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nixy
Great idea, and nice results!

Some suggestions: - Allow exporting to PDF or printing. I would want to be able to print this as a full-page poster with nice resolution - Allow user-configurable colors

chubs
Love it! Thanks. I'll recommend it to some friends who are into blogging.
cmadan
Looks great. If one could add a image background also, then it would be the perfect tool!
m_eiman
It'd be nice if the actual height of characters was taken into acount. Try:

MY NAME

är tårta

geelen
Yep! I really wanted this, but it's a bit more work. HTML5 canvas has a `measureText` method but it only returns width, so there's a few cases where the text will escape the box. The logic is really simple for now, but I'll hope to improve it in future.

Would you mind submitting an issue with a screenshot of your text not rendering correctly? https://github.com/geelen/typeslab/issues

hantusk
Jason Davis explains how he gets the font size information for his d3.js word cloud here: http://www.jasondavies.com/wordcloud/about/

You might benefit from the same approach :)

geelen
Holy shit that's perfect. Gonna need to do some work to make sure it performs ok as you type, but that's just the sort of thing I was looking for!
unicornporn
Nice, but not useable for me right now. ÅÄÖ collides with the above line.
wolfeidau
Fantastic work and props for open sourcing the site.

I will be reading the code to this one!

Thanks

taylorling
This is awesome - this will definitely helps spread great words with nice design :)

Would love to have PDF download as well, and probably more font pairing (like 3 fonts, third font use !!), but in any case, this is already quite awesome!

Thanks Glen Maddern!

edpichler
I really liked! I think it needs more designs, and can evolve to let the user create posters.
minikomi
You should combine this with some of the more notable markov tweeters..

eg. @erowidrecruiter

http://i.imgur.com/HFm51oy.png

vosper
Funny you mention this: I was trying to find Markov tweeters recently, but Google only turned up a handful of accounts. I know I've seen more - any others you can think of?
teamonkey
If ever a project was crying out for Gill Sans it's this one.
mgkimsal
Some old-timey 1800s wild west fonts would do well for a "WANTED" poster effect...
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njonsson
I’d love to see a permalink feature. If you don’t want to store poster definitions, put them in the URL.
paulrosenzweig
Cool! Integrate with lob.com so you can make a real poster.
jesalg
Very cool. I'd suggest adding a size feature. Adding something like a Holstee Manifesto would get pretty crowded otherwise:

    This is your life. 
    Do what you want and do it often. 
    If you don't like something, change it. 
    If you don't like your job, quit.
    If you don't have enough time, stop watching TV.
    If you are looking for the love of your life, stop; they will be waiting for you when you start doing things you love.
    Stop over-analysing, life is simple.
    All emotions are beautiful.
    When you eat, appreciate every last bite.
    Life is simple.
    Open your heart, mind and arms to new things and people, we are united in our differences.
    Ask the next person you see what their passion is and share your inspiring dream with them.
    Travel often; getting lost will help you find yourself.
    Some opportunities only come once, seize them.
    Life is about the people you meet and the things you create with them, so go out and start creating.
    Life is short, live your dream and wear your passion.
nicpottier
Super cool, you should integrate it with a printer of some kind so users can order a print right to their door. (and you can get paid!)
aaron-lebo
Yes, this seems like a great way to monetize it. In the meantime, what's the best way to get something like this actually printed as a poster (relatively cheaply)?
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