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Found Type - A living alphabet, found in the wild
Found Type is a collaborative web app where people photograph letters of the alphabet found in the real world - on walls, signs, buildings, packaging, pavements - and together build a living typeface made entirely by the world.
The premise is simple: letters are everywhere. Every one of them is a design decision made by someone, somewhere. Found Type turns that into a collective archive.
Try it here: https://slogan-noise-47844386.figma.site/
āØ The experience
- A pannable, zoomable canvas of every submitted letter - alive and growing in real time
- Browse the full alphabet: each letter a mosaic of real-world finds from around the world
- Type any word and see it spelled out in found letters
- Submit your own: photograph, crop, tag, and your letter is live in seconds
ā What makes it different:
No accounts. No friction. One flow, one purpose. The more people contribute, the more beautiful it becomes.
š How it was built:
- The entire front-end was built in Figma Make, prompt by prompt, iterated screen by screen.
- The submission flow uses the Anthropic Vision API to validate every photo: confirming it shows a real letter, checking the tag matches, and generating a plain-English description stored in Supabase for moderation - meaning the collection stays clean without user accounts or manual review of every submission.
- Image processing happens entirely client-side via the Browser Canvas API: crop, resize to 800Ć800, compress - before anything reaches Supabase storage.
š ļø Tools used
- Figma Make - full front-end
- Anthropic Vision API - AI validation + moderation
- Supabase - real-time database and image storage
- Browser Canvas API - client-side image processing
š® What's next
- A downloadable font made entirely from submitted photos.
- Filters by country, colour, style.
- A printed poster of the full collection.
- Contributor profiles.
This is fire!
this is so cute!
The simplicity here is what makes it powerful. Clean work.
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So Good!
ā¢ 1d
This is sooo fun. Such a simple yet so engaging idea.
Soooo cool
I will try it out is it real cool
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this is awesome cute wow š
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I love this @Nuria Quero ! Might have to do a partnership with Lost Type š
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Iām building the lab I wish my students had. š§ŖāØ
For years, I taught brilliant minds in empty labs. We described reactions instead of seeing them. This "STEM Interaction Gap" drove my submission for the #ConfigMakeathon.
š Introducing: LabCraft AI
Turn static lesson plans into interactive web simulations in seconds. No codeājust curriculum.
ā” The Workflow (via @Figma Make):
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Logic Mapping: Used Figma Variables to link sliders to real-time flask visual states.
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š Explore the Lab:
š Live Prototype: thus-clad-63683861.figma.site
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š Remix the Prompt: (See the section below!)
š The "Secret Sauce" (Remix Prompt)
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š ļø Quick Setup for Remixers š
If you're trying this prompt in Figma Make, follow these two steps for the best results:
StepAction1. Variable BindBind the generated colors to Local Variables to keep the Neobrutalist palette consistent.2. Prototype SyncLink the "Generate" button to the Lab Canvas using Smart Animate to show off the STEM interaction.
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@Figma @Contra HQ What if online communities had a beach instead of just a chat room?š
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Over the past few days, Iāve been building Partly - a browser-based virtual beach party where people can join instantly, create an avatar, explore a tropical island, chat in real time, dance to music, and hang out together.
The goal was simple: make online socializing feel more like being somewhere, rather than just sending messages.
š Try Partly: https://partly.figma.site/
āØ Features:
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ā¢ No downloads required
šØ Best experienced on desktop for the full beach party experience.
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Iād love to hear your thoughts and feedback!
š Try Partly: https://partly.figma.site/
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