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Show HN: ImagePoke (Snapchat for postcards)

5 points by maambmb 10y ago

maambmb 10y ago
My buddy and I created ImagePoke over the course of a week as a side project. We're pretty new to web development, so we're learning a lot as we go. The idea for ImagePoke is pretty simple: 1) Upload/Provide a URL for an image 2) Crop said image 3) Doodle on said image 4) Provide recipient address details 5) Provide payment ($3.00) via stripe 6) Doodled image arrives at recipient's address as a postcard in ~ 7 days A Picture of the first two ImagePokes ever: http://www.imgur.com/XRltBxH http://www.imgur.com/XRltBxH We've got full "account" support (at the end of the process you can create an account that stores recipient addresses and payment methods), but this is optional. Any suggestions/criticisms would be massively appreciated, as I said, we're both quite new at this.. Thanks! - Tim
- atulord 10y ago
  This is a great idea! One suggestion I have is to limit the file size for uploada. I tried to upload an image greater than 3mb and I have been waiting for iit to finish(still waiting)
  - maambmb 10y ago
    Thanks atulord! I'll get that fixed sometime today. ImagePoke definitely needs a layer (or two) of serious polish. I'm sure there are still a few more bugs lurking :P Tim
IAmGarrett 10y ago
You have a great conversion process. I eased right into creating the card and thought 3 bucks is cheap enough to try once so I did it. I guess improvements could be: Filters on the picture, different types of stencils/stamps, and a smaller drawing tool for when I really want to get my art on. Only competition in this space that my google search found was services that send an unedited postcard. Anyone else doing this?
- maambmb 10y ago
  Thanks Garrett! Your suggestions are totally spot on. The doodling is pretty minimal and needs to have more widgets/features (akin to snapchat). As you said, I think there are lots of services which let you send uploaded images as postcards. However they are marketed as "serious" services and don't come across as "fun" to use. Tim

5 points by maambmb 10y ago

My buddy and I created ImagePoke over the course of a week as a side project. We're pretty new to web development, so we're learning a lot as we go. The idea for ImagePoke is pretty simple: 1) Upload/Provide a URL for an image 2) Crop said image 3) Doodle on said image 4) Provide recipient address details 5) Provide payment ($3.00) via stripe 6) Doodled image arrives at recipient's address as a postcard in ~ 7 days A Picture of the first two ImagePokes ever: http://www.imgur.com/XRltBxH http://www.imgur.com/XRltBxH We've got full "account" support (at the end of the process you can create an account that stores recipient addresses and payment methods), but this is optional. Any suggestions/criticisms would be massively appreciated, as I said, we're both quite new at this.. Thanks! - Tim

atulord 10y ago
This is a great idea! One suggestion I have is to limit the file size for uploada. I tried to upload an image greater than 3mb and I have been waiting for iit to finish(still waiting)
- maambmb 10y ago
  Thanks atulord! I'll get that fixed sometime today. ImagePoke definitely needs a layer (or two) of serious polish. I'm sure there are still a few more bugs lurking :P Tim

IAmGarrett 10y ago

You have a great conversion process. I eased right into creating the card and thought 3 bucks is cheap enough to try once so I did it. I guess improvements could be: Filters on the picture, different types of stencils/stamps, and a smaller drawing tool for when I really want to get my art on. Only competition in this space that my google search found was services that send an unedited postcard. Anyone else doing this?

maambmb 10y ago
Thanks Garrett! Your suggestions are totally spot on. The doodling is pretty minimal and needs to have more widgets/features (akin to snapchat). As you said, I think there are lots of services which let you send uploaded images as postcards. However they are marketed as "serious" services and don't come across as "fun" to use. Tim