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by monokai_nl 8y ago
I think this is a correct observation
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by monokai_nl 8y ago
We have automatic, good looking gradients, editable smart shapes, background effects / patterns, more editing / tweaking possibilities, and generally better design quality I think.
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by monokai_nl 8y ago
Running a design agency for over a decade, I've seen the price of logo proposals drop from €5K to about €1K. To most people, a logo is just something they want to use on their social channels and their website. I don't think that&
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by monokai_nl 8y ago
Maybe it's good to have an extra confirmation popup after 5 times clicking "make more logos" when the page refreshes, thanks.
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by monokai_nl 8y ago
When you purchase a logo package, you'll actually get multiple color variants: full color, black and white, white on transparent, black on transparent, etc.
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by monokai_nl 8y ago
The final logos are created with vector shapes from the font files. There are no fonts that include emojis, so that's why the system couldn't create any logo for you. I should display a better message explaining this, thanks.
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by monokai_nl 8y ago
It would indeed be a good idea to have some sort of suggestion UI in this step.
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by monokai_nl 8y ago
Thanks. There's lots of math going on to make sure the visual parts are positioned nicely. Not everything always works perfectly, but I think for most cases it's working well.
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by monokai_nl 8y ago
Not sure what you mean by fetching a new portion of images? One of the upcoming deploys will get a feature where you can pick a logo and make new variations based on its fonts, colors or layout. A quick prototype showed that it really helps
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by monokai_nl 8y ago
Hah, glad you enjoy it! Never thought that something I created 13 years ago would still be so widely in use :)
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by monokai_nl 8y ago
Everything is properly licensed via a paid API subscription.
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by monokai_nl 8y ago
I don't believe that designers can be automated out of the process. I made this service because after years of co-running a design agency, I saw an increase in the need for logos, but a decrease in the willingness to pay for it. For bi
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by monokai_nl 8y ago
I have a degree in AI, and studied it back when it wasn't popular. If I've learned anything, it's that AI is nothing magical. This system is more like classic machine learning using decision trees. It would be nice to try a r
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by monokai_nl 8y ago
1. If you register and save your logo, you'll get a page that you can share, for example: https://mybrandnewlogo.com/share/2P1qwAO85EtvRNgvkQGn You can share a couple of your logo pages on social, and gather feedb
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by monokai_nl 8y ago
Author here. Happy to answer any questions.
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by monokai_nl 8y ago
I think you really have to do it all. I'm paying for ads and that bring in users. I'm posting on message boards to get users. I do cold outreach via email, etc. I must say I have actually launched today on Product Hunt and that&#x
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by monokai_nl 8y ago
I understand charging for a code editor theme is not common practice. However, I don't see much difference between the work that goes into designing and developing a simple (Wordpress) web theme and a code editor theme. In the end a we
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by monokai_nl 8y ago
It's a color scheme, user interface theme and icon set in one. Why do you think it's nuts to charge €10 for that? Do you think it should be free?
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by monokai_nl 8y ago
My color scheme https://www.monokai.pro is downloadable for free for Sublime and VSCode. It has a nag screen a la Sublime Text that tells you it's free for evaluation, but needs a license for continued usage. A small percen
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by monokai_nl 8y ago
The algorithm is a complex interplay of various sub procedures like creating matching fonts, balanced color schemes, finding keywords, creating unique shapes, etc. There are some hard coded boundaries and there's a lot of randomization
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Show HN: My Brand New Logo, a professional design for everyone
7 points by monokai_nl 8y ago|2 comments
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Monokai Pro color theme reaches 200K downloads, and rising
1 points by monokai_nl 8y ago|1 comments
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by monokai_nl 8y ago
Nice. Some years ago I did something similar on http://yes.thatcan.be/my/next/tweet - the app even lets you mix two arbitrary twitter accounts.
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by monokai_nl 9y ago
Hah! Glad you like it. Honored to be part of your dot files :)
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by monokai_nl 9y ago
That's interesting. I just experimented with a sort of ascii scroll dither effect on my personal site: https://www.monokai.nl
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by monokai_nl 9y ago
What do you think would be a fair price?
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Show HN: Monokai Pro Theme for Visual Studio Code(marketplace.visualstudio.com)
1 points by monokai_nl 9y ago|2 comments
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by monokai_nl 9y ago
Submitted the new installment of the Monokai syntax highlighting colors for Sublime Text (Monokai Pro) a month ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14611823 I got a good spike of traffic from Reddit and Medium, HN a bi
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by monokai_nl 9y ago
Monokai was created in 2006. I felt it was time for an upgrade. These are the main advantages: 1. The colors are more balanced. If you look carefully at the old Monokai (through your eyelashes), you'll notice some colors 'pop&#x27
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by monokai_nl 9y ago
I'm interested to hear why you're surprised that it costs money?

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