Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters

Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by minikomi on Monday April 13, 2015 @06:59AM (#9366920)

You should combine this with some of the more notable markov tweeters..

eg. @erowidrecruiter

http://i.imgur.com/HFm51oy.png

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by vosper on Monday April 13, 2015 @03:22PM (#9369795)

Funny you mention this: I was trying to find Markov tweeters recently, but Google only turned up a handful of accounts. I know I've seen more - any others you can think of?

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by nixy on Monday April 13, 2015 @05:24AM (#9366664)

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 user-configurable colors

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by jwecker on Monday April 13, 2015 @03:35PM (#9369874)

Fun to try with code (mildly). Here's the geekiest I could do that's worth sharing :-) http://i.imgur.com/IBaLCn4.png - based on the first stanza from the following:

   Tiger got to hunt,
   Bird got to fly;
   Lisper got to sit and wonder, (Y (Y Y))?

   Tiger got to sleep,
   Bird got to land;
   Lisper got to tell himself he understand.

      — Kurt Vonnegut, modified by Darius Bacon,

(as quoted on this blog entry http://mvanier.livejournal.com/2897.html about y-combinators)

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by sjdegraeve on Monday April 13, 2015 @08:00AM (#9367100)

Nice. It's remarkably similar to an ancient unfinished project of mine: http://www.degraeve.com/letterpress-invitations/ which was inspired by this post from 2009: https://mingaling1.wordpress.com/2009/09/30/and-then-it-was-...

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by m_eiman on Monday April 13, 2015 @05:59AM (#9366754)

It'd be nice if the actual height of characters was taken into acount. Try:

MY NAME

är tårta

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by geelen on Monday April 13, 2015 @06:09AM (#9366769)

Yep! I really wanted this, but it's a bit more work. HTML5 canvas has a `measureText` method but it only returns width, so there's a few cases where the text will escape the box. The logic is really simple for now, but I'll hope to improve it in future.

Would you mind submitting an issue with a screenshot of your text not rendering correctly? https://github.com/geelen/typeslab/issues

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by hantusk on Monday April 13, 2015 @07:19AM (#9366964)

Jason Davis explains how he gets the font size information for his d3.js word cloud here: http://www.jasondavies.com/wordcloud/about/

You might benefit from the same approach :)

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by geelen on Monday April 13, 2015 @10:42AM (#9367885)

Holy shit that's perfect. Gonna need to do some work to make sure it performs ok as you type, but that's just the sort of thing I was looking for!

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by jesalg on Monday April 13, 2015 @12:23PM (#9368536)

Very cool. I'd suggest adding a size feature. Adding something like a Holstee Manifesto would get pretty crowded otherwise:

    This is your life. 
    Do what you want and do it often. 
    If you don't like something, change it. 
    If you don't like your job, quit.
    If you don't have enough time, stop watching TV.
    If you are looking for the love of your life, stop; they will be waiting for you when you start doing things you love.
    Stop over-analysing, life is simple.
    All emotions are beautiful.
    When you eat, appreciate every last bite.
    Life is simple.
    Open your heart, mind and arms to new things and people, we are united in our differences.
    Ask the next person you see what their passion is and share your inspiring dream with them.
    Travel often; getting lost will help you find yourself.
    Some opportunities only come once, seize them.
    Life is about the people you meet and the things you create with them, so go out and start creating.
    Life is short, live your dream and wear your passion.

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by nicpottier on Monday April 13, 2015 @12:45PM (#9368716)

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!)

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by aaron-lebo on Monday April 13, 2015 @12:48PM (#9368739)

Yes, this seems like a great way to monetize it. In the meantime, what's the best way to get something like this actually printed as a poster (relatively cheaply)?

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by rebel on Monday April 13, 2015 @07:00AM (#9366925)

Very cool! Looks like you nailed the simplicity. I built something similar although a bit more in depth here: http://www.postergen.com

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by oliv__ on Monday April 13, 2015 @01:57PM (#9369214)

http://i.imgur.com/rOO1yHd.png

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by jonnyscholes on Monday April 13, 2015 @08:02AM (#9367110)

This 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 a pleasure to work with.

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by njonsson on Monday April 13, 2015 @11:02AM (#9368012)

I’d love to see a permalink feature. If you don’t want to store poster definitions, put them in the URL.

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by cmadan on Monday April 13, 2015 @05:54AM (#9366743)

Looks great. If one could add a image background also, then it would be the perfect tool!

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by neduma on Monday April 13, 2015 @12:35PM (#9368629)

Fun stuff indeed - I just made one. https://i.imgur.com/adJEMJK.png

    Sewing hands are more holier then praying lips - Mother Teresa

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by kranner on Monday April 13, 2015 @01:03PM (#9368853)

This is fantastic! I'll be printing out a version of the manifesto I made for myself yesterday: http://i.imgur.com/7oqZF2D.png

Thanks for sharing it!

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by taylorling on Monday April 13, 2015 @06:21AM (#9366798)

This 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 font use !!), but in any case, this is already quite awesome!

Thanks Glen Maddern!

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by usermac on Monday April 20, 2015 @10:31AM (#9408316)

I've used it every few days now. Amazing tool. I've taught my designers that it is there too. Love it.

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by jastanton on Monday April 13, 2015 @11:20AM (#9368106)

Beautiful! Here is a simple Lorem Ipsum http://i.imgur.com/O099na5.png

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by qznc on Monday April 13, 2015 @03:36PM (#9369879)

Three sentence stories are nice: https://i.imgur.com/KJjbwf1.png

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by paulrosenzweig on Monday April 13, 2015 @11:43AM (#9368243)

Cool! Integrate with lob.com so you can make a real poster.

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by spacedout on Monday April 13, 2015 @03:10PM (#9369712)

I was flirting with this a weekend ago..

http://ayal.github.io/spacedout

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by sdabdoub on Monday April 13, 2015 @02:53PM (#9369599)

Motivating lemons

http://i.imgur.com/DDDDp5Z.png

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by foxhop on Monday April 13, 2015 @10:53AM (#9367963)

http://i.imgur.com/QjjnGI6.png

: ) I like this.

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by edpichler on Monday April 13, 2015 @06:41AM (#9366870)

I really liked! I think it needs more designs, and can evolve to let the user create posters.

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by mgkimsal on Monday April 13, 2015 @10:53AM (#9367960)

Some old-timey 1800s wild west fonts would do well for a "WANTED" poster effect...

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by chubs on Monday April 13, 2015 @05:48AM (#9366727)

Love it! Thanks. I'll recommend it to some friends who are into blogging.

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by unicornporn on Monday April 13, 2015 @06:06AM (#9366763)

Nice, but not useable for me right now. ÅÄÖ collides with the above line.

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by teamonkey on Monday April 13, 2015 @10:20AM (#9367742)

If ever a project was crying out for Gill Sans it's this one.

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by wolfeidau on Monday April 13, 2015 @06:19AM (#9366790)

Fantastic work and props for open sourcing the site.

I will be reading the code to this one!

Thanks

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by redwards510 on Monday April 13, 2015 @01:03PM (#9368851)

Is there a way to add new combinations of font pairs?

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by blueblob on Monday April 13, 2015 @01:06PM (#9368873)

http://i.imgur.com/AvlEd0v.png

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by santa_boy on Monday April 13, 2015 @10:12AM (#9367693)

Nice work! Cool idea!

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Re:Show HN: TypeSlab – simple, shareable typographic posters by owly on Monday April 13, 2015 @09:01AM (#9367332)

Fun stuff!

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