I built an app where you send pebbles to people you love
The author built a web app called Trinkt, inspired by the penguin social ritual of gifting smooth pebbles. Trinkt allows users to send unique procedural art tokens to their friends as a way to connect more personally.
Why it matters
Trinkt provides a novel approach to online social interaction, focusing on more intentional and private connections rather than the typical social media model.
Key Points
- 1Trinkt is a web app that lets you send unique digital
- 2 to friends
- 3The app is designed to provide a more intentional and private way to connect with people
- 4It has features like no public profiles, no analytics on relationships, and full data export
- 5The art tokens are procedurally generated and have a drifting mosaic view when received
Details
The author was inspired by the penguin social ritual of gifting smooth pebbles as a way to stay connected. He built Trinkt as an alternative to the impersonal nature of social media, where interactions often feel like broadcasting rather than true connection. With Trinkt, users can select a unique procedural art token each day and send it to a friend along with an optional 50-character message. The app is designed with a focus on privacy, with no public profiles, relationship analytics, or read receipts. Users also have the ability to fully export their data and permanently delete their account. The art tokens are generated in real-time using layered SVG patterns, and the received tokens float in a drifting mosaic view with realistic collision physics. The app also has a
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