Mosaically

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Mosaically

Mosaically was started in 2007 and is the newest company on our review list. Originally the site was oriented toward automobile mosaics, however they have recently transitioned to include general themed mosaics.The services and website is geared to utilize their internal stock photos as cell images, however they do advertise the ability to use the client's cell photos.

Mosaically was started in 2007 and is the newest company on our review list. Originally the site was oriented toward automobile mosaics, however they have recently transitioned to include general themed mosaics.The services and website is geared to utilize their internal stock photos as cell images, however they do advertise the ability to use the client's cell photos.

Mosaically was started in 2007 and is the newest company on our review list. Originally the site was oriented toward automobile mosaics, however they have recently transitioned to include general themed mosaics.The services and website is geared to utilize their internal stock photos as cell images, however they do advertise the ability to use the client's cell photos. The company does offer a free preview of your mosaic before you place an order.

Editor review

(Updated: April 15, 2008)
Overall rating 
 
4.3
Large Cells 
 
6.0
No Superimposing 
 
5.0
Low Colorization 
 
3.0
Source Clarity 
 
6.0
Print Resolution 
 
6.0
Image Usage 
 
5.0
Price 
 
4.0
Customer Service 
 
3.0
Ease of Ordering 
 
1.0

Ordering process very confusing, mosaic has issues

Our Review:
The ordering process we found to be very confusing. After several attempts and visiting nearly every page on their website, we decided to take them up on their free preview option. Uploading our pictures took several attempts, however eventually we were able to upload our photos. After uploading was complete, we were not sure if we were going to ever receive a mosaic preview as all the screen said was "Thank you, your upload is complete", and thats it. After about 4 days we did receive our preview. We approved the preview and finally figured out send money to Mosaically.
The print arrived about a week later and at first we were very pleased with the mosaic print. However after closer inspection, we realized that the mosaic used quite a bit of colorization and actually superimposed the target source image on top of the cells in a few areas.

The Verdict: This mosaic had promise at first glance, however due to the over use of colorization and the target source being superimposed we could not give this company a high rating.

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User reviews

3 reviews

Overall rating 
 
4.0
Large Cells 
 
6.0  (3)
No Superimposing 
 
2.0  (3)
Low Colorization 
 
2.3  (3)
Source Clarity 
 
5.3  (3)
Print Resolution 
 
4.0  (3)
Image Usage 
 
5.0  (3)
Price 
 
5.7  (3)
Customer Service 
 
2.7  (3)
Ease of Ordering 
 
2.7  (3)
Ratings (the higher the better)
Large Cells
Large Cells: Rating of how large the pictures that make up the mosaics (ie. cells) are. Cells should be as large as the possible.
No Superimposing
No Superimposing: Rating of the absence superimposing of the target source image on top of the tiles photos. True mosaic do not use superimposing.
Low Colorization
Low Colorization: Rating of usage of each cell's natural color. Cell images should be of their original color and contrast; heavy color adjustments should be avoided.
Source Clarity
Source Clarity: Rating of how closely the final mosaic resembles the target source image from a reasonable distance.
Print Resolution
Print Resolution: Rating of the print clarity and resolution. Mosaics should be rendered and printed at the highest resolution possible (i.e. 2800+ dpi).
Image Usage
Image Usage: Rating of the overall usage of your photos. All or most of your images should be used in the mosaic.
Price
Price: Rating of the cost of the mosaic service or product.
Customer Service
Customer Service: Rating of how helpful, friendly, knowledgeable, and timely the company was.
Ease of Ordering
Ease of Ordering: Rating of how easy it was to place an order and submit photos
Comments
Overall rating 
 
4.1
Large Cells 
 
6.0
No Superimposing 
 
4.0
Low Colorization 
 
5.0
Source Clarity 
 
3.0
Print Resolution 
 
3.0
Image Usage 
 
5.0
Price 
 
6.0
Customer Service 
 
3.0
Ease of Ordering 
 
2.0

What was I thinking?!?!

I selected this company originally because I liked some of the examples that were posted in their gallery. However I found many things to be difficult especially since I am not great with computers. The site seems to take forever to respond. And most importantly the results of the mosaic that the website created was not very artistic, it lacked a personal touch.

I also had problem with how they displayed their mosaics, I often got lost when viewing the mosaic as it seem to zoom into nothing. Needless to say after all of this I decided to go with another company.

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Overall rating 
 
4.2
Large Cells 
 
6.0
No Superimposing 
 
1.0
Low Colorization 
 
1.0
Source Clarity 
 
9.0
Print Resolution 
 
5.0
Image Usage 
 
5.0
Price 
 
5.0
Customer Service 
 
3.0
Ease of Ordering 
 
3.0

Don't judge a book by its cover.

I was looking to get a cool mosaic done for my brother who is off to college soon, and have it made up of all of our childhood pictures. I didn't want to spend TOO much money on it, and I saw that Mosaically had moderate prices compared to some other companies, but still looked like they knew what they were doing.



The site looked cool and well done, and the examples were clear and nice too. Unfortunately it was a bit misleading. When I received the final product I was disappointed with a handful of things. The 'cell' images were smaller than I thought they were going to be, and a little difficult to see, especially for my parents. Another huge issue was the main image was just overlayed onto the cells. There were blatant lines cutting right through all the smaller images. They just superimposed it right on top. I went back to the site and actually zoomed into the examples and saw that they were all like that. My fault for not further researching I guess.



In the end, I wasn't happy. I still gave it to my brother, but ended up getting him something else as well. I can now understand the differences in price range between all the mosaic companies. I haven't seen or tried any of the other companies out so I can't really comment on them, but if the quality is reflected by the price, I'd be willing to drop the extra cash for the better product.

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Overall rating 
 
3.6
Large Cells 
 
6.0
No Superimposing 
 
1.0
Low Colorization 
 
1.0
Source Clarity 
 
4.0
Print Resolution 
 
4.0
Image Usage 
 
5.0
Price 
 
6.0
Customer Service 
 
2.0
Ease of Ordering 
 
3.0

please be warned

I was looking for a quick gift and decided to go with mosaically.com, however please be warned, these are not real photo mosaics, it is simply a grid of photos that have the target superimposed (or ghosted) on top of the cell photos. I ended up throwing it away and going with the another service (the one that does real/true mosaics). I just wish I found this site first ;-(



ps. If you are looking for a just looking for a grid of photos with a larger photo ghosted on top, please contact me and I can get my 5-year-old nephew to put something together for you at no cost...seriously.

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