Hey HN,
Last weekend, I got invited to a hackathon in a spa in Stockholm, Sweden, hosted by Polar and Lovable.
The idea of the hackathon was to build a startup in 24 hours from scratch using Lovable and Polar. The winner of the hackathon is decided by revenue after 1 month!
I built DocuDesign and finally got around to launching it today.
The reason I built it: I give a lot of gift cards and vouchers as presents, but I'm terrible at design. Every time I tried using an image model to make them, they would f-up the text, and there was no way of editing it. So I built something that generates fully styled, print-ready designs with ease, and lets you edit the text and embedded images inline. It turns out it can be used for all sorts of use cases: Invitations, menus, flyers, gift cards, event programs, and much more.
You can see how it works in the attached demo video or sign up and try it for free.
Built solo in a week so it's a bit rough around the edges, but I've already found myself using it in my own life, which feels like a good sign.
A few things I'm still figuring out and would love input on:
- Is the free tier (5 designs, no card) the right hook, or is it too generous / not generous enough?
- Does the output quality feel "good enough to actually use" or does it still look AI-generated?
- Should I also allow users to edit the layout and colors or prioritize simplicity with only editing text and images?
- Is the pricing ($5 for 10 messages, $20 for 50) reasonable?
You can try it for free with 5 credits on signup at docudesign.app, and I would love any feedback or thoughts.
P.S. I'm also happy to give more credits in return for genuine feedback : D
