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Christopher Hopkins
@hopkinschris · Internet Toolsmith ✌️
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Christopher Hopkins
@hopkinschris · Internet Toolsmith ✌️
Today we're launching version 2.0! We've added a bunch of fixes and improvements along with colour palette generation for every photo. The library with palettes can be viewed through your dashboard.
I decided to continue to offer the service for free but added the ability to make a $1 monthly donation via Stripe through your dashboard. Donations help out a … See more
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Christopher Hopkins
@hopkinschris · Internet Toolsmith ✌️
Hi everyone!
For my inaugural post I thought I would share with you a side project I launched about 4 months ago. You can read more about the "why" behind building it in the blog post I added to the related links above :)
Big thanks to @rrhoover for building this platform and creating a sense of community around discovering and sharing such cool products!
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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
Thanks for joining, @hopkinschris! Of course Product Hunt wouldn't exist without @nbashaw. :)
I love the simplicity of Splashbox. It inspires me to explore other creative products that could be built on top of the Dropbox platform.
What are your plans with the project?
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Christopher Hopkins
@hopkinschris · Internet Toolsmith ✌️
I have a few ideas top of mind.
There's the most obvious one which is extend the library of photos in which Splashbox pulls from and then pushes out to users. Currently it only pulls from http://unsplash.com — (From the team at ooomf, who are really nice people!).
I've also contemplated the idea of expanding the service to provide photos for iOS devices. … See more
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Ryan Hoover
@rrhoover · Founder, Product Hunt
The Ooomf team is awesome (cc @mikaelcho).
Anecdote: imagery is super important IMHO for bloggers. I try to incorporate relevant, interesting images in my posts but sometimes it's hard to find the right creative commons photo (although http://compfight.com is useful for this). Admittedly, I've spent >30 mins searching for a single photo multiple times … See more