Polotno Studio
Dev tools
design editor
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
8 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 8 critical, out of 22 comments about the project. Thread score -0.01.
Idea: 2 for, 5 againstDesign: 5 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 1 againstDocs: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
Each row is a top-level comment and its replies, in HN's order. Select a cell to open that comment on HN.
positive neutral or mixed critical about another commenter or something else the maker
What HN said
What people liked
Clean, neat design and good to use
From 4 comments
Really clean and good! Bookmarking the website now.
Venkatesh10 on HNAfter playing around with it for a bit, I really love it! One thing I found myself needing: Is there a way to manage the z-index of your layers? (e.g. send layer to back, etc)
powellzer on HNEven on a mobile device it's neat Well done
viviansolide on HNLooks neat
amiamigo on HN
Works well on mobile
From 2 comments
Even on a mobile device it's neat Well done
viviansolide on HNActually works decently on mobile (iOS chrome)
isuckatcoding on HN
Objections
Missing templates, which are central to Canva's value
From 3 comments
This is an excellent start, but the big selling point (at least for me) of tools like Canva is the myriad of templates to start from.
brtkdotse on HNNice.. but what makes Canva valuable isn't the tool itself.. It's the templates. Add some templates
digitalmaster on HNso many features missing to be considered Canva-like, hopefully it can evolve into fitting that description but now I think it is a stretch and a little misleading to make the…
ojr on HN
Title overstates Canva comparison; Canva has no ads or required signup, so the claim is misleading
From 1 comment
The title seems a little disingenuous, as Canva does not have ads or require signup.
b3n on HN
Hard to discover that objects must be clicked before dragging
From 1 comment
Very nice. However, it took a moment to realise that you cannot drag objects to the canvas but have to click on them first. Then you can move them around.
ochrist on HN
Requests
Add templates
From 2 comments
This is an excellent start, but the big selling point (at least for me) of tools like Canva is the myriad of templates to start from.
brtkdotse on HNNice.. but what makes Canva valuable isn't the tool itself.. It's the templates. Add some templates
digitalmaster on HN
Export options that optimize images
From 1 comment
Looks really good!!! Consider (down the dev road) export options that optimize the image, like https://tinypng.com/ (I have no affiliation w/ them, other than as a user).
mgav on HN
Questions
Why use this over Figma?
From 1 comment
Why would I ever use this over figma?
mvind on HN
Alternatives named
Canva
Figma
From 1 comment
Why would I ever use this over figma?
mvind on HN
fabric.js
From 1 comment
The Studio tool appears to be a showcase for their paid graphic library (https://polotno.dev/). As a designer/dev the library is definitely addressing a hole in the market where…
moeamaya on HN
konva
From 1 comment
The Studio tool appears to be a showcase for their paid graphic library (https://polotno.dev/). As a designer/dev the library is definitely addressing a hole in the market where…
moeamaya on HN