Mondrian
Creative
vector graphics editor
SHOW HN2014
644points
92comments
#7of 2,272 in 2014
Top 1%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
29 positive, 14 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 12 critical, out of 59 comments about the project. Thread score +0.33.
Idea: 5 for, 4 againstExecution: 5 for, 3 againstDesign: 2 for, 4 againstDocs: 3 for, 0 againstPerformance: 1 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Impressive work and clean, readable code.
From 3 comments
You might be shocked (shocked!) at how clean and readable some of the CoffeeScript source is. To pick an example at random:…
jashkenas on HNBeautiful code. Love it.
jpincheira on HNAs someone who struggles in general with javascript this is phenomenal and makes me feel like a programming goof. Good job.
Kequc on HN
Responsive, snappy interface with a nice pen tool.
From 2 comments
Wow. Love it. Love the visual history. It feels quite snappy. The UI aesthetics are great. You've got most the pen tool features I used in Illustrator, and managed to do it…
mjhoy on HNCool. It seems very responsive, which is great.
dangayle on HN
Objections
Far from feature parity with Illustrator.
From 2 comments
This is not an alternative to Illustrator. It's a very very basic vector editor that doesn't even let you rotate things, import any standard vector formats (SVG, EPS, AI, PDF),…
ye on HNyeah ... just like Illustrator .. hardly any noticeable difference in in features ...
ehosca on HN
Poor SVG support; some files fail or lock browsers.
From 2 comments
Played around a bit for a few minutes and threw a few of my usually handwritten SVGs at it with disastrous results. View boxes don't seem to work, dashed lines, symbols, any kind…
ygra on HNDidn't work at all for the MediaCrush logo. https://mediacru.sh/static/mediacrush_logo.svg
Sir_Cmpwn on HN
Written in CoffeeScript, which some find hard to read.
From 2 comments
If you failed at using Illustrator or Gimp effectively, then you didn't try hard enough. Follow video tutorials and try to recreate graphics, in time you'll get better. Ugh, this…
rfnslyr on HNVanilla JS is easier for me. I don't have time to learn the workings of coffeescript just to read a library casually.
rfnslyr on HN
Requests
Separate object and direct selection tools like Illustrator.
From 1 comment
Cool, but I need separate object and direct selection arrows like Illustrator. And rulers and draggable guides and a square grid.
SippinLean on HN
Add or delete anchor points and convert anchor point tool.
From 2 comments
This is terrific. Been fiddling around with the pen tool. So far, not much worse than Illustrator! A few feature requests: having the shift-c tool (convert anchor point, I think)…
rattray on HNThis is really beautiful. A few questions: - how do I add and delete points on a path? - how do I change the node type? Eg, if there are no handles, how do I get handles (antlers…
niels_olson on HN
Rulers, guides and grid.
From 1 comment
Cool, but I need separate object and direct selection arrows like Illustrator. And rulers and draggable guides and a square grid.
SippinLean on HN
Questions
Can it open .ai files?
From 2 comments
Thank you for doing this. This may seem like an ignorant question but can your app open .ai files?
krmmalik on HNNot yet. AI, like PSD, is proprietary and unfriendly to developers because Adobe's software is really complex (and they don't want to share the market). I want to write a small…
artursapek on HN
What license is used?
From 1 comment
Nice try. What type of OSFS license are you using?
dclara on HN
Alternatives named
SVG-edit
From 2 comments
Very nice. Have you considered contacting the SVGEdit (https://code.google.com/p/svg-edit/) team to see if there are some synergies?
neovive on HNNice simple editor web based editor, though I'd still use the fuller featured SVGEdit in most cases. One thing that would really stand out would be an 'infinite zoom' I've seen…
davidy123 on HN
Adobe Illustrator
From 1 comment
This is not an alternative to Illustrator. It's a very very basic vector editor that doesn't even let you rotate things, import any standard vector formats (SVG, EPS, AI, PDF),…
ye on HN
Inkscape
From 1 comment
Played around a bit for a few minutes and threw a few of my usually handwritten SVGs at it with disastrous results. View boxes don't seem to work, dashed lines, symbols, any kind…
ygra on HN
Pixlr
From 1 comment
Pixlr is very popular among young crowd. This one pales in comparison in the same category (free). I don't know about open-sourced though.
webwanderings on HN
Sketch
From 1 comment
Nice. I have been thinking about building a web app similar to sketch (http://www.bohemiancoding.com/sketch/). This is pretty good.
thekingshorses on HN