So I had an idea of creating an iPhone application for collecting and trading digital artist trading cards. This post is a request for comments on such an application. Would anybody be interested in such an app?
It would consist of an iPhone App available from the App Store and a web site. The iPhone App would be similar to the Photos App that comes with the iPhone with some additional features such as information about the artist that created the card. You would be able to flip the card over and see that back side of the card where the artist may have put a personalized message, a link to their web site, etc.
The web site would allow artists to upload their cards which would consist of a front art side image and a back side image plus some other information to go with the card. The artist could designate the card as a one of a kind that only one person could posses, a limited edition card where the cards are numbered and only a certain number of them can be distributed or an unlimited card that anyone can get. You could also designate cards as being part of a set.
The web site would allow an artist to send a card to someone’s email address. You would register on the site with your email address and log into the iPhone app with that email address which would link your cards to you.
Does anything like this already exist?
Would artists want to sell the cards?
Any thoughts are welcome.
