Show HN: Auto generate images from Figma using an API

https://pikmaker.com/

by bquaresma • 4 years ago

40 17 4 years ago

pikmaker.com

austinpena2• 4 years ago

This seems like it would be good for creating display banners too!

bquaresma8• 4 years ago

Like the ones used by ads?

austinpena2• 4 years ago

Yeah. I work in marketing and creating many variations for display ads can be tedious.

sovok• 4 years ago

Looks interesting. Do you read the Figma file format and re-implement all the rendering?

Although I get an 500 error right now: https://sc.robsite.net/files/1667596588-pikmaker-500-2.png

bquaresma8• 4 years ago

Sorry for that. Can you share with me the Figma link in Discord? So I can take a look on what is happening.

bquaresma8• 4 years ago

And yes, we are basically reading figma files and rendering ourselves. The idea is to also support psd and illustrator files in the future.

dplgk• 4 years ago

Figma has an API which will render the artboard and return an image. Why not use that?

rutierut• 4 years ago

I hope the other Dutch people in this thread are laughing their asses of as well. Otherwise, really cool product!

bquaresma8• 4 years ago

Why?

user_named• 4 years ago

I'm not Dutch but I'm guessing pik means dick.

jer0me• 4 years ago

This looks super useful! I’ve previously used [html2canvas](https://html2canvas.hertzen.com/) to make a simple tool for generating graphics for a news org, but I can see myself using this going forward.

bquaresma8• 4 years ago

That is great to hear!

max-gfeller• 4 years ago

Did you already hear of [Voulez](https://www.usevoulez.com)? It lets you create image templates using web technologies.

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