User customized greeting card design system with portal for crowd-sourced artwork

A kiosk for printing customized objects, the system comprising:

• a user interface component;
• a first printer device;
• and
• a processor programmed with computer program instructions that, when executed by the processor, programs the kiosk to:
• cause the user interface component to display an interface that includes one or more options configured to receive a specification of one or more design parameters, wherein the one or more design parameters comprise a crowd-sourced content item that is associated with a location within a proximity of a target location;
• receive the one or more design parameters via the interface;
• and
• cause the first printer device to print the object based on the one or more design parameters.

A kiosk for printing customized objects, the system comprising:

• a first printer device;
• and
• a processor programmed with computer program instructions that, when executed by the processor, programs the kiosk to:
• establish a direct wired or wireless connection with a user device;
• receive one or more design parameters from the user device via the wired or wireless connection;
• and
• cause the first printer device to print the object based on the one or more design parameters.

A user device for customizing objects to be printed, the user device comprising:

• a processor programmed with computer program instructions that, when executed by the processor, programs the user device to:
• display an interface that includes one or more options configured to receive a specification of one or more design parameters;
• establish a direct wired or wireless connection with a kiosk;
• and
• cause the one or more design parameters to be transmitted to the kiosk via the wired or wireless connection.