TypeSlab
Creative
typographic poster generator
SHOW HN2015
How HN took it
17 positive, 10 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 30 comments about the project. Thread score +0.45.
Design: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 2 againstIdea: 1 for, 0 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
Simple and well executed, fun to use for shareable quotes
From 5 comments
Great idea, and nice results! Some suggestions: - Allow exporting to PDF or printing. I would want to be able to print this as a full-page poster with nice resolution - Allow…
nixy on HNThis is awesome - this will definitely helps spread great words with nice design :) Would love to have PDF download as well, and probably more font pairing (like 3 fonts, third…
taylorling on HNVery cool! Looks like you nailed the simplicity. I built something similar although a bit more in depth here: http://www.postergen.com
rebel on HNNice work! Cool idea!
santa_boy on HNFun stuff!
owly on HN
Useful tool for designers and bloggers
From 2 comments
I've used it every few days now. Amazing tool. I've taught my designers that it is there too. Love it.
usermac on HNLove it! Thanks. I'll recommend it to some friends who are into blogging.
chubs on HN
Objections
Text height is not measured, so text can escape the box with some characters
From 2 comments
It'd be nice if the actual height of characters was taken into acount. Try: MY NAME är tårta
m_eiman on HNNice, but not useable for me right now. ÅÄÖ collides with the above line.
unicornporn on HN
Requests
Export to PDF or print at full-page resolution
From 2 comments
Great idea, and nice results! Some suggestions: - Allow exporting to PDF or printing. I would want to be able to print this as a full-page poster with nice resolution - Allow…
nixy on HNThis is awesome - this will definitely helps spread great words with nice design :) Would love to have PDF download as well, and probably more font pairing (like 3 fonts, third…
taylorling on HN
Configurable colors and algorithmic color palettes
From 2 comments
Great idea, and nice results! Some suggestions: - Allow exporting to PDF or printing. I would want to be able to print this as a full-page poster with nice resolution - Allow…
nixy on HNThis is an excellent idea and great execution. Would love to see algorithmic color palates built in - I've used https://github.com/c0bra/color-scheme-js in the past and found it…
jonnyscholes on HN
Permalink feature storing poster in the URL
From 1 comment
I’d love to see a permalink feature. If you don’t want to store poster definitions, put them in the URL.
njonsson on HN
Image background support
From 1 comment
Looks great. If one could add a image background also, then it would be the perfect tool!
cmadan on HN
Printing integration to order posters
From 2 comments
Super cool, you should integrate it with a printer of some kind so users can order a print right to their door. (and you can get paid!)
nicpottier on HNCool! Integrate with lob.com so you can make a real poster.
paulrosenzweig on HN
Questions
Can new font pair combinations be added?
From 1 comment
Is there a way to add new combinations of font pairs?
redwards510 on HN
Alternatives named
postergen.com
From 1 comment
Very cool! Looks like you nailed the simplicity. I built something similar although a bit more in depth here: http://www.postergen.com
rebel on HN
Spacedout (ayal.github.io/spacedout)
From 1 comment
I was flirting with this a weekend ago.. http://ayal.github.io/spacedout
spacedout on HN