🖼️ Pic Discover App – Search and Explore Beautiful Images with Unsplash API
Hey DEV community! 👋
I'm excited to share a fun and visually engaging project I recently built – Pic Discover App 🎉
It’s a simple and responsive web app that lets users search and browse stunning images using the Unsplash API.
🔍 What Is Pic Discover?
Pic Discover is a web-based image search engine where users can:
- 🔎 Type in any keyword (e.g., mountains, cats, coding)
- 🖼️ Instantly see high-quality photos from Unsplash
- ➕ Load more results with a "Show More" button
- 📱 Enjoy a responsive design across desktop and mobile
It’s ideal for photographers, designers, bloggers, or anyone looking for image inspiration.
🛠️ Built With
- ✅ HTML – Semantic layout
- 🎨 CSS – Fully responsive and stylish UI with hover animations
- ⚙️ JavaScript – Fetching and rendering images dynamically
- 🌐 Unsplash API – Free access to a huge collection of images
📸 App Features
- ✨ Real-time image search based on user input
- 🧭 Pagination with “Show More” feature
- 💡 Auto-clears previous results when a new search begins
- 🎯 Clickable image links that redirect to the full image on Unsplash
- 🧼 Clean and minimal UI with smooth animations
🚀 How It Works
- User types a keyword in the input box
- The app calls the Unsplash Search API with that query
- Images are displayed dynamically using JavaScript
- Users can click "Show More" to fetch the next page of results
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🧪 Live Demo
🔗 Try it out live
💻 View Source Code on GitHub
🧠 What I Learned
This project helped me understand:
- How to work with third-party APIs
- Making asynchronous requests using
fetch() - DOM manipulation and dynamic rendering in vanilla JS
- Creating a responsive layout with media queries
- Optimizing UX with pagination and loading controls
💡 Future Improvements
- Add loading spinners
- Add dark/light theme toggle
- Allow users to download or favorite images
- Save recent search history in local storage
🙌 Final Thoughts
Pic Discover App was a great way to dive deeper into frontend development while building something interactive and useful.
If you’re looking to learn APIs or just want a fun UI project, try recreating this — it’s a rewarding experience!
Thanks for reading, and let me know your thoughts or suggestions in the comments 💬
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