ManyPixels Gallery
Creative
illustration library
SHOW HN2019
295points
43comments
#103of 2,195 in 2019
Top 5%of 2019 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
5 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 6 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score -0.05.
Execution: 0 for, 4 againstDesign: 3 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 1 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Illustrations look high quality and are free
From 3 comments
They seem to be much higher quality. I can’t imagine putting anything from openclipart on a product landing page.
makeee on HNI really like these SVG graphics. Thank you :)
lichtenberger on HNThey are editable, so you can fix that. I do think they hit an odd middle ground of being too complex to use in apps, yet too simple to use in content. But they are free, so I'm…
codingdave on HN
Color selector updates all SVGs instantly
From 1 comment
Thanks for the colour selector tip; not doing a search, I would have missed that it updates all pictures instantly. A very nice feature.
zhte415 on HN
Objections
License is restrictive: compiling assets or selling packs is prohibited
From 2 comments
> […] More precisely, ManyPixels grants you an nonexclusive, worldwide copyright license to download, copy, modify, distribute, perform, and use the assets provided from…
hk__2 on HNBecause that’s the terms of the license. You can use it as long as you don’t commercially profit from the freebie. More than reasonable to me.
chrisabrams on HN
Site shows 'Please use modern navigator' when image requests are blocked
From 2 comments
Notices "Please use modern navigator" everywhere instead of pictures. Should be "Please use not-so-modern, with privacy features disabled, ready to consume ads user-hostile…
avmich on HNThe site uses XHR to pull from media.graphcms.com in order to display the images. When this fails it instead displays the message "please use modern navigator" in place of each…
cgriswald on HN
Chat widget opens by default and feels like an ad
From 1 comment
First of all, the website looks good and the illustrations (final product) are nice, but a couple of things put me off a bit: First, the chatbot at the bottom right. I know it's…
magnetic on HN
Illustrations may be too identity-laden and lack cultural diversity
From 2 comments
I think these illustrations are very nice, but they might have too much "identity" to be generally applicable.
amelius on HNIt wouldn’t hurt to add some cultural diversity to the characters. I know they’re editable so “I could do it”, but I think it would enhance the main landing page to show some…
mpolichette on HN
Requests
Add more diverse characters
From 1 comment
It wouldn’t hurt to add some cultural diversity to the characters. I know they’re editable so “I could do it”, but I think it would enhance the main landing page to show some…
mpolichette on HN
Pay-per-use pricing instead of unlimited subscription
From 2 comments
First of all, the website looks good and the illustrations (final product) are nice, but a couple of things put me off a bit: First, the chatbot at the bottom right. I know it's…
magnetic on HNHi Magnetic. Quentin here, one of the co-founder of ManyPixels. Many thanks for your comment, super useful insights. We have already jungled around of idea of moving to some kind…
quentin_g on HN
Questions
Is the license clear and are the assets free for commercial use?
From 3 comments
I don't see a license in the page, and "Use them in a commercial or non-commercial way for your landing pages" unfortunately isn't enough to state the extent for their copyright…
vortico on HNTo my eyes, it’s not quite clear if these are free or not. Royalty free in some cases might mean pay one time and then not any more for future applications. Are they free?
jv22222 on HN> […] More precisely, ManyPixels grants you an nonexclusive, worldwide copyright license to download, copy, modify, distribute, perform, and use the assets provided from…
hk__2 on HN
How do these compare to openclipart?
From 1 comment
What are the differences and advantage over https://openclipart.org/ ?
dorfsmay on HN
Alternatives named
unDraw
From 2 comments
Thank you. Also for those who don't know already, unDraw [1] offers a similar collection. [1]: https://undraw.co/
skilled on HNI don't see a license in the page, and "Use them in a commercial or non-commercial way for your landing pages" unfortunately isn't enough to state the extent for their copyright…
vortico on HN
Openclipart
From 2 comments
There's always Openclipart: https://openclipart.org/ The downside is, of course, the wildly varying style and quality, which means that finding the good images can require…
tordanik on HNWhat are the differences and advantage over https://openclipart.org/ ?
dorfsmay on HN
Flaticon
From 1 comment
https://www.flaticon.com/, maybe?
fiatjaf on HN
Unsplash
From 1 comment
Common license now for freebies: https://unsplash.com/license
moeamaya on HN