Why Forrst got bought back from Colourlovers, & what its creator is doing next

January 10, 2013 1:00 PM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

Once upon a time, a hacker built a product. Then he sold it to a company that treated it poorly. Now, another company bought it back and promises to treat it right.

Confirmed: Forrst acquired by Colourlovers

March 26, 2012 11:37 AM Jolie O'Dell
Jolie O'Dell

Forrst, the sexy site for showing off design and code snippets, has been acquired by designophile site Colourlovers.

Forrst founder Kyle Bragger confirmed the news this morning to VentureBeat via email.

Colourlovers is a loosely organized community that’s all about …