Minimator
Creative
minimalist drawing editor
SHOW HN2022
220points
32comments
#244of 2,570 in 2022
Top 10%of 2022 by points
How HN took it
DebatedReal support and real criticism
9 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 7 critical, out of 24 comments about the project. Thread score +0.18.
Execution: 1 for, 3 againstDesign: 1 for, 3 againstIdea: 3 for, 0 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Constraints make drawing enjoyable and hard to make ugly drawings
From 3 comments
Love it! It does one thing, does it well, and it's hard to make an ugly drawing in this style :-) I'm not sure how useful it is in practice, but as a piece of computer art, it's…
vladstudio on HNThis is excellent. Another commenter pointed it out, but it rang true for me; it is difficult to make an ugly drawing in this style. Very nice.
Sholmesy on HNWhat a delightful tool. I can imagine having a lot of fun creating logos and icons with this.
pfist on HN
Simple tool that does one thing well
From 3 comments
Love it! It does one thing, does it well, and it's hard to make an ugly drawing in this style :-) I'm not sure how useful it is in practice, but as a piece of computer art, it's…
vladstudio on HNA similar tool: http://100r.co/site/dotgrid.html Absolutely love small, simple tools like this that have one singular purpose and execute it with restraint.
bleachedsleet on HNThis is such a cool tool. Thank you very much.
priyanmuthu on HN
Fun for logos and icons
From 1 comment
What a delightful tool. I can imagine having a lot of fun creating logos and icons with this.
pfist on HN
Objections
Pinch-to-change text is confusing for mouse users
From 2 comments
The "pinch to change" is kinda bad, since.. mice. But the drawing itself is interesting, the constraints makes it a very enjoyable experience, but do try not to assume people are…
dusted on HNYes, it's the text on the bottom of the canvas when creating a new one, it says " Pinch to change dimensions" which is a bit confusing to someone using a mouse, and as far as I…
dusted on HN
Lines snap to horizontal, vertical and quarter circles only; no diagonals or free shift lines
From 3 comments
Loved the concept, makes drawing sooo easy even with a trackpad. Some tips :- 1. When holding down shift allow straight lines only and no curves. It's the norm in design…
bhagyash on HNI like that it locks things to a grid. I wish I could draw horizontal lines and more complex curves. It's kinda weird that I can't connect any dot to any other dot. Definitely…
pbronez on HNThis is super neat, thanks for making it. Two pieces of improvement: 1. Allow for diagonals straight lines 2. Allow for different line thickness
ibdf on HN
Does not work on iPhone touch input
From 1 comment
Is it just me or does it not work on iPhone? I try touching and dragging and long pressing but none worked :(
busymom0 on HN
Browser back button was hijacked
From 1 comment
Was this hijacking the browser's back button for anyone else? Not a fan of not being able to press back to go to the previous page. The site is neat though.
jjice on HN
Requests
Allow diagonal or freeform straight lines with shift
From 3 comments
Loved the concept, makes drawing sooo easy even with a trackpad. Some tips :- 1. When holding down shift allow straight lines only and no curves. It's the norm in design…
bhagyash on HNI think shift is good while making a non-curved diagonal line. I tried to make a diagonal without a curve and faced this issue. Also, I personally find the accuracy important. I…
bhagyash on HNThis is super neat, thanks for making it. Two pieces of improvement: 1. Allow for diagonals straight lines 2. Allow for different line thickness
ibdf on HN
Allow different line thickness
From 1 comment
This is super neat, thanks for making it. Two pieces of improvement: 1. Allow for diagonals straight lines 2. Allow for different line thickness
ibdf on HN
Hotkey to toggle eraser
From 1 comment
Wow, this is nice! Is there a hotkey to toggle the eraser?
fvold on HN
Show a canvas immediately without naming first
From 2 comments
Make it so you're presented a canvas right away and an option to give it a title and resize later. Excalidraw does this very well.
speps on HNI thought that's what it was at first and tried drawing on it. Once I saw that wasn't the case I closed the tab. Not trying to be petty or anything but I just wanted to tell my…
choward on HN
Questions
Why cursor drop point is inaccurate when dragging lines
From 1 comment
Loved the concept, makes drawing sooo easy even with a trackpad. Some tips :- 1. When holding down shift allow straight lines only and no curves. It's the norm in design…
bhagyash on HN
Alternatives named
Excalidraw
From 1 comment
Make it so you're presented a canvas right away and an option to give it a title and resize later. Excalidraw does this very well.
speps on HN
Illustrator
From 1 comment
Thanks for your kind words. About the trackpad I didn't manage to implement the pitch to zoom which is desperately missing. 1. That's a good point, I didn't implement this…
maxwellito on HN