I'll keep this one relatively short, because I don't want to give too much away just yet - but there's enough to talk about that it felt wrong to stay quiet any longer. And I can't contain my excitement personally.
ForumSpark 2.0 is in active development.
As most of you know, Mace has recently joined our team. Since joining the team, she's been heads-down on something we've been wanting to tackle properly for a long time: making ForumSpark look and feel like the premium software it is. Not just a tweak here and there, but a real, considered redesign from the ground up. As the UIX-expert she is, she's made some impressive first concepts.
What's changing
The layout system is being rewritten. That means some things are going away, some things are being introduced fresh, and a lot of things that exist today will just be noticeably better. The goal isn't to make it unrecognisable - it's to make it feel mature. Cleaner typography, more intentional use of space, a stronger visual hierarchy, and an interface that doesn't feel like it needs excusing.
The current UIX feels bloated and outdated. This will be improved tremendously.
The design is being done properly
The first concepts are done in Figma. Every screen, every component, every state - designed and thought through before a line of code gets written. This is a different way of working for us, and it shows in the result. The difference between what exists today and what's coming is significant.
I'd love to share more, and I will as things get closer. For now, here are a few previews to give you a sense of the direction.
These are still in progress. What you're seeing represents the thinking, not the final state. But the direction is set. And clear, we hope.
On timing
I'm not putting a date on this yet. Too early for that, and I'd rather give you something worth the wait than rush it out. What I can say is that working with Mace on this has been very exciting, and the pace has been good. And together we'll be able to create that premium-software feeling.
If you have thoughts, things you've always wanted to see improved, or features you'd like to see handled differently in the new design - now is actually a great time to share them.
