Systems and methods for content creation

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

providing, by a computing device, a messaging interface for distributing visual messages through a social networking system, wherein the messaging interface provides a plurality of options for inserting background content in visual messages distributed through the social networking system;

determining, by the computing device, at least one visual message that was created using the messaging interface, wherein the visual message includes at least some text inputted by a user that authored the visual message; and

providing, by the computing device, the at least one visual message for distribution through the social networking system.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the messaging interface is provided in response to a touchscreen gesture performed through a display screen of the computing device.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the at least one visual message is an ephemeral message.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3 , wherein the at least one visual message expires after a pre-defined period of time has elapsed or after being accessed by a recipient of the at least one visual message.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the messaging interface provides an option for adjusting an opacity level for the background content.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the messaging interface provides at least an option for selecting one or more colors to be used as background content or an option for capturing subject matter to be used as background content.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein providing the at least one visual message for distribution further comprises:

providing, by the computing device, the at least one visual message to be published as a story through the social networking system.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein providing the at least one visual message for distribution further comprises:

sending, by the computing device, the at least one visual message as a message to one or more other users of the social networking system.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the messaging interface provides an option for saving the at least one visual message as an image in a local data store accessible to the computing device.

10. A system comprising:

at least one processor; and

a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to perform:

providing a messaging interface for distributing visual messages through a social networking system, wherein the messaging interface provides a plurality of options for inserting background content in visual messages distributed through the social networking system;

determining at least one visual message that was created using the messaging interface, wherein the visual message includes at least some text inputted by a user that authored the visual message; and

providing the at least one visual message for distribution through the social networking system.

11. The system of claim 10 , wherein the messaging interface is provided in response to a touchscreen gesture performed through a display screen of the computing device.

12. The system of claim 10 , wherein the at least one visual message is an ephemeral message.

13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the at least one visual message expires after a pre-defined period of time has elapsed or after being accessed by a recipient of the at least one visual message.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium including instructions that, when executed by at least one processor of a computing system, cause the computing system to perform a method comprising:

providing a messaging interface for distributing visual messages through a social networking system, wherein the messaging interface provides a plurality of options for inserting background content in visual messages distributed through the social networking system;

determining at least one visual message that was created using the messaging interface, wherein the visual message includes at least some text inputted by a user that authored the visual message; and

providing the at least one visual message for distribution through the social networking system.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the messaging interface is provided in response to a touchscreen gesture performed through a display screen of the computing device.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the at least one visual message is an ephemeral message.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 14 , wherein the at least one visual message expires after a pre-defined period of time has elapsed or after being accessed by a recipient of the at least one visual message.