Show HN: Printify.io – No-hassle canvas prints and posters

The price is roughly triple that of Costco. A bit of hassle is worth that to me (and to be honest, they have no hassle either).

Appreciate all the pricing feedback, brought the prices down a bit and added a coupon for HN: use SHOWHN for an extra 20% off between now and the 15th!

The website would benefit from a gallery - the idea of printing on canvas appeals to me, but I don't understand how it distorts photos and what the final product looks like.

I&#x27;m in the field myself (see profile) and although the website looks nice I don&#x27;t see how it&#x27;s different than any of the existing services.<p>Here are my $0.02:<p>1. PRICE - The prices are way too high. Especially given that all established print services offer huge discounts these days. Even our Printy.pics iOS app offers lower prices + 40% discount.<p>2. Registration - I would prefer to register when I need to (before payment) and not when I&#x27;m asked to. The common practice for most web print apps is to allow product creation and require registration (if at all) on checkout. I guess you should do some A&#x2F;B testing to see which approach maximizes LTV.<p>3. Why .io?<p>On a general note, it is very hard to compare print products. There can be huge quality differences and for someone who isn&#x27;t an expert in the domain it would be hard to tell if the price is worth it.

Dont ask someone to create an account so quickly.<p>I cant say for other people, but I have too many accounts and I hate creating accounts unless I have to.<p>Better to allow someone to upload a photo and make a purchase and convert them into an account later than up front.

Would be great to have an API. Been passively looking for good poster printers that I could automatically send jobs to, as well as do the fulfillment. Looks slick.

I had a canvas printed on a cruise boat, where the prices are ridiculously jacked up, for about 1&#x2F;2 to 1&#x2F;3 less than the prices quoted here.

I have to say I loved the way you illustrate the sizes of the prints - having people hold them for scale. That&#x27;s very very neat.

&gt; High quality PNG&#x27;s are best (150dpi or more). [..] All fonts should be converted to outlines to ensure fonts are displayed correctly.<p>Above is from the guidelines for posters. PNGs are bitmaps and hence there are no fonts to outline. Outlines could be part of PDFs but those don&#x27;t have an associated DPI. This needs clarification.

Very well done. Love the simple approach. Definitely going to check this out.

How does this compare in quality to canvas prints from a photo lab such as Millers&#x2F;MPix or WHCC? Cost looks to be about equal to a 1.5&quot; canvas gallery wrap from either those shops.

Just a heads-up: I&#x27;m assuming you meant &quot;uneven&quot; in &quot;Avoid making graphics with straight borders. Borders may come up unever after the cutting process.&quot;

Anyone here have suggestions for quality wood and glass&#x2F;plexiglass frames at a cost not more than twice what you&#x27;d pay for prints in the first place?

Nice, clean website. Are you fulfilling the products yourself, or using a vendor?<p>What are you using for the cropping tool?<p>Well done! Congrats on shipping!

The site never got past the loading animation for me.<p>Chrome Version 39.0.2171.71 on OS X 10.10.1<p>EDIT: Never mind, Ad Block was what was killing it.