Super Snowflake Maker
Creative
paper snowflake design
SHOW HN2024
How HN took it
6 positive, 5 neutral or asking, 3 mixed, 9 critical, out of 23 comments about the project. Thread score -0.07.
Execution: 2 for, 4 againstPerformance: 0 for, 4 againstIdea: 2 for, 0 againstDesign: 1 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
Simple, intuitive and fun to use
From 3 comments
I just wanted to say how delighted I am with your web app! This is fantastic idea, and the execution is top-notch. It is incredibly user-friendly and intuitive. It has all the…
sillyboi on HNI spent way to long playing with this. Very simple and intuitive. Nice work!
maalber on HNCool, I didn't know that could happen! I started with 12 sections (or 6 lobes/mirrored sections) then wanted to play around with more section numbers without having to redraw. I…
shalanah on HN
Good for kids and families
From 1 comment
The eight year old and I hanging out on this. She is a huge fan. The moment she saw it, she said “I want to use this.” And now we’re both making snowflakes on our devices. I…
hluska on HN
Objections
Unclear controls, such as white vs black option and results panel placement
From 3 comments
This is really well made - thanks for sharing (and Merry Christmas)! Small thing: I didn't understand the difference between the white and black options at first. For some reason…
jason_zig on HNIt's a little counter-intuitive for me to see results on the left when editing on right. Took me a bit to figure that out. I would suggest you swap the left and right of the site.
JKCalhoun on HNReally cool once I understood what was going on, it took me a real good while to figure out what to do. I guess "Draw on the pie" didn't mean anything to me. Maybe add a short…
ugh123 on HN
Slow drawing performance in Firefox
From 1 comment
Loved this project! Lots of festive fun in seeing what shapes can be made when unfolded. Just noticed that in mobile Firefox the dotted line previewing the cut seems to have a…
Liftyee on HN
Downloads do not work well in iOS in-app browsers
From 2 comments
Why is it restricted to Safari on iOS? I’m using Orion, which is Webkit-based too.
Diti on HNI wish there was a better user experience when downloading an image a user creates on a website like this on iPhone - it’s really weird that you can’t save it to your camera…
jonplackett on HN
Requests
Add a share link for creations
From 1 comment
Very cool! It’s really easy to make something that looks like I knew what I was doing, when I don’t at all! :) One missed opportunity that I see with sites that allow HN people…
jader201 on HN
Add an onboarding explainer or gif
From 1 comment
Really cool once I understood what was going on, it took me a real good while to figure out what to do. I guess "Draw on the pie" didn't mean anything to me. Maybe add a short…
ugh123 on HN
Support more browsers on iOS
From 1 comment
Why is it restricted to Safari on iOS? I’m using Orion, which is Webkit-based too.
Diti on HN
Questions
Can it export SVG for laser cutters
From 1 comment
While I asked: Possible to add export as an SVG? noting: That would make it useful for using a design on a CNC or lasercutter. That feature, as noted below is present --- click…
WillAdams on HN