Discover what makes Pinterest boards beautiful.
Boardly is a research tool that analyzes aesthetic composition patterns in public Pinterest boards — exploring color palettes, layout structure, and visual consistency to understand what makes curated content visually compelling.
What it does
Color & Aesthetic Patterns
Analyze color palettes and aesthetic patterns from public Pinterest boards to identify what visual styles resonate most with audiences.
Visual Themes & Composition
Identify recurring visual themes and composition trends across boards in different niches, from interiors to fashion to food.
Cohesion Insights
Understand what makes content visually cohesive. Useful for designers, content creators, and visual arts students exploring aesthetic theory.
About this project
Boardly is a CS capstone project exploring how visual aesthetics translate into discoverable patterns on social platforms. Built as part of an academic research project, it uses the Pinterest API to read publicly available board data and surfaces insights about visual composition.
The project focuses exclusively on read-only access to public board data. No user accounts, no private information, no data storage beyond the analysis session itself.