artfulmac.com
Creative
desktop wallpaper app
SHOW HN2014
229points
145comments
#72of 2,272 in 2014
Top 4%of 2014 by points
How HN took it
MixedNo clear lean
25 positive, 38 neutral or asking, 8 mixed, 20 critical, out of 91 comments about the project. Thread score +0.05.
Idea: 9 for, 1 againstExecution: 0 for, 8 againstPricing: 1 for, 6 againstDesign: 2 for, 2 againstPerformance: 1 for, 2 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Good idea and well executed
From 2 comments
It's a nice idea, and seems well executed. To be honest, and I hope this isn't too much of a downer: a) I probably won't pay to evaluate it. It seems like the kind of app that…
oneeyedpigeon on HNPfffff don't listen to old grumpy HN. Awesome app, just bought it. I like art and can't bother finding nice wallpapers for my desktop.
jnardiello on HN
Worth $5 for the high-res art
From 2 comments
This may get downvoted but... I really don't know what to make of these "why itsn't this free" or "won't pay to try" comments. It's $5. For what is essentially an infinite supply…
billyhoffman on HNI've long been a fan of having artwork as my wallpaper, and finding nice ones has always been a hassle. Just bought it. Thanks!
stashpro on HN
Objections
Crashes and wallpaper repeats on some setups
From 3 comments
Great idea for an app, however: it doesn't work -Click 'Next artwork' cycles through 2-3 of the same painting -Selecting every single 'Technique' throws a 'No high resolution…
joeguilmette on HNAgree with dingdingdang to have some caching, or some core set of wallpapers or something. Also seems to be bugged when clicking the "Next artwork" menu item - keeps on showing…
richthegeek on HNVery neat idea! It's reliably crashing for me every time ~30 seconds after opening on 10.10.1. Not too sure where to start troubleshooting. Any ideas?
hew on HN
No free trial
From 2 comments
It's a nice idea, and seems well executed. To be honest, and I hope this isn't too much of a downer: a) I probably won't pay to evaluate it. It seems like the kind of app that…
oneeyedpigeon on HNLike the concept here. Would love a trial version, though. Slightly off-topic, but this reminds me of what Electric Objects are trying to achieve: essentially, this same app, but…
mdevere on HN
Filters are confusing and can return no art
From 1 comment
Love the concept. Purchased. But I fear the settings are going to undo a lot of people. Bug: on the initial state it looks like everything is included (as it should be). However…
drsim on HN
Network use and phoning home concerns
From 2 comments
Definitely needs option too offline cache and not use the net connection, I do not want to have my cable trickle saturated by downloading hi-res images indefinitely in the…
dingdingdang on HNI really liked the idea, and installed it; happy to pay the price of a latte for it. But...it crashes! The menu bar icon goes away. Also, Little Snitch is reporting that it wants…
javajosh on HN
Requests
Trial or free version
From 2 comments
It's a nice idea, and seems well executed. To be honest, and I hope this isn't too much of a downer: a) I probably won't pay to evaluate it. It seems like the kind of app that…
oneeyedpigeon on HNLike the concept here. Would love a trial version, though. Slightly off-topic, but this reminds me of what Electric Objects are trying to achieve: essentially, this same app, but…
mdevere on HN
Screensaver support
From 2 comments
I'm going to try it now. Who cares if it's 5 bucks if I get some value out of it. Will you be looking into tying this in with a screensaver? It would awesome for the office if it…
Glide on HNI wanted something like this. It would be great if it could work as a screen saver too. I rarely see my desktop.
barumrho on HN
Better multi-monitor and orientation support
From 2 comments
Nice app, would be great if it worked better with multiple monitors in different orientations though! Landscape images resized to fit screens in portrait orientation look really…
johtso on HNThis made my day. Happy to pay 5 bones for it. I'd love to see intelligent support for multiple monitors, and perhaps a nice way to avoid such black bars around the…
JohnnyDouglas on HN
Offline caching
From 1 comment
Definitely needs option too offline cache and not use the net connection, I do not want to have my cable trickle saturated by downloading hi-res images indefinitely in the…
dingdingdang on HN
Artist and title overlay
From 2 comments
This is great! Couple minor, opinionated suggestions: A) Can we get just a little more information about the piece without having to click? Something like a little badge in the…
eunoia on HNGreat app! Please add the option to add the artist and title of the work to the desktop somewhere in the corner, perhaps even with a link, so that we may learn a little about the…
wesley on HN
Questions
Where does the art come from and who owns the photos
From 3 comments
Cool app. Where did the photos come from? Who owns them? The art is public domain but the photos themselves may be copyrighted. I would buy it after learning this.
adultSwim on HNcool. Out of curiosity, where do you get the art from?
gghh on HNOut of curiosity, and by no means feel you have to share if it compromises your product, how did you source the pieces? Did you have an idea of what genres and artists you wanted…
autofill on HN
Is it legal to charge for public domain art
From 1 comment
Is it legal to make people pay for public domain art?
nichochar on HN
Alternatives named
Muzei (Android)
From 1 comment
This was done on Android for free (Muzei): https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.nurik.roman.muzei&hl=en Must say, Muzei is far more in the spirit of open art than…
radley on HN
Electric Objects
From 2 comments
Like the concept here. Would love a trial version, though. Slightly off-topic, but this reminds me of what Electric Objects are trying to achieve: essentially, this same app, but…
mdevere on HNSounds similar to http://www.electricobjects.com/
simonnreynolds on HN
Kuvva
From 1 comment
I'm using this app Kuvva and it works pretty well. What is the difference from yours? Your app does look much better though.
sondh on HN
Amazing Lock Screen
From 1 comment
Looks nice! I'm on Windows though, and currently very happy about Amazing Lock Screen[0], which takes the daily photo from Bing.com and puts it on your lock screen. If anyone…
skrebbel on HN