What's the secret behind all these beautiful cover photos on the homepage of Indie Hackers?
Every time I open IndieHackers, I'm welcomed by a few stunning and beautiful photos - gradients, colors, everything. I've been wondering what's the secret? For example, is there a specific tool that's used to create them, and is IndieHacker's team doing it themselves?
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Hey Stan - my hunch is the IndieHackers team is creating these. I've seen them added to some of my posts and the style of all the cover photos seems to be the same
created mine with Dalle within chatgpt
Hello MannyGG, can you walk me through which prompts to use
sure I can just give you what I used to make mine.
"create a 16/9 illustration in the simpsons style of a professional software developer sitting at his desk marveling at his new discovery about Twitter. Make his face have exaggerated expressions. in vintage colors"
Youre gonna have to play around with it a little to get what you want. Sometimes it doesnt even come out fullscreen =/
Thanks, mate. That definitely helps. I'd guess IH's team is doing something like that, manually, For the top posts that don't have a photo.
you can see it if you scroll down in the "Trending on Indie Hackers" section
yeah we're doing them. thanks for the love
Nice, awesome stufff Allen
The secret behind the beautiful cover photos on the homepage of Indie Hackers lies in the combination of striking visuals, thoughtful composition, and relevance to the featured content. These cover photos are carefully selected or designed to capture attention, convey the essence of the featured content, and create a visually appealing and cohesive look for the website. They often follow design principles such as balance, contrast, and visual hierarchy to make a strong impact on visitors and draw them into exploring the content further.
Exactly, me too, I've been thinking the same thing and trying to figure out, really awesome picture, I want to know if it's generated automatically, I won't mind paying for a service like this