After having built a bunch of small but important go-nowhere projects, I got the itch to build something that fixes a bigger problem.

About a month ago, Kelly and I teamed up to fix an issue designers have with version control. Developers already fixed this problem for themselves — they’ve got git, svn, whatever. Designers have bupkis in the way of version control.

Today we’re privately launching LayerVault, a version control system made for designers. No command lines, no uploading, and the best part — no change in your process. LayerVault keeps every copy of everything you’re working on without you doing anything extra. How does this magic work?

The LayerVault application runs in your toolbar and takes care of everything. Each time you create or modify a file you’re working on, LayerVault saves a copy.

If you’re working on a Photoshop file, every single version of you PSD is available for download. Log in to LayerVault.com, flip through the versions of your PSD, and download a version from a few weeks ago. Pretty neat — and we’ve built some stuff that makes impact to bandwidth pretty much negligible. 

A handful of beta invites are floating around but if you can’t find one, give us your email address and we’ll send you one when a fresh batch are ready. Also, reblogging this post will obviously guarantee yourself a spot at the front of the line :)