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Show DN: Mapbrush (A years worth of sideproject'n)

9 years ago from , Trying to design the future

http://www.mapbrush.com/

This is a personal project I've been working on for quite a while and I'd love to get feedback from some of you.

Essentially it's a mashup of Instagram, custom map styles (Mapbox) and a logo designer (kinda like Squarespace logo).

The biggest challenge has been the server-side rendering of images for previewing and sharing. It also renders print resolution postcards for sending to the Moo.com API.

The second biggest challenge has been creating a super simple user experience so the user doesn't have to 'design' anything. The earlier versions were more like a "Photoshop for Maps", now I like to think it's more of an "Instagram for Maps".

Happy to talk more about it if anyone is interested. It's a little buggy so would appreciate if you could post anywhere you get stuck.

Thanks!

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