colorapi.com
Creative
color palettes
SHOW HN2011
159points
63comments
#54of 1,097 in 2011
Top 5%of 2011 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
19 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 4 mixed, 2 critical, out of 40 comments about the project. Thread score +0.44.
Design: 7 for, 1 againstExecution: 5 for, 1 againstIdea: 6 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Clean, beautiful interface
From 4 comments
This is gorgeous. Woud love to read how you built it.
revorad on HNSweet - this is definitely getting bookmarked to use at work :) Very refreshing interface and flow.
cubtastic71 on HNIt's so beautiful!
rwolf on HNVery nice site. I've used colr.org in the past, which does basically the same thing. I have to say, though, the UI on colorapi.com is much better. Good job! This site is…
color on HN
Useful for color inspiration, better than Kuler
From 3 comments
This is really nice -- much easier for a photographer like me to use that Kuler or the alternatives. I have a question though: is it cool to use "All Rights Reserved" images on…
stevelosh on HNI am officially switching from kuler to colorapi!
kingsidharth on HNA great product. I've been doing web design since 1997 and this is one of the most useful online tools for colour inspiration I've seen. Your naming structure for the…
PeterMcCanney on HN
Objections
Layout breaks in some browsers
From 2 comments
I have a couple of issues with the design. 1) http://i.imgur.com/uzsiH.png - overlapping text/controls on the homepage. Tried it in a few browsers. Width issue? 2) On the swatch…
MichaelStubbs on HNInteresting idea, but I'm guessing the UI is severely broken on Firefox/Windows: all I'm seeing after a search is a long band of colours scrolling across a tiny part of my…
Silhouette on HN
Hashbang URLs
From 1 comment
Very, very well executed idea, with one exception: hashbang URLs. Really? Reaallly?
dpkendal on HN
Requests
Direct image upload
From 1 comment
Very nice site. I've used colr.org in the past, which does basically the same thing. I have to say, though, the UI on colorapi.com is much better. Good job! This site is…
color on HN
Favorites and comparison
From 2 comments
It would be really nice if I could middle-click "details" to open palettes in new tabs, or favorite palettes to come back to or even compare in a grid view later. I'm also really…
atgm on HNIt looks great. I like how the settings controls are mostly invisible until the mouses over. Here are some ideas for additional features: 1) Let a user load their favorites from…
sage on HN
Questions
Is using All Rights Reserved Flickr images legal
From 3 comments
This is really nice -- much easier for a photographer like me to use that Kuler or the alternatives. I have a question though: is it cool to use "All Rights Reserved" images on…
stevelosh on HNThis is fair use, so the author's copyright wishes are not applicable. The copyright info applies to republication in full, not use in meta-analyses.
jrockway on HNMaybe I'm missing something obvious, but doesn't embedding the photo in the colorapi.com page count as "republication in full"?
stevelosh on HN
Can palettes be exported to Photoshop swatches
From 1 comment
It would be really nice if I could middle-click "details" to open palettes in new tabs, or favorite palettes to come back to or even compare in a grid view later. I'm also really…
atgm on HN
Alternatives named
Kuler
From 2 comments
This is really nice -- much easier for a photographer like me to use that Kuler or the alternatives. I have a question though: is it cool to use "All Rights Reserved" images on…
stevelosh on HNI am officially switching from kuler to colorapi!
kingsidharth on HN
colr.org
From 1 comment
Very nice site. I've used colr.org in the past, which does basically the same thing. I have to say, though, the UI on colorapi.com is much better. Good job! This site is…
color on HN