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Difficulty sourcing small quantities of specific fabrics for costumes
Cosplayers and costume makers struggle to find and purchase small amounts (e.g., half a yard) of niche fabrics like white short shag from specific suppliers.
X7mo agoOtherDesign & Creative
Artist for fandom-specific character reference sheets
Fans creating original characters in specific fandoms like Zootopia need artists skilled in producing detailed character reference sheets.
X7mo agoOtherDesign & Creative
Niche artist finder for goofy game assets
Developers and creators need a way to find artists specializing in funny, goofy style graphics for specific themes like marine animals for games.
X7mo agoToolDesign & Creative
Freemium restrictions in video editing apps forcing use of separate recording tools
Apps like CapCut impose freemium limitations that require users to record in a separate app to avoid premium fees for basic exports without watermarks or restrictions.
X7mo agoToolDesign & Creative
Fashion designers struggle to showcase work and build audience without professional platform infrastructure
Emerging fashion designers lack a dedicated platform to share design work, get feedback, and grow an audience before launching brands. Instagram and TikTok aren't design-focused, making discovery and credibility harder.
YC Graveyard5y agoTemplateDesign & Creative
Discovery and Community for Niche Beauty Communities
Black women struggle to discover hairstyles, find tutorials, and connect with stylists and community around their specific hair needs. Instagram and TikTok are generic; a dedicated space solves discovery and authentic community building.
YC Graveyard9y agoTemplateDesign & Creative
Skir – like Protocol Buffer but better
Why I built Skir: https://medium.com/@gepheum/i-spent-15-years-with-protobuf-t...Quick start: npx skir initAll the config lives in one YML file.Website: https://skir.buildGitHub: https://github.com/gepheum/skirWould love feedback especially from teams running mixed-language stacks.
Hacker News7mo agoToolDesign & Creative
Natural language to Figma design generator
Builders and designers seek a tool that generates Figma designs directly from descriptive 'vibe' prompts, reversing Figma-to-code workflows.
X7mo agoToolDesign & Creative
Digital environment creation tool for film and media production
Creating photorealistic digital environments (backgrounds, scenes) for movies is a real problem that VFX teams solve manually. AI image generation and 3D tools have made this dramatically cheaper and faster.
YC Graveyard8y agoToolDesign & Creative
Accessible 3D Video Creation Tools for Non-Technical Creators
Creators need easy tools to generate 3D video content for VR/robotics/film without deep technical skills. Modern generative AI and 3D engines make this more accessible than 2022.
YC Graveyard4y agoToolDesign & Creative
µJS, a 5KB alternative to Htmx and Turbo with zero dependencies
I built µJS because I wanted AJAX navigation without the verbosity of HTMX or the overhead of Turbo.It intercepts links and form submissions, fetches pages via AJAX, and swaps fragments of the DOM. Single <script> tag, one call to `mu.init()`. No build step, no dependencies.Key features: patch mode (update multiple fragments in one request), SSE support, DOM morphing via idiomorph, View Transitions, prefetch on hover, polling, and full HTTP verb support on any element.At ~5KB gzipped, it's smaller than HTMX (16KB) and Turbo (25KB), and works with any backend: PHP, Python, Go, Ruby, whatever.Playground: https://mujs.org/playgroundComparison with HTMX and Turbo: https://mujs.org/comparisonAbout the project creation, why and when: https://mujs.org/aboutGitHub: https://github.com/Digicreon/muJSHappy to discuss the project.
Hacker News7mo agoToolDesign & Creative
Design-focused modular furniture for space-constrained modern living
People need furniture that's both aesthetically pleasing and adaptable to changing spaces, especially in urban environments where flexibility and style matter. Traditional furniture is static and doesn't evolve with people's needs.
YC Graveyard8y agoOtherDesign & Creative
Crowdsourced design platform for custom printed materials
Small businesses and individuals need affordable custom design for invitations, business cards, and marketing materials. Design marketplaces still charge high premiums and have long turnaround times.
YC Graveyard16y agoToolDesign & Creative
Reliable image web scraper for moodboarding
Branding and design professionals need a reliable web scraper for quickly collecting images for moodboarding; current tools like SiteSucker are unsatisfactory.
X9mo agoToolDesign & Creative
Designers need AI assistance for faster design workflows
Design work involves repetitive tasks and could benefit from AI assistance for ideation, iteration, and production work.
YC Graveyard2y agoToolDesign & Creative
Fashion brands need AI tools for design and content creation
Fashion companies struggle with time-consuming design processes and creating marketing content at scale.
YC Graveyard6y agoToolDesign & Creative
Collaborative 3D design tool for non-experts
Teams need to collaborate on 3D designs but existing tools are complex and expensive. A simpler, web-based solution could democratize 3D design workflows.
YC Graveyard5y agoToolDesign & Creative
Automated brand design for small companies
Small companies and startups need professional branding but can't afford designers, leading to poor visual identity that hurts credibility.
YC Graveyard6y agoToolDesign & Creative