The designs are here

Building in public. Three weeks in, thirteen to go.

Everyone keeps asking me the same thing. Can I see it? For weeks the honest answer was soon. Now the answer is yes.

The designs are in, and for the first time you can see the whole shape of Socialheads the way someone using it would.

The journey, end to end

• Getting started. A calm welcome, then a simple choice: create an account or sign in. Private, simple, and made for you.
• Joining through someone you know. You come in through a person who already supports you, so it feels personal from the first tap.
• Your chats. Your main contact and your group in one place, kept private between you and the people supporting you.
• A real conversation. A warm hello, an easy reply, and a quiet reminder that your messages stay between the people who should see them.
• Knowing who you are talking to. A friendly profile, so the person on the other end feels like a real person.

A huge thank you to Fearless

These designs exist because of the team at Fearless. Their Managing Director, Laura Baker, came on board and brought in a brilliant pair: senior UX designer Adrian Monroy and service designer Christine De Leon. What stood out was how emotionally invested they were in getting it right for young people, in a field that asks for real care and nuance.

The result is beautiful, and it is smart and strategic underneath: built so the app genuinely works for young people. Adrian even put together a full design system in Figma, which I am implementing right now as I build the platform. Their work and their patience made this possible, and I am grateful.

What’s next

Thirteen weeks to go. The shape is set, and the coming sprints turn these screens into the real thing. Next, we put them in front of the people who will actually use them.