combination stacks find the various size headings and still modify them in aesthetically pleasing unified combinations?
Mason doesn’t really have anything to do with what you’re trying to do. Mason is just pre-built sections of content. All of the styling is still done by the Foundry stacks. The Foundry Header stack and the Typeface stack are what you want to look at I suspect, if I’m understanding your post correctly. You can check out their existing documentation and tutorial videos on the Foundry site, which I’ll link you to below.
The Typeface stack allows you to apply fonts to your page and the Header stack will allow you to style the headers on your page (size, font, etc). Give those a look. That said, if you have further questions on this topic, create a new thread for me on the forum, as I think this topic you’re wanting to discuss is only tangentially related to the current thread above.
I upgraded to Foundation 6 when it came out and tried it. I had used Foundation 1 for quite awhile, and then thought I would try out Foundry a few years ago. It is a more intuitive framework, though Foundation v 1 wasn’t so bad. There is a HUGE learning curve with Foundation 6 and it was taking me tons of hours just to get a fairly simple webpage made. There were not a lot of tutorials out then. I just went back to using Foundry and then when version 2 came out, it has proved to be a great upgrade. Adam and this forum are great tools for information and help.
