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I Built Everything Fast… Then One Page Destroyed My Confidence

Random on December 09, 2025

Hey buddy, So… I built almost the whole app. Shipped every hard thing. Solved every annoying bug. And then one single page came out of nowhere a...
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Maame Afua A. P. Fordjour

I just checked out the app and I think what confused me is there isn't a way for me to change the picture that has been already uploaded, unless I cancel the entire thing and start all over. And also the aspect ratio of the pop up after you upload an image, in full screen on my monitor, it shows all the settings to adjust the image but when I reduce the size of the window, its not very responsive and also the green background on the upload page could also be reconsidered... aside that, its an awesome app!

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Random

Glad you liked the app! And thanks for pointing these out 🙏

The image replace flow is definitely missing, I will fix that soon.

I will also work on making the layout more responsive and rethink the upload page vibe.

Your feedback really helps me improve fast.

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Karl Castillo • Edited

It's a nice idea. There are some glaring issues -- some already said by other people.

The liquid glass background of the modal is distracting especially with the large amount of green behind it. It's also an accessibility nightmare since some of the texts, icons, etc. disappear. This is similar to putting text over an image. You cannot guarantee that the text will always have good contrast against what's behind it.

There's an important customizability feature that's missing. You're not able to select a size of your canvas. You can only lengthen vertically. This isn't good since screenshots are mostly made because it should be showcased somewhere. Most of the time it's during a presentation.

Overall it's a really cool idea. I would double check the functionality. I'm not noticing what's changing when you toggle grain and reflection. I would also add a way to add custom colours for the background instead of just the presets.

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Random

Thanks a lot for this detailed feedback buddy 🙏

You pointed out stuff I honestly didn’t notice during building.
The glass background + contrast issue makes total sense - I will fix that first.

Canvas sizing and custom colors are also great points. I’ll start adding these in the next update.

Really appreciate you taking the time to write this 🙏

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csm

Yeah, the app functionality is awesome! But, the blur background comes in our way when we are doing the editing!

Also, am literally not a right person to talk about ux/ui design, but just my suggestion:

  • You can add a slide show to the hero section.
  • And just below the hero section, add features section, like boxes in a container, each with a feature. (for reference I like this website's services section: ref website)
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Random

Thanks a lot, your feedback means a lot to me 🙏👍 And thanks for the reference too

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CapeStart

My take: keep the landing page stupid simple. Show one killer before/after screenshot, one sentence about what it does, and a big button to try it. you can always polish later. People don’t need fancy design, they just need to instantly get why it’s useful.

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Random

Make sense bro, Thanks a lot for you great advice 🙏

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Thanh Tran • Edited

I checked, that is a great idea, but i found 2 small issues with your app:

  • The "Let's make it" button does not yet a hover effect, e.g change background, text color, cursor.
  • Sometimes, adjusting the size (with the increase/decerase buttons) breaks the layout, e.g showing "0.9400000000000001x".
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Random

Thanks for pointing these out,

The missing hover state and that wild decimal value are both on me
I will smooth out the size adjustments and update the button styles.

Your feedback helps me polish the app faster 🙏

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PLC Creates

I'm with you on this.Creating a landing page isn’t just a small extension of development. It’s a whole craft on its own, with its own rules, pitfalls, and that subjective part where it also has to feel right to the person who made it.
The mix of design, intention, storytelling, and visual hierarchy… it’s a different universe.
You’re not exaggerating at all. You’re just naming a reality every dev runs into sooner or later.

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Random

Bro this comment means a lot 🙏
You explained it perfectly. It’s not “just a page”… it’s design + story + vibes all fighting at the same time.
Good to know every dev hits this wall sooner or later.

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Lewis

I think transparent bg is kinda annoying

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Random

Bro, i am bad at design stuff,

But will fix it, thanks a lot for your feedback 🙏

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Sunil Goyal

Hey, really loving the functionality so far! One thing I noticed is that when I try to upload images with different aspect ratios, the editor sometimes stretches or crops them unexpectedly, especially when toggling between zoom levels. It might be helpful to add an aspect ratio lock or preview mode so users can see exactly how the image will look before exporting.

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Random

Thanks a lot buddy 🙏

Super helpful feedback. The stretching you saw happens because the editor auto-sizes based on the image, but I agree it still needs a cleaner flow.

An aspect ratio lock or preview mode is a great idea, I will add that to the next update.

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Arun

Hey Bro,

Idea was so good and UI is perfect and options are made me impressed I only felt it was bit unresponsive in mobile web I guess.

First Time I am seeing concept like this.

Hats off.

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Random

Thanks a lot Arun, and yes its not completely response there is a bug in mobile version. I am working on it.

Btw, Thanks a lot man

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Juanda Martínez

Heyyy nice post! I'm wondering if this kind of UI is a common pattern? bc it looks very similar if not almost identical of the screenshot editor in contentport.io

I love this tool bc screenshots looks really nice, but if you are not paying the pro subscription it adds a watermark. Will be trying yours from now on.

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Tochukwu Nwosa

Great design but the layout have one small issue. Make the navbar to have the highest z-index, that way it will be stack above every other element. You can add a blur to the navbar background.

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Random

Thank you for pointing out this issue, will surely fix this asap.🙏