Fontorie
Creative
logo and font design
SHOW HN2011
99points
33comments
#109of 1,097 in 2011
Top 10%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
5 positive, 3 neutral or asking, 6 mixed, 11 critical, out of 25 comments about the project. Thread score -0.25.
Idea: 4 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 4 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstPricing: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for developers without design skills
From 3 comments
Speaking as a developer who royally sucks at design... THANK YOU. This looks like it could be a big help for me :)
Aaronontheweb on HNI've bookmarked this for myself later on- I'm a developer with no design chops whatsoever. There's a big space for apps that make it easier for developers to push out…
oacgnol on HNAs a developer with a slight interest in design, this is great. Definitely bookmarked for future use. I can think of just one suggestion outside of what others have suggested:…
Zimahl on HN
Quick placeholder logos
From 2 comments
Initially, I was under the impression that this tool generates an image. Then I realized that it uses Google's Fonts–which makes it infinitely more useful for super fast logo…
alexfringes on HNAgreed, being able to see multiple variations of the logo simultaneously would be nice. I could see myself paying somewhere between $1-$5 for a zero-effort placeholder logo like…
itships on HN
Objections
Real designers would not use it
From 3 comments
Are you sure you didn't mean you created a tool to help web developers create logos quickly? I'm a designer and I really can't see myself ever using this tool. I have Photoshop…
flyosity on HNI can't ever see a real designer using this. A developer with no artistic skills? Perhaps.
gautaml on HNI was going to write a similar reply to flyosity. This is a tool for non-designers. Designers already have far more precise tools.
gallerytungsten on HN
Interface hard to use; text input not obvious
From 3 comments
I spent a good 15 seconds trying to find the input box to type my fictional website name. You might want to make that more obvious.
jemka on HNWhere is it? I gave up on finding it after about 30 seconds. EDIT: Tried again, and realized the output is also the input.
sciurus on HNI'm seeing the logo half-cropped off the top of the screen, save to examples and the link is overlapping the Logo, and I can't find the text input anywhere on the screen to put…
pseudonym on HN
Layout broken on some devices
From 3 comments
The layout looks broken on an iPad2.
liamk on HNLooks awful on this (admittedly small) screen: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/2819425/fontorie.png
JCB_K on HNI'm seeing the logo half-cropped off the top of the screen, save to examples and the link is overlapping the Logo, and I can't find the text input anywhere on the screen to put…
pseudonym on HN
Requests
Show multiple font variations at once
From 2 comments
Great, I need something to help me design a logo easily. You could even guilt-charge me $1 once I click SAVE. However it isn't going to work as is. You need to show all fonts…
rokhayakebe on HNAgreed, being able to see multiple variations of the logo simultaneously would be nice. I could see myself paying somewhere between $1-$5 for a zero-effort placeholder logo like…
itships on HN
Export as image instead of CSS
From 1 comment
As a developer with a slight interest in design, this is great. Definitely bookmarked for future use. I can think of just one suggestion outside of what others have suggested:…
Zimahl on HN
Background colour option
From 2 comments
Couple things: * a suggestion: add a colour slider to allow changing the background colour of the page. It can be jarring whipping something up against a light blue background…
frio on HNThis is cool, i'd use it. Its quick to get an idea of what font to use. A few improvements (using chrome): 1) Didnt know I can change the text that says 'Logo.' Took me a while…
paulsocal on HN
Letter spacing control
From 1 comment
This is cool, i'd use it. Its quick to get an idea of what font to use. A few improvements (using chrome): 1) Didnt know I can change the text that says 'Logo.' Took me a while…
paulsocal on HN
Questions
Are the fonts free to use?
From 2 comments
Would be nice if you could include some information about whether the usage of the fonts is free eg licensing/legal type information
ruethewhirled on HNfonts are totally free google puts them
danejensen on HN
Is there a font size option?
From 1 comment
I didn't see a font size option? Did I miss it?
bprater on HN
Alternatives named
Photoshop
From 1 comment
Are you sure you didn't mean you created a tool to help web developers create logos quickly? I'm a designer and I really can't see myself ever using this tool. I have Photoshop…
flyosity on HN
kerning.js and lettering.js
From 1 comment
yeah possibly. maybe it's more a tool for startups who don't want to pay a designer to make a web logo quickly. as for kerning and web typography i think there might be a better…
wolfparade on HN