Triangul-Art
Creative
pixel art editor
SHOW HN2016
How HN took it
8 positive, 12 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 2 critical, out of 23 comments about the project. Thread score +0.26.
Idea: 4 for, 1 againstDesign: 2 for, 0 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Fun and easy to create nice art with the constraints
From 3 comments
It's very easy to create something nice with it. https://www.instagram.com/p/BDgZ_bQI-hO/ But this is a dummy basic editor. I know a looooot of features are missing. Check the…
maxwellito on HNIt's the constraints I think. They restrict search space to something more maneagable, and make creating stuff much easier. Same reason minecraft and lego are such inspiring tools.
ajuc on HNThanks, that was a nice 20 min diversion for the morning!
AstroJetson on HN
Color picker is simple and effective
From 2 comments
Pretty cool! Makes me feel a little like I'm drawing with Rubik's snakes. ;) First time I somehow didn't notice the color picker, which is simple & effective. Having a couple…
dahart on HNNice surprise: That's the first time I saw an <input type="color" /> in action.
cstuder on HN
Objections
Fails on mobile because it only handles mouse clicks, not tap events
From 1 comment
Fails on mobile. You need to catch the tap events, not just mouse clicks.
imaginenore on HN
Missing easier way to share creations
From 1 comment
it misses a easier way to share our creations
LoSboccacc on HN
Basic editor with many features missing
From 1 comment
It's very easy to create something nice with it. https://www.instagram.com/p/BDgZ_bQI-hO/ But this is a dummy basic editor. I know a looooot of features are missing. Check the…
maxwellito on HN
Requests
Add a way to share drawings via URL serialization
From 3 comments
Just serialize the state in the hashfragment of the URL ;)
jbnicolai on HNmy only suggestion is to use something like https://gildas-lormeau.github.io/zip.js/ and compress before base64 encoding into the URL.
chii on HNA 24-bit color stored in base64 gets stored in 4 characters. Your default 20x30 map, multiplied by 4 bytes, is still just 2400 bytes. That fits in a URL, quite comfortably, at…
jerf on HN
Hexagon canvas option with tiling
From 1 comment
Very nice! An option to choose a hexagon shaped canvas and have it repeatedly tiled would be great for designing bathroom floors.
chillitom on HN
Higher-level structures such as hexagons of six triangles
From 1 comment
It would be better to allow higher level structures, such as hexagons of six triangles each.
SagelyGuru on HN
Questions
How to draw axis-aligned rectangles
From 1 comment
What is the best way to draw an (xy-axis-aligned) rectangle with this? And what is the word for xy-axis-aligned rectangle? :)
amelius on HN
Is the color picker built-in
From 1 comment
Is that color picker a built-in?
iamleppert on HN
Alternatives named
Hexels
From 1 comment
Cool concept! It reminds my of Hexels: http://www.marmoset.co/hexels
birslip on HN
Trixel
From 1 comment
Related: https://trixel.io/
llimllib on HN
Lite-Brite
From 1 comment
Lite-Brite (1967) https://www.google.ca/search?q=lite+bright&tbm=isch
karmakaze on HN