What Inspired Me

Living with ADHD has given me a complicated relationship with creativity. My mind races with ideas-dozens of them, all at once-but traditional creative tools felt like they were designed to sabotage people like me. Every AI platform I tried was overwhelming chaos. Mymind.com is one of the platforms I regularly use. I feel calm and creative when I'm collecting and organizing ideas. But since DALL-E and Midjourney got popular, I found myself fighting with interfaces instead of creating. My brain would get distracted by every notification, every cluttered menu, every wall of generated images screaming for attention.

What I Learned

Through this frustration, I found myself asking a critical question: AI can now generate images and video-we get that, we know. What's next?. The breaking point came when I realized I was avoiding my own creativity because the tools designed to help me were actually my biggest obstacle. Then i discovered something profound, ##The barrier isn't access to AI, it's knowing how to harness it effectively.

How i built MyKanvas.

At that moment, I knew I had to build something different. We don't need another AI platform that can generate images and videos. Instead of isolated tools and workflows, I created a sanctuary that doesn't overwhelm-an open canvas where every element connects.

Picture this: You need to create a logo for your company. There's a logo-agent-bring it as a node and connect it to your images. You need brand identity? Add another elegant node and connect it to your logo agent. Little nodes and agents that work together on one canvas. You don't even need to work on one project at a time. Node agents have memory and context across the entire space, creating as you command.

Curated Intelligence: Rather than overwhelming users with every possible option, I hand-picked 8+ premium AI models and 40+ visual styles. Every choice is intentional, every option serves a purpose.

Challenges we ran into

Integrating 8+ different AI APIs while maintaining consistent quality Building a real-time node-based system that could handle complex creative workflows Creating smooth connections between different media types (text, images, video) Designing an infinite canvas that performs well on any device.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

without Supabase edge functions we couldn't build such intuitive system.

MyKanvas isn't just a platform-it's proof that creativity tools can be designed for human minds, not against them. For people with ADHD: A space where your racing thoughts become connected systems instead of scattered chaos. For all creators: An answer to "what's next" that turns isolated AI outputs into cohesive creative experiences. For the future: Evidence that the most powerful tools are often the most elegant ones. "Your inner thoughts, systematically visualized through intelligent connections." MyKanvas exists because I refused to accept that creativity had to be chaotic. Sometimes the most personal struggles lead to the most universal solutions.

Built With

  • edgefunctions
  • react
  • reactflow
  • replicate
  • supabase
  • vite
  • zustand
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