A fun example: One of the suggestions from a Racketeer was to pixelate John McCarthy:
https://www.youpatch.com/gallery/271/ YouPatch takes the original image and allows the user to create a pixelated version, but more significantly generates a PDF with a shopping list of fabrics, plus the diagrams and cutting and assembly instructors needed for a patchwork quilter to create a snuggly work of art. ;-) Dan On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 12:56 PM, Daniel Prager <daniel.a.pra...@gmail.com>wrote: > And we're launched! > > www.youpatch.com > > > Feedback welcome: please tell your crafty friends! > > > Cheers & thanks > > Dan > > > [racket] FYI: A new Racket-powered startup >> > > >> Daniel Prager Mon, 02 Dec 2013 04:03:48 -0800 >> A few hours ago my new start-up -- www.youpatch.com -- came out of >> stealth >> mode. >> > > >> YouPatch will (in due course) take your image and let you rapidly >> transform >> it into a stunning patch-work quilt design. >> The entire back-end and all of the prototyping to date has been in Racket. >> If you sign-up for the free quilt pattern pdf (of Marilyn Monroe) you'll >> see a novel use of Scribble. If Groucho Marx is more your style check out >> http://goo.gl/hMbHn0. >> > > >> Right now we're still quite early in a "Lean startup" process, so there >> will be much more to come. Please feel free to pass this on to any >> quilters >> or crafters you know, too! >> > > >> Thank-you to everyone who has answered my questions over the last few >> months, especially the core Racket team. >> Dan > > > -- > *Daniel Prager* > Agile/Lean Coaching, Software Development and Leadership > Startup: www.youpatch.com > Twitter: @agilejitsu <https://twitter.com/agilejitsu> > Blog: agile-jitsu.blogspot.com > -- *Daniel Prager* Agile/Lean Coaching, Software Development and Leadership Startup: www.youpatch.com Twitter: @agilejitsu <https://twitter.com/agilejitsu> Blog: agile-jitsu.blogspot.com
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