9 episodes

my name is John, I'm a graphic designer and programmer
I've been thinking about doing a podcast for some time now, but I didn't quite make the courage for it until now.
This podcast will be mainy about my activity as part of the team developing MockoFun.com
I will tell you a few words about what MockoFun is and what it does and then a bit about my role on the team.
MockoFun is an online graphic design application. It's used for creating graphics like posters, flyers, logos and such right in the browser. The application is relatively new, it started about a year ago and I've bee

MockoFun - Life of a programmer & graphic designer John Negoita

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my name is John, I'm a graphic designer and programmer
I've been thinking about doing a podcast for some time now, but I didn't quite make the courage for it until now.
This podcast will be mainy about my activity as part of the team developing MockoFun.com
I will tell you a few words about what MockoFun is and what it does and then a bit about my role on the team.
MockoFun is an online graphic design application. It's used for creating graphics like posters, flyers, logos and such right in the browser. The application is relatively new, it started about a year ago and I've bee

    S02E02 More AI tools in MockoFun

    S02E02 More AI tools in MockoFun

    What's up my friends? You're tuned in to Episode 2 of Season 2 of the Mocko-Fun podcast. I'm your host John, the creator and modest genius behind Mocko-Fun - the best online graphic design app this side of the digital universe.





    First of all a short update about our community. Mocko-Fun has passed the 600 thousands users mark. We are so proud about our growing community and hope that you are already part of it. If not, head over to the Mocko-Fun website and register - it's free and requires only one click.



    Check out this episode in which I'm talking about all the new AI tools like generative fill, face swap and also new presets in the AI image generator. Things like the AI sticker generator and pixel art generator are just one click away.



    We also have a brand new vectorizer tool for converting raster to vector SVG images.



    We're preparing to add more and more features in Mocko-Fun, and hopefully we'll do these podcast episodes more often.I'd really love to hear some feedback from you, so make sure you drop us a coment either on our Mocko-Fun contact page or on our Facebook page. I will personally answer all your comments.



    Until next time, keep those keyboards clacking, those mouses drawing and those creative juices flowing! This has been John from Mocko-Fun, catch you in the next one, over and out.

    • 4 min
    S02E01 We're back with Season02 of MockoFun - Life as a programmer & graphic designer

    S02E01 We're back with Season02 of MockoFun - Life as a programmer & graphic designer

    Welcome back, MockoFun enthusiasts, to the first episode of Season 2 of MockoFun podcast!



    I'm John, your host, and I have to say, it's been way too long since our last chat. My sincerest apologies for the hiatus, but fear not, because today's episode is packed with exciting updates and developments.


    First things first, let me extend my gratitude to our incredible community of over 500,000 MockoFun users. You guys are the heart and soul of this graphic design journey, and we can't thank you enough for being part of the MockoFun family.


    One of the most significant updates is the integration of AI features. We've added a suite of powerful tools, including text to image, face swapping, background removal, upscaling, and inpainting. Most of these incredible features are exclusively available for our Premium Users. However, I've got some great news for our Free Users – the text to image feature is now accessible to all!


    Thank you, MockoFun community, for your continued support. We're committed to pushing the boundaries of graphic design and making MockoFun the go-to platform for creators worldwide.


    Remember, keep creating, keep designing, and most importantly, have fun with MockoFun!

    More updates coming soon...

    • 3 min
    Episode 7 - MockoFun Multi-Page Support for PowerPoint & PDF, In-place Image Crop, Object Alignment Tools, Crystalize Filter, Engraved Filter, ASCII Filter, Peaky Blinders Font Generator Template, etc

    Episode 7 - MockoFun Multi-Page Support for PowerPoint & PDF, In-place Image Crop, Object Alignment Tools, Crystalize Filter, Engraved Filter, ASCII Filter, Peaky Blinders Font Generator Template, etc

    Hey MockoFun friends!

    In this new episode of the MockoFun podcast I'm talking about the new features, improvements and fixes that we've done on MockoFun.

    First of all, a big THANK YOU to all our users, all 360k of them!

    Major Update

    We've introduced multi-page support for our designs. You can freely create designs with multiple pages from the settings button in the bottom right. This is an awesome feature for creating multi-page PowerPoint presentations, PDF flyers, booklets, e-books, etc.

    New features & usability improvements


    in-place image crop
    added object alignment tools (including distribute spacing)
    drag and drop from elements or from your computer
    middle mouse panning
    warning when exiting unsaved designs
    increased upload limit to 10MB for premium users
    precise input settings for gradients
    double click on image objects resizes to fit the canvas
    ability to rasterize masked objects



    New photo filters


    Crystallize filter
    Engraved filter
    ASCII filter



    Performance improvements & bug fixes


    fixed crop bug for locked objects
    fixed issues with repositioning of objects when copy/pasting
    added stroke for images
    changed several styles for color picker and docked properties window
    several performance improvements for loading the uploaded images



    New templates


    Peaky Blinders Font Generator
    several new multi-page templates for ebooks and powerpoint presentation
    many-many other design templates some for free, some paid 

    • 8 min
    Episode 6 - MockoFun 3D Effects, Inner Shadow & New Fonts

    Episode 6 - MockoFun 3D Effects, Inner Shadow & New Fonts

    MockoFun reached 300,000 registered users. We've added a new 3D effect feature for shapes and text (kind of like bevel and emboss). We also added inner shadow settings and some new fonts: medieval and decorative fonts, sports, newspaper cut out letters, monogram fonts, etc.
    We've done improvements on our image to vector tool and added new templates for Valentine's Day, distorted photos and a photo to stencil maker.
    Check out https://www.mockofun.com/

    • 6 min
    Episode 5 - MockoFun new Doodler vector drawing tool and vector tracing

    Episode 5 - MockoFun new Doodler vector drawing tool and vector tracing

    https://www.mockofun.com - We've reached over 200,000 registered users, we've launched a brand new vector drawing tool and we've added a vector image tracing feature for tranforming any image to vector. Also, check out our templates gallery for fresh templates.

    • 4 min
    Episode 4 - MockoFun coloring pages, heart spiral text, vector art illustration contest

    Episode 4 - MockoFun coloring pages, heart spiral text, vector art illustration contest

    https://www.mockofun.com - we are almost 140k users which is GREAT!
    - we've added a new preset for our curved text generator: the spiral heart
    - added new templates: coloring pages and personalized name design
    - added coloring and doodle patterns and graphics
    - published a couple of new videos
    - MOCKOFUN COLORING PAGE [VIDEO] - you can customize one of our coloring template with your name for example, print it and then color it using colored pencils; coloring pages is awesome activity for children, but also for adults it's a great stress relief technique, you might want to give that a try
    - CREATE A HEART LOGO ONLINE WITH MOCKOFUN - basically shows you how to use a heart text symbol and quickly create a logo for your company, website, youtube channel and so on
    - VECTOR ART ILLUSTRATION CONTEST: we are launching the first edition of our MockoFun vector art illustration contest.
    - the challenge is to see what vector art illustrations you can create with simple geometrical vector shapes available in mockofun: it can be an avatar, animal logo, landscape, cartoon character, robot, vechicle...

    - check out our illustration contest page: there's a link in the footer of the MockoFun website
    - we are giving away money prizes and bonuses, so if you want to win 100$ worth of prizes there's your chance
    - we've even prepared a couple of examples and a video tutorial on how to create vector art using MockoFun
    - you can submit your entries until the end of this month

    • 15 min

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