PixelStew

Dev tools

design collaboration

SHOW HN2011

6points
9comments
#941of 1,097 in 2011
Top 86%of 2011 by points

How HN took it

QuietFewer than 5 comments about the project

0 positive, 1 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 1 critical, out of 4 comments about the project.

Docs: 0 for, 1 against

The thread, comment by comment

Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.

positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker

What HN said

What people liked

  • Good idea and promising for designers

    From 2 comments
    • I really like the idea and I have plenty of designers I could show this to, however, just one thing irks me: It asks for me to give it access to my DropBox. The issue with that…
      JonLim on HN
    • Very promising idea! One thing I noticed that wasn't quite clear: When I tried to create a new project in the second step, I typed in a name for the project and hit 'Create…
      ifben on HN

Objections

  • Dropbox access setup was unclear

    From 2 comments
    • I really like the idea and I have plenty of designers I could show this to, however, just one thing irks me: It asks for me to give it access to my DropBox. The issue with that…
      JonLim on HN
    • It is? OH. Don't I feel stupid. :)
      JonLim on HN
  • Landing page is too busy and the problem is not stated clearly

    From 1 comment
    • I'd just boil it down. 1) What is the problem? 2) How do you solve it with pixelstew I guess there are too many graphics for my take when trying to introduce a new paradigm like…
      jfolkins on HN
  • Project creation fails without selecting a folder, with an unclear error

    From 1 comment
    • Very promising idea! One thing I noticed that wasn't quite clear: When I tried to create a new project in the second step, I typed in a name for the project and hit 'Create…
      ifben on HN
  • Dropbox files such as PNG and AI were not found when updating

    From 1 comment
    • Very promising idea! One thing I noticed that wasn't quite clear: When I tried to create a new project in the second step, I typed in a name for the project and hit 'Create…
      ifben on HN

Requests

  • Support for AI files

    From 1 comment
    • Thanks for takin' a look. Weird about the PNG files -- I think there is some lag between when things are uploaded in Dropbox and when they're available via the API...I'll have to…
      bradhe on HN
  • Requires a Dropbox account, which some users lack

    From 1 comment
    • Why did you decide to use Dropbox as your image store? I tried checking things out but I don't have a Dropbox account. :(
      amccloud on HN

Questions

  • Why Dropbox was chosen as the image store

    From 1 comment
    • Why did you decide to use Dropbox as your image store? I tried checking things out but I don't have a Dropbox account. :(
      amccloud on HN

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