Hi everyone!
I'm a graphic designer and developer, and I've spent the last few months designing and building Public Voice, a new independent discussion platform.
I've always loved smaller online communities and traditional forums, and wanted to create something with that same spirit but a clean, modern interface.
One thing that makes Public Voice a little different is that it's completely custom-built. It's not running on XenForo, vBulletin, phpBB or any other existing forum software. I've designed and developed the platform itself, with particular attention to the UI/UX and how conversations work.
It's a general discussion space where anyone can start Threads, join conversations, share photographs, music, interesting websites, things they've made, or just waffle about whatever interests them.
There are no likes, karma points or follower counts. Just conversations, with useful features like contextual Notes, activity feeds, saved Threads and a customisable homepage.
What's next?
I'm planning to introduce Spaces, allowing people to create their own public or private Spaces, essentially giving them their own version of Public Voice to use however they wish and create their own community.
For now, though, it's one shared forum where everyone's welcome.
Come and join us!
It's live and fully functional, although the community is still very small. I'd love to welcome some new members, get a few more conversations going and hear what people think.
If you fancy signing up, sharing something you've made or starting a conversation, please do!
I'd particularly welcome feedback from other forum owners and enthusiasts on the design, features or anything you think could be added or improved.
Cheers,
Leon
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