eliotand.me
Web and SaaS
custom map posters
SHOW HN2018
644points
166comments
#15of 2,155 in 2018
Top 1%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
31 positive, 65 neutral or asking, 14 mixed, 28 critical, out of 138 comments about the project. Thread score +0.07.
Idea: 15 for, 3 againstDesign: 10 for, 5 againstExecution: 3 for, 10 againstDocs: 0 for, 7 againstPricing: 0 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, functional, well-designed poster generator
From 3 comments
It's very nice, I just wanted to wish you the best in this venture. It's functional, well-priced, addresses a need, doesn't claim to be more than it really is, and is pulled off…
ComputerGuru on HNNice, simple, functional. Does a single job and does it well. I would second the suggestion for some extra layout options (particularly a landscape variant which would work much…
dspillett on HNBravo! This is very well done. Thank you for sharing.
dustinsterk on HN
Good idea with clear target market
From 2 comments
This is a great idea! Clear target market, well implemented. I feel like investment in advertisement will be a certain ROI.
bottled_poe on HNThis is really cool, and something I will definitely want to buy whenever I own a home and have Airbnb guests. Nice job!
gautamnarula on HN
Auto-generated favorite places are good
From 2 comments
What are you using to generate the default "favourite places" list? it picked some pretty good ones.
notatoad on HNWow this is beautiful and well-done. Are you getting the top 5 things to do data from Yelp?
typon on HN
Objections
Generator errors for some addresses or browsers
From 4 comments
FYI: I keep getting "Oops, something went wrong" with any address that I try in chrome and firefox. Looks really cool though!
jokr004 on HNput in my address and got "oops something went wrong?"
kenning on HNThe poster generator isn't working for me. Chrome 63, El Capitan, from Canada, using uBlock Origin but I turned it off. Here's what I get. https://imgur.com/a/qYoFV
Kluny on HNDoesn't seem to work in Firefox 57 on Linux. I disabled uMatrix, but do have Privacy Badger & uBlock running. Also, checkout says 'Get your hospitality poster.' Looks awesome…
zeveb on HN
Mapbox and OSM attribution and licensing concerns
From 3 comments
You are violating licenses. "© Mapbox © OpenStreetMap © Leaflet" is not appropriate. Including a copyright mark for Leaflet suggests that you have no idea why, so make sure you…
anc84 on HN> subject to the liberal OSM licence Not to piss on the OP's parade, but, while liberal, the OSM license does require you to to give proper attribution to OSM in such a way than…
GordonS on HNMight be missing something, but I'm fairly certain that Mapbox requires you to include attribution here. They also prohibit printing for commercial purposes, although that's…
kevincennis on HN
Foursquare API keys exposed in client
From 1 comment
I love this. Thanks for adding the free image export option! A word of warning: Your Foursquare API client ID and Secret are completely visible to anyone and can easily be…
verst on HN
Hard to remove House Rules and Contact sections
From 2 comments
It would be nice to have an option to remove the House Rules / Contact section. I just want one for my home.
Harvey-Specter on HNAwesome idea but is there any way to remove some of the sections like 'House Rules'? Maybe have custom sections? I don't rent my place out but love the concept.
tjanks on HN
Requests
Remove or rename section headings
From 3 comments
It would be nice to have an option to remove the House Rules / Contact section. I just want one for my home.
Harvey-Specter on HNFYI : We just added the ability to customize titles and remove sections (if you delete all data in a section). This was the most requested feature.
edouard1234567 on HNI love the idea, and I'd be interested in buying with a few tweaks. - I tried both a high-density (Manhattan) and a low-density (Very small, rural town) location. I had trouble…
mattmillr on HN
Landscape layout option
From 2 comments
I love the idea, and I'd be interested in buying with a few tweaks. - I tried both a high-density (Manhattan) and a low-density (Very small, rural town) location. I had trouble…
mattmillr on HNNice, simple, functional. Does a single job and does it well. I would second the suggestion for some extra layout options (particularly a landscape variant which would work much…
dspillett on HN
Movable You Are Here marker and zoom bubble
From 3 comments
This is fantastic! One feature request would be to reduce the size of the "You are here" circle; it's covering many blocks surrounding my place and I'd love to make it smaller,…
nextstep on HNGreat idea and great website. I am jealous of your design skills! It would be great to be able to move and resize the zoomed bubble. Even a quick toggle between the corners would…
lpasselin on HNLove it! One request: the ability to move the house icon. It's not completely correct on google maps, and it would be nice to manually move it to the correct place.
ph0rque on HN
Reorder favorite places list
From 2 comments
This is awesome. Since you are on HN, I imagine you are looking for feedback. It would be great if you could easily reorder the list under favorite places.
moonka on HNIt would be great if you could re-arrange your favorite places and add notes
twodayslate on HN
Shipping outside US or PDF download
From 2 comments
What about overseas customers and shipping options? Could it be printed in Europe or a PDF be had instead somehow.
jacobush on HNVery nice! I downloaded the web (png) version for my brother's little guest house outside US. I'd love to be able to 1. Change/remove various texts on the poster (e.g., even if…
piyush_soni on HN
Questions
Which map data source and how copyright is handled
From 2 comments
Is this from Google Maps or somewhere else? How do you handle the copyrights?
laktak on HNEmail web/png not working for me
bmsleight_ on HN
How printing and fulfilment are done
From 3 comments
I love this! Great use of technology to build a great product. Can you talk more about the procurement pipeline? Who actually does the printing and shipping/handling? Did you…
hx2a on HNThis is a great idea. I've sent it to several people I know that rent out their homes. Are you printing yourself or outsourcing it? If you're outsourcing it, to whom?
ianhawes on HNWhat service do you use for printing? Been interested in prototyping some similar ideas with on demand printed work
mattbierner on HN
How Airbnb data is obtained
From 1 comment
Congrats, really clever! How are you getting data from Airbnb? Just scrapping or using any available API? I was trying to create a service based on Airbnb data as well but didn't…
leonagano on HN
Alternatives named
Tilt Maps
From 1 comment
Seems like a copy of https://www.tiltmaps.com/
256cats on HN
Mapiful
From 1 comment
Maybe https://www.mapiful.com/ works by you? Disclaimer: never actually used it, but it looks nice.
JorgeGT on HN
Lake-art
From 1 comment
There's a similar service for multilayered depth maps of lakes that I've always thought was pretty cool. Although the UI here is much slicker. http://lake-art.com
Bjartr on HN
Cartida
From 1 comment
Maybe you could use https://www.cartida.com/, they offer more 'bland' maps.
habi on HN