Comment by Centigonal
2 days ago
This is a great idea, but the monetization model will not stand the pressure of market forces. Icons is a race to the bottom, even with relatively high-cost human labor
2 days ago
This is a great idea, but the monetization model will not stand the pressure of market forces. Icons is a race to the bottom, even with relatively high-cost human labor
I think this is best seen as an art project, not as a business idea. I'm also assuming that the cost to run such an app are near zero, so the break-even cost would probably be, like, one person a month generating one new thing.
good point on break-even cost.
I can't consider this an art project when the creator has integrated:
- A lifetime membership fee for downloading all icons
- A sponsorship subscription option that lets subscribers integrate their own icon (ad) into the collection
- A credits system for generating new icons using AI
Nothing against creators getting paid, just saying that this is monetized to the gills and looks more like an indie hackers thing than an art project.