Frontend Experience

The frontend should feel fast to scan, familiar to social-product users, and structured enough to support dense community activity.

Primary screens#

Home feed#

• persistent left navigation for feed, groups, events, and saved items
• center column with composer, stories or announcements, and ranked posts
• right rail for birthdays, upcoming events, and suggested groups

Profile#

• cover media and identity summary above the fold
• tabs for posts, about, photos, friends, and groups
• compact action row for message, friend request, and invite actions

Group surfaces#

• group header with membership context and moderators
• activity feed scoped to the group
• upcoming event modules and quick invite actions

Messaging#

• conversation list plus active thread
• presence indicators
• attachment composer with lightweight media preview

Interaction priorities#

• Keep composition fast with optimistic post creation.
• Preserve hierarchy between feed content and chrome.
• Let notification affordances feel visible without becoming noisy.
• Design admin and moderation tools as operational surfaces, not consumer feed cards.