Bootstrap Designer – Generate Bootstrap Templates • Hacker News Board

Re: Bootstrap Designer – Generate Bootstrap Templates

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Post by yusw » Mon, Nov 12, 2012, 1:58 AM UTC

state wrote: post #8

There sure is an abundance of these lately. I can see the reason why Bootstrap opens up the possibility of building this, but I don't see exactly where it's going. Maybe I'm missing something though, so I'd be curious to have the creators defend the work. What is going to make one of these win over the others, and who exactly is the intended audience?

Before releasing the Bootstrap Designer, it was my personal tool to create a mockup for clients. I can quickly experiment with colors, fonts, images, etc and pick the combination that I feel works for my project. I see this will help users to focus more on creative work.

Re: Bootstrap Designer – Generate Bootstrap Templates

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Post by yusw » Mon, Nov 12, 2012, 2:12 AM UTC

oonny wrote: post #5

what's the music that was used in the demo?

Music from Audiojungle :)

Re: Bootstrap Designer – Generate Bootstrap Templates

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Post by yusw » Mon, Nov 12, 2012, 2:14 AM UTC

Here is sample template, created using Bootstrap Designer: http://bootstrapdesigner.com/easy-start.aspx

More samples can be seen at: http://www.facebook.com/BootstrapDesigner

Re: Bootstrap Designer – Generate Bootstrap Templates

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Post by yusw » Mon, Nov 12, 2012, 2:25 AM UTC

BallinBige wrote: post #16

SkyMarshal wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>But now they're back for revenge, except from the browser this time, and stuck with a totally overused css framework which in my opinion [when used at stock] completely devalues your design. Did you look at the examples on the site? None of them look anything like the default bootstrap design. And the section below the example section is "Your Bootstrap site doesn't have to look like Bootstrap!" Also, you download t…

why not just use google chrome inspector as a 'template designer' ?

Similar approach, but the designer gives you visual representation of the design settings (font settings, color/gradient selection, css effects, etc). Combined with real-time preview, makes it easy to experiment and to get ideas.

Re: Bootstrap Designer – Generate Bootstrap Templates

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Post by deepGem » Mon, Nov 12, 2012, 3:10 AM UTC

"Generate HTML templates at the speed of light" - Really ? I use powerpoint/Keynote for that. Thank you.

Re: Bootstrap Designer – Generate Bootstrap Templates

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Post by mnicole » Mon, Nov 12, 2012, 4:26 PM UTC

I'm sure this is a great personal tool for quick prototyping, but I'd really like to see people who are building products around the premise of design to actually care about and understand design instead of compiling bad assets from free resources to charge for it. The default Bootstrap layout is preferable to bad textures and typography laid on a custom non-grid.

https://www.easel.io/bootstrap is a free alternative for people looking for a WYSIWYG approach to Bootstrap, but in any case - like with the previously mentioned Frontpage and Dreamweaver dilemmas - I'd advise against using these tools for anything other than a functional mockup.