Froppy Pond
A Chinese-first discussion forum, and the first public product under my personal Froppy brand.
Chinese reading and keyword search captured from the public beta, alongside a labelled English sample discussion. The tour shows replies, quotes and opening a matching conversation while keeping the search context.
A silent, edited tour of Froppy Pond: scrolling through a Chinese discussion, an English sample discussion, then searching for a keyword and opening a matching result beside the search list. Chinese discussion and search scenes come from the public beta; the English discussion uses fictional sample content. No live forum content was changed.
- My role
- Design & full-stack development
- Project
- Discussion forum
- Status
- Public beta
01 / The idea
A place for conversations. A brand to grow.
Froppy is my personal brand for building practical apps and exploring new ideas. Pond is its first public product: a Chinese-first discussion forum with a multilingual interface, organised channels and a reading experience designed for both desktop and mobile.
02 / My contribution
Developing a product of my own.
- Designed and developed the responsive forum and its community features.
- Connected Pond with the shared Froppy Account experience.
- Built the Froppy brand website and continue to improve the public beta.
This project gives me room to work through the whole product: how people discover a discussion, follow replies, find something again and manage their place in a community. I’m developing the interface, application behaviour and the tools needed to operate it.
The wider Froppy website introduces the brand and provides the shared account experience. Pond keeps its own forum profile, preferences and community tools, giving future Froppy apps room to develop their own purpose.
- Next.js
- React
- TypeScript
- Supabase
- Tailwind CSS
03 / The experience
Built around the conversation.
Read and explore
Latest and popular feeds, topic channels and keyword search help readers find a conversation. Desktop keeps the list and discussion side by side; mobile gives the reader its own screen.
Take part
Member features include threads, replies and quotes, voting, bookmarks, following and notifications. Personal profiles and a pixel avatar studio give members a place of their own.
Support the community
Reports, moderation queues and administrator tools support the work behind a forum, with role-based access and a record of moderation actions.
04 / Behind the interface
One community, across screens and services.
The work extends beyond displaying a feed. Reading context, account boundaries and the needs of the person running the forum all shape the application.
Keep the reading context
Threads, pages and individual replies have shareable URLs. Search results can open beside the discussion on desktop, while the mobile reader uses a focused view and a route back to the list.
Shared account, distinct product
Froppy Account handles the global identity and account lifecycle. Pond manages its forum membership, profile and community roles. This keeps the account experience connected as the brand grows.
Pond is an ongoing public beta. The English discussion demo uses sample content; the gallery shows live public captures. Discussion counts are examples, rather than claims about audience growth or community activity.
05 / A closer look
The forum,
on a smaller screen.
English discussion demo at a mobile viewport · Sample content.
Explore the forum (opens in a new tab)
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