Sep 14, 2022 07:49 AM
hi
we run printshop business and use airtable for collecting orders. we would like to allow client to build their own designs and create mockups for tshirt. I wonder if anyone has an Idea for some third party tool that can be integrated with airtable.
Sep 14, 2022 10:56 AM
Hi @Edward_Zevelev,
This is very interesting.
How do you currently allow customers to do this? Is this something you want to make public facing so that anyone can submit a design?
Sep 14, 2022 12:45 PM
artboard.studio looks interesting, though I have never used it.
Sep 14, 2022 08:29 PM
Look. artboard is cool.
but there are really a huge number on online mockup tools both free and paid.
the hard part is - integrating the into your form (iframe possibly) and even harder is how you collect the resulting file right into where you want it in air table.
Sep 14, 2022 09:14 PM
What about a third party portal (Softr, MiniExtensions, Stacker, Glide, etc.) for capturing the customer’s image. And a Cloudinary integration to combine the customer’s image with a preset T-shirt image.
Sep 14, 2022 11:49 PM
Exactly. We capture images by miniextensions, and we have tested a couple image combining solutions.
We got some decent results too. But it can’t be compared we the tool that allows client to actually see what he is doing.
Still looking…
Sep 15, 2022 04:07 AM
I know of 3 image generation tools, all of which can be automated with scripting or with Make.
And there are probably dozens more to choose from, too:
API Template:
BannerBear:
Cloudinary:
Sep 15, 2022 05:33 AM
Thank you Scott
You can add Placid.app to your list. It is wonderful too.
However, all these tools generate the mockup after the form is submitted. What I was looking for is tool that can allow you actually create mockup during form submission.
There are a lot of plugins for wordpress and stand alone tools like placeit.com, but nothing I could find for airtable integration.
That’s my quest
Sep 15, 2022 07:07 AM
Thanks for the tip! Placid looks great!
And Make supports Placid too!
Sep 15, 2022 07:48 AM
Also, check pabbly.com for make/zapier alternative. I found it awesome and dirt cheap.