Completed Tasks

New Comments view

Person Responsible: Dom

Due Date: Feb 11

We updated the comment view after reconsidering the post details view and look back on some of our user testing. We concluded that because the only real difference between the post-details and post-card views was the presence of comments, there was a better UX for showing the comments. We're opting for an instagram style view, where clicking on the post loads the comments as a modal from the bottom rather and a whole new page with a different design.

Delete and Archive Buttons

Person Responsible: Joe

Due Date: Feb 11

We realized we didn't have a design for when a user is looking at their own post on the feed and wants to delete or archive the post.

Anonymous Comment Work

Person Responsible: Gavin

Due Date: Feb 11

Updated anonymous comment flow.

Notifications Work

Person Responsible: Joe

Due Date: Feb 11

Joe worked to build out our priorities for building notifications as well as starting to map out what might trigger each notification and how often the user will receive them. the next step is writing the content for the mvp notifications.

Microinteractions

Person Responsible: Enoch

Due Date: Feb 11

We're starting to give more attention and intention to microinteractions. Enoch is working on organizing the microinteraction designs in a central location in figma so they are readily available for dev.

Feature Breakdown

Person Responsible: Max

Due Date: Feb 11

Metric-free

Traditional social media platforms often condition us to judge the quality of a post or interaction by its metrics: number of likes, views, comments etc. We believe value should be tied to the meaning and quality of the connection, not the oversimplifying statistics surrounding it. That is why we are committed to building a completely metric-free environment designed for genuine interaction, not data collection.

Friends (buds) limited to 150

We’ve capped connections at 150 to prioritize friends over followers. This ensures your feed is filled with people you actually know, not a crowd you’re trying to impress. Loam isn't for building an audience or chasing virality. It’s strictly for staying connected with you and yours.

Chronological Feed

Algorithms are designed to hijack your focus, showing you posts based on what keeps you scrolling, not who matters the most. We don’t want your attention, we want your people to have it. With Loam, your feed shows posts from those you are connected with and exists within the bounds of time: simply the most recently shared posts at the top, and the oldest at the bottom. No manipulation, just connection.

Interest based profile

Your profiles on most existing platforms act like permanent archives, trapping you in the past. This pressure to preserve every moment kills authenticity. Our profiles are interest-based and designed to be updated constantly, allowing you to highlight your current interests without the weight of your digital history holding you back.

Elevator Pitch

Person Responsible: Dom

Due Date: Feb 11

Over the past two decades, social media platforms have deprioritized genuine social connections in favor of virality, controversy, and the infinite scroll. Our team wants to harness the sincerity of self expression and human connection; we ditch doomscrolling to shift the focus back to you and the people you care about. We’re launching Loam, a social media platform with a chronological feed, intentional limits on connections, profiles built around user interests, and a metric-free environment. In other words: social media as it was meant to be. Fill out our form and join Loam’s waitlist for updates around our upcoming launch, and be part of a better future for online connectivity.

Multiple photos in a post

Person Responsible: Gavin

Due Date: Feb 11

Gavin worked on designs for including multiple photos in a post. On the feed they will be swipeable. On the profile they will change on a timer.

Lobby Poster Draft

Person Responsible: Chem

Due Date: Feb 11

Dev Update

Person Responsible: Ella + Max

Due Date: Feb 11

We are making strides towards a complete MVP. Max is finishing up the profile currently and Ella is still working on connections management and notifications pages. There are some bugs throughout that need addressing as well. The final things to do before shipping an MVP is to incorporate the new posting and comment flows respectively. We also have to re-incorporate email notifications and an access code.