Avid Snapchatters already know all about geofilters — those cute little graphic overlays for your snaps that can only be accessed in certain areas. Now, Snapchat is taking this feature a step further by letting you play the role of designer.
Think you have a great idea for a geofilter other Snapchatters might like? Now you can make it a reality.
Snapchat on Tuesday launched a new Community Geofilters website where you can submit your own overlays that will be available to local Snapchatters. The company encouraged artists and designers to use the new tool to bring their creations to the Snapchat community.
"Recently, we've had more and more Snapchatters ask us to help them create their own geofilters — for marriage proposals, favorite cities, and even birthday parties!"
All geofilters you submit must be original artwork, and need to be approved by the Snapchat team. The company is accepting Web-optimized, transparent PNGs, Adobe Illustrator, and Photoshop files. The graphic should have a width of 1,080 pixels and a height of 1,920 pixels, and Snapchat is asking for a 149-pixel buffer zone at the top and bottom.
To submit your creation, head over to the new Community site, choose the geographic area in which you'd like it to be available, and upload your image for consideration.
First launched in July in Los Angeles and New York, geofilters are basically graphic stickers that you can add to your photos, depending on where you are. If you're at Disneyland, for instance, you can add a little Mickey Mouse to your snaps, so all your friends know you're at The Happiest Place on Earth. Or if you just took a spin class at SoulCycle, you can add the indoor cycling company's logo to your sweaty snap.