- Posted in bootstrap build-in-public obra-icons
I launched an indie project called Obra Icons on October 1st. This is a report of how it’s going. The initial version took me about 7 days of work total + around 3 days of external freelancer’s work to work out the initial version. What is it? It’s a set of 750+ vector icons, both […]
- Posted in bootstrap build-in-public obra-icons
It’s the start of month four of my bootstrapping journey. In June I stated I wanted to build something in public, build something that’s real and provides value, see if ideas get traction, and experiment or learn new things. I have some doubts about the “build in public” part, since essentially you are sharing all […]
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Wednesday I had a day to work on my bootstrapped projects. First up I had a meeting about Obra Icons with a fellow designer. This is an initiative to create an icon set that is basically an upgrade to Mono Icons. I spent the rest of the morning investigating some of the design decisions behind […]
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My new plan is to build a brand portal product. What is a brand portal, you may ask? It’s a place to document your brand assets, like a logo, colours and icons. Why is this helpful? To keep your brand consistent – you can send people to the brand portal To provide a more direct […]
- Posted in bootstrap figma figma-plugins
The first version of my Figma plugin Screenshot to Layout Pro has been released. Use Screenshot to Layout to generate editable text from a screenshot. If you have any questions, or would like to request a trial, don’t hesitate to contact me at figmaplugins@obra.studio . Check it out on the Figma community Edit: The plugin […]
Over the past month I’ve been on a little indie hacker journey, where I built my first freemium plugin for Figma: Screenshot to Layout. Essentially it’s an OCR plugin: it recognizes text from screenshots and renders it back to Figma. In my first version, I used a file input. I felt I had a nice […]
The first thing I am building in my bootstrapping journey is a Figma plugin to turn a screenshot into an editable layout. You have a Figma plugin: Imagine you take this screenshot: And then when you process your image, you get this editable layout: This way, as a designer, if somebody hands you something to […]
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I am starting something on the side, with the goal of bootstrapping a side business. The idea is to build in public build something that’s real (people can sign up, use it, it provides value) see if ideas get traction (or not) experiment and learn new things In the past I’ve worked on small products […]