Collage:在線照片拼圖工具是一個(gè)很有趣的圖片編輯拼圖工具,讓用戶通過(guò)簡(jiǎn)單的操作就可以將眾多相片組成各式各樣的拼圖,尤其針對(duì)家庭非常適合。
對(duì)于拼圖游戲大家都不陌生,很多人也樂(lè)于花時(shí)間玩,感覺(jué)其中的趣味。Collage將這種拼圖簡(jiǎn)單化,并通過(guò)很多張相片進(jìn)行重組和塑形,讓拼圖更加簡(jiǎn)單而且生動(dòng)想象。
Collage提供各類圖形和樣式,用戶只需要上傳各類圖片或相片,通過(guò)Collages的自動(dòng)布局專利(auto-placement engine),即可生成眾多相片拼貼而成的組圖,用戶可以選擇將其做成海報(bào)、打印出來(lái)等等。
Collage的創(chuàng)意來(lái)自于其創(chuàng)始人之一的Kevin Borders在與其女朋友結(jié)交一周年之際,希望送一份特殊的禮物,將他們倆近1000張照片拼成一個(gè)心形的拼圖送給對(duì)方,效果很不錯(cuò),于是有了Collage,而情侶、親人等也是Collage目前主打的目標(biāo)用戶。
目前,Collage提供30多種不同形狀的拼圖,主題包括浪漫、友情、家庭、足球等,一般用戶都能找到適合自己的場(chǎng)景;當(dāng)用戶選擇拼圖形狀之后,可以上傳1-300張相片,Collage會(huì)對(duì)這些相片自動(dòng)排序、布局,最后生成一張完整的拼圖。
用戶除了可以分享這些拼圖外,還可以選擇直接打印、做成海報(bào)進(jìn)行收藏。目前,ScrapWalls提供全套的服務(wù),大小從11" x 14"-20" x 30"不等,費(fèi)用也從6.99美元-19.99美元不等,這是目前Collage主要的盈利模式。當(dāng)然提供定制化的拼圖服務(wù),也有可能為Collage帶來(lái)不錯(cuò)的收益。
Collage.com is a website that lets you upload pictures, make them into a custom collage, and order high-quality printed products featuring your collage. You can also share Collage.com collages online for free. Each collage can include hundreds of pictures arranged either in one of our 50+ shapes, or however you like.
The key technology that differentiates Collage.com from other software is its patent-pending auto-placement engine. Collage.com will automatically arrange photos to cover any shape without gaps or overlapping – something you can't get anywhere else! But that isn't all. Collage.com also lets you place photos anywhere you want. It will automatically adjust surrounding photos to eliminate gaps and overlapping, leaving a picture-perfect custom collage!
Collage.com originated from software that one of the founders, Kevin Borders, created to help make an anniversary gift for his girlfriend. He wanted to build a collage with 1000 of their personal photos, and there wasn't anything out there that could do it. Kevin enlisted the help of Kyle Mulka, a fellow Michigan graduate, to help build the very first custom collage. After completing the collage, shown on the right, Kevin gave it to his girlfriend, who loved it (and they eventually got married!) Kevin then decided to get together with friend and then co-worker at Microsoft, Joe Golden, to transform the original software into a website where anyone could make a custom collage and share their memories.
In 2007, Kevin Borders and Joe Golden founded Scrapwalls, LLC. ScrapWalls is a Michigan-based company, with offices in Ann Arbor, MI. Since its inception, others have joined the ScrapWalls team, and everyone has contributed immensely to make the site and the company what it is today.








