Filed under: Design, Photo, web 2.0
Graphita - the non-complicated online image editor.
Unlike most online photo editing sites, Graphita doesn't give you ways to adjust the levels, white and black balance or saturation. Instead Graphita gives you stamps to "fun up" your photos. We were scratching our head at first as well. Why on earth would you not include the most basic tools for editing a photo? But the answer became apparent as we delved deeper into the site.
On most online photo sites your project ends pretty much the same way with you either downloading the photo or sharing it online. But Graphita did something different, by also letting you put your photos on mugs, mouse pads, shirts and a whole lot of other things that will either clutter up your home or your friends.
By teaming up with QOOP, the transition from one service to the next is fairly transparent. Once you're done placing witty captions or "slippery when wet" signs on your picture, simply select the Order Prints button and your image will be taken to the QOOP site where you can paste it on basically anything they carry.
So instead of trying to be a serious tool for photo editing, Graphita takes a more lighthearted approach. Upload a photo, add a caption or two and send it off to be printed... as a luggage tag.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Fabian said 10:45AM on 7-08-2008
Nice find Joey,
What a riot...there is a realistic pie-in-the-face. I know just who that's for. This seems to be more about Graphics than image editing. I have ordered a site through QOOP, an I wish there were more I could do with shirts - other styles and products etc.
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Firax said 3:28PM on 7-09-2008
That's pretty slick!
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sassi said 3:11AM on 9-16-2008
I see your memo is dated July 2008 --- WHY CANT I FIND GRAPHITA??? Have been using it for over a year but cant seem to find it now for the past couple of months --- sure miss it! Help, all I can find is a blank screen with their logo.
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jackie said 7:11PM on 10-13-2008
But why did they shut down so soon??? The site is gone. The owner told me they had no plans on bring it back. I loved this website.
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One Cool Tuna said 3:04PM on 12-22-2008
Has anyone found something like Graphita? I liked they simple way to add stock extras to a picture. It was so quick and easy to use.. Sorry to see them go..
Wonder if you could by the software to install?
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