Salon.io

Features

A whole new way of presenting images online

What's under the hood?

Salon.io is developed as a Single Page Web App (using Backbone.js) a novel architectural style that lets developers write interactive websites in a more integrated and efficient way. The approach is to assign more duties, which have been typically placed in the backend in traditional websites, to the frontend. Users benefit from faster loading times and a snappier interface as bandwidth and server requests are noticeably reduced.

Along side this absolute ease of use we provide unparalleled control for those that want it. Complete access for custom CSS, HTML and JS! Code editors run alongside your page and you can see instantly how your changes will affect your page as your enter type. Or open a text box and enter your HTML there to create a self-contained element which is easily repositioned. If coding isn't up your street there are also very powerful controls for changing the layout and appearance of your page with no code input required.

Salon.io was initially developed for artists, designers and other creatives who want to make a portfolio site. It is now growing into something for a much wider audience with features being built in to make it suitable for almost anyone who wants to build a website. Our platform allows anyone to remain fully in control of their vision whether you've been coding since birth or prefer a brush stroke to a div tag.

Salon.io works very differently to any other portfolio/site creation tools. Everything you do on Salon.io is instant, want to upload an image? Just drag it onto your page from the desktop and up it goes. Want to reposition that image? Just click and drag it to where you want it to be. Want to add some text? Double click where you want it and type!

The point is to remove the barriers involved in creating and managing your site, no overly-complicated menus, no need to install on your server, just immediate control and feedback and no need to 'save' or 'preview' anything!

Smart pages with asset tagging (much like iTunes smart playlists).

Full iPad support with a specific touch interface for all your pages.

Support for Custom Domains and Google Analytics.

Fully customisable CSS, HTML and JS.

Slideshow / Detail view for images.

Selection of display modes to auto-arrange your images.

Embedding of video and audio from external sites like Vimeo / Soundcloud.

Easy and powerful page and text style controls.

Double-click anywhere to add text, simply drag to reposition.

Simply drag & drop your images onto the page from your desktop to upload (you can drop lots at once if you want!)