🎨 Dev Days: Social Image Creator

Create event and social media banners with live preview and one-click export.

This repository contains a browser-based app built to generate banners quickly with a guided workflow. It is ideal for event teams, communities, and social media operations that need fast, consistent visuals.

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🚀 Try It Locally

Want to test the app quickly on your machine? Follow the steps below.

1. 📦 Install dependencies:

   npm install

2. ▶️ Start the development server:

   npm run dev

3. 🌐 Open in your browser:

   http://localhost:5173/devdays-design/
   

🎯 About the Project

• Live canvas rendering: See banner updates in real time while editing (debounced for smooth typing).
• Ready-to-use formats: Event Cover, Speaker Profile, Speaker Banner, Social Promo, and Luma Cover.
• Branding support: Upload speaker photos, organization logo, and partner logos.
• Registration bar: Add CTA + registration URL in Social Promo and Speaker Banner.
• Export pipeline: Download in PNG/JPG with 1x or 2x scale.
• Local history: Restore, delete, and manage recent generated banners (stored in localStorage).

🛠️ Tech Stack

• ⚛️ React 19 + TypeScript
• ⚡ Vite 7 for dev server and bundling
• 🎨 HTML Canvas for banner rendering
• 🔤 Mona Sans & Mona Sans Mono variable fonts (self-hosted)
• 🧩 @primer/octicons-react for icons
• 🧹 ESLint (type-checked config)

📁 Project Structure

src/
├─ App.tsx            # UI shell, state, and effects
├─ types.ts           # Shared type definitions
├─ constants.ts       # Formats, colors, and static config
├─ lib/
│  ├─ renderBanner.ts # Canvas rendering engine
│  ├─ canvasText.ts   # Text wrapping / rounded-rect helpers
│  ├─ image.ts        # Image cache, loading, and file helpers
│  ├─ history.ts      # Default state + localStorage history
│  └─ format.ts       # id / initials utilities
└─ assets/            # Backgrounds and web fonts
public/
├─ favicon/           # Favicon set (ico, png, apple-touch, android-chrome)
└─ site.webmanifest   # PWA manifest

🖥️ How to Run Locally

Prerequisites:

• Node.js 20+
• npm 10+

Commands:

npm install      # install dependencies
npm run dev      # start the dev server
npm run lint     # run ESLint
npm run build    # type-check + production build
npm run preview  # preview the production build

🤝 How to Contribute

1. 🍴 Fork the repository
2. 🌱 Create a branch: git checkout -b my-feature
3. ✏️ Commit: git commit -m 'feat: my new feature'
4. 🚀 Push: git push origin my-feature
5. 🔄 Open a Pull Request

📬 Contact

Open an issue for questions, suggestions, or bug reports.

✨ Build faster banners. Keep your brand consistent. 🚀