InspoLens

What is this?

InspoLens is an AI-powered image analysis tool designed to help creatives extract structured inspiration from images.

Users can upload an image and instantly receive:

• 🎨 Extracted color palettes
• 🏷️ Keywords and visual tags
• 📝 A structured description of the image

These outputs can then be used to explore related inspiration (e.g., on Pinterest) more intentionally and efficiently.

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InspoLens started as a lightweight MVP, but has since evolved to a more complete exploration workflow.

Why I built this

While using Pinterest and other platforms for design research, I repeatedly ran into friction:

• Desktop visual search is limited compared to tools like Google Lens
• Search results are often mixed with ads and unrelated content
• As a non-native English speaker, I sometimes struggle to precisely describe aesthetics, moods, or visual styles
• I frequently want to extract colors and descriptive keywords from an image to guide further research

I wanted a tool that transforms an image into structured creative metadata — something actionable rather than just visual.

This project began as a personal utility, but evolved into a public-facing tool to validate whether this workflow is broadly useful.

About my role

I built InspoLens end-to-end.

• Defined the product concept and core creative workflow
• Designed the user experience and interaction flow
• Implemented the frontend and backend logic and AI integration
• Deployed and iterated quickly based on product direction

The project prioritizes clarity, speed, and iteration over feature bloat.

Technologies I used

• Frontend: Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS
• Backend / Auth / DB: Supabase
• AI: OpenAI API
• Deployment: Vercel

Features

• Upload an image or provide an image URL for analysis
• Extract color palettes, keywords, and a structured description
• Copy extracted metadata instantly
• User authentication
• Save and revisit past analyses
• Analysis detail pages with shareable links and download support
• Clean, focused UI optimized for creative workflows

Current status

InspoLens is a functional public MVP with core image analysis, user authentication, and saved analyses.

The main workflow (upload → analyze → explore → save) is complete and usable.

The current focus is on improving and expanding the creative workflow, moving beyond single-image analysis toward more structured discovery. This includes searching, collections, and deeper ways to explore connections between analyses.

Future plans

• Improve onboarding and landing page clarity
• Implement search functionality
• Introduce collections to organize analyses
• Integrate AI image generation based on extracted metadata
• Explore playful features to make exploration more engaging

…and continue refining the product as the creative workflow becomes more structured and interconnected.