I made sho!io. Share what you’re working on without the social noise

I’ve been quietly working on a side project called sho!io, and I’m opening it up to a few people. It’s meant to be a quiet place where you can share one thing you’re making each day, without the usual social noise. It’s early and very much still in progress, but I’d really value your honest feedback if you’re up for trying it.

Many design platforms started out as places to share work with friends. Then they became feeds. Then they became popularity contests. Then they became businesses built on attention. Along the way, the joy went missing. I want to bring it back.

I wanted somewhere where I could share what I’m working on every day, not a pseudo-portfolio, or a place to attract work. So, on sho!io, you post one thing a day. It can be an illustration, a layout, a sketch, or an unfinished work in progress. It doesn’t have to be perfect. It just has to be yours.

You can follow people, and they can follow you back, but no one else can see who you follow or who follows you. Likewise, you can like someone’s post, and they can like yours, but no one else can see how many likes a post received.

There are no public follower counts, visible popularity contests, and no pressure to perform. You can keep your profile private and share only with people you trust. Or it can be public. It’s your work, so your decision.

Building an app from scratch isn’t something I’ve done before, so building sho!io was a real journey into unexplored territory, as I had to create a Postgres database in Supabase and set it up using SQL queries. But, with a little help here and there, I managed it, and the scripts which enable membership, following, liking, and posting.

I know it can be improved massively, so if more people want to use it, I plan to find a developer who can help it scale.

Right now, I’m ready to open up sho!io to a few people. It’s early and very much still in progress, but I’d really value your feedback if you’re up for trying sho!io. Add your name to the wait list, and I’ll send 25 invites a week for the next few weeks.

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